INDIA/BANGLADESH: Illegal detention of Indian nationals and their young grandson in Bangladesh

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Urgent Appeal Case : The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from MASUM concerning a case of the extended and illegal detention of three Indian nationals in Bangladesh past the completion of the jail term passed by the Senior Judicial Magistrate of Kushtia, who had also ordered their release and repatriation upon fulfilment of that sentence. This is also despite the fact that the fine of Taka 500.00 has already been paid in full on the victims' behalf. Read More...

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PHILIPPINES: Gunmen killed a government worker opposing construction of a dam that threatens to submerged villages

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Urgent Appeal Case : The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) was deeply distressed to learn that a government employee, who opposed the construction of a huge dam that threatens to submerge the villages of indigenous communities, has been killed. He was murdered after he had allegedly been subjected to an overt surveillance. Read More...

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SRI LANKA: Former AG, Mohan Peiris summoned to court in disappearance inquiry of Prageeth Eknaligoda

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Statement : The former Attorney General, Mohan Peiris, has been ordered to appear before the Homagama Magistrate's Court and to reveal what he knows about the whereabouts of Prageeth Eknalilgoda, the journalist who has been missing since January 24, 2010. At the official session of the United Nations Committee against Torture, held last November, the former Attorney General representing Sri Lanka as a state party told the Committee that he had learned that Prageeth Eknalilgoda is living in a foreign country. Read More...

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INVITATION FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) and the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) hereby invites proposals from consultants for the following work:

Consultancy services to conduct an evaluation on the outcomes and results of the work programmes of the AHRC/ALRC.


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