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The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) was founded in 1984 by a prominent group of jurists and human rights activists in Asia. The AHRC is an independent, non-governmental body, which seeks to promote greater awareness and realisation of human rights in the Asian region, and to mobilise Asian and international public opinion to obtain relief and redress for the victims of human rights violations.
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By Basil Fernando The sentencing of a former Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police for giving illegal orders not to arrest a suspect. The reported sentencing of former Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police, Lalith Jayasinghe, for giving illegal orders to prevent the arrest of a person allege
Hong Kong, Thursday 14, 2023 The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) supports 130 Indonesian civil society organisations
An Open Letter from the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) to the President of Republic of Indonesia Mr. Joko Widodo Pres
(Hong Kong, September 04, 2023) The Right to Information Commission in Sri Lanka has issued an order in terms of its powers
By Basil Fernando This story is about Junious. Please do not think that I made a mistake in naming the hero and misspelling J
(Hong Kong, August 09, 2023) Written submission to the Supreme Court on the “Contempt of a Court
An Open Letter from the Asian Human Rights Commission to the Chief of National Police, Jakarta, Indonesia General of Police L
By Basil Fernando A month or so earlier, it was a lawyer practicing mainly in a High Court closer to Colombo, that contacted
By Basil Fernando This article is a follow up to: 1. Does the proposed contempt of court Bill amount to 23rd amendment to
By Basil Fernando On the larger questions raised by the arrest of Tharindu Uduwaragedera, a young journalist of very wide rep
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Genesis The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) was an initiative und
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Interns at the AHRC or its sister organisation the ALRC typically supp
