SRI LANKA: A man was arrested on suspicion of taking part in a bombing and sentenced to death after a sham trial

Urgent Appeal Case : The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that Mr. Krishnaswami Ramachandran was arrested on suspicion of his involvement in the bomb blast at Daladha Maligawa in 1998. He was tortured and the charges were based on the confession he was forced to give under duress. In 2003 he was sentenced to death by the Kandy High Court. Ramachandran states that he was not given a fair trial. He further states that the trial was held in Sinhalese which is not his mother language and due to this he was unable to follow the proceedings. He also vehemently refutes the charges and says that he was convicted and sentenced for a crime he did not commit. Read More...
PHILIPPINES: Soldiers prevent displaced indigenous villagers from access to their farms

Urgent Appeal Case : The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that soldiers are harassing and preventing indigenous villagers, who were displaced en masse last month due to an armed conflict, from getting access to their farms to harvest crops. The soldiers imposed restriction on the villager's movements on the pretext of ensuring their safety; however, it is clear that their intentions are to repress them for not informing about the presence of rebels in their community. Read More...
WORLD: The Cost of Freedom

Article : Change cannot be achieved by forcing others to accept the world that you have conceptualized as per your will, desire and imagination, it happens through the attitudes that you improved throughout the work in which you engaged in and created a space where others can observe your work without hesitation or burden. The legacy of the late Robert F. Kennedy is before us to understand the shift of paradigm of personal liberty and the anxiety of society where violence plays a major role in decision making. His logic on freedom is inspiring not only in the United States but throughout the world. His understanding of the reality of human being is informative and prophetically enthusiastic. Read More...
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