SRI LANKA: Abduction of a torture victim seeking judicial remedies from the Supreme Court
Urgent Appeal Case : We have been informed that a man who was tortured and illegally detained for 28 months was abducted before the Supreme Court could hear his Fundamental Rights application. The AHRC has in the past documented similar cases wherein police officials were directly involved in abducting and murdering torture victims to deliberately prevent them from testifying before court. Read More...
BURMA: Appeal for release from jail of former army officer & two other men
Urgent Appeal Case : As the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has noted in a recent update (UAU-004-2012), we are very happy to see the release in recent months of many people on whose behalf we have campaigned for a number of years. However, many other unjustly imprisoned persons remain in Burma's jails. As at this time people see the opportunity and prospects for release are better than in recent years, many are appealing for amnesty or for reviews of their cases. In this appeal we bring you the case of a former army officer and two other men imprisoned in 2010 on a confession extracted through use of torture. Read More...
PHILIPPINES: Torture victims whose complaints of injuries were ignored by doctors had their case dismissed
Urgent Appeal Update : We have learned that two complaints of torture in Basilan province, Mindanao, which we asked the police to investigate were dismissed because they claimed the victims could not provide medical proof of their torture. The absence of medical proof, however, was because the doctors ignored the victims' complaints and did not adequately record a medical report. Read More...
SRI LANKA: Girl student of Ambakotte Tamil Vidayalaya in Kandy was severely beaten by the principle and forced to return to school against her will
Urgent Appeal Case : We have received information that Ms. Chandramohan Denusha is a student at Ambakotte Tamil Vidyalaya. Twelve year old Denusha was severely beaten by the principal of her school and when she refused to return she was forcefully taken by two of the teachers. Corporal punishment has been banned in schools, remand centres and prisons in Sri Lanka and this act of brutality is a gross violation of this young girls rights. Read More...
INDIA: BSF strikes again, this time a farmer
Urgent Appeal Case : We have received information from MASUM concerning yet another case of torture by the Border Security Force (BSF), stationed along the Indo-Bangladesh border. In this case too, it is alleged that the BSF has tortured a civilian. The victim in the case is Mr. Tabibar Molla, is a resident of North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal and a farmer. It is alleged that the BSF tortured the victim while he was on his way to his farm. The victim suffered serious injuries in the incident. Read More...
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