Urgent Appeal Case

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission has received information regarding Mr. Kushan Shalika Herath (30), a teacher at the Kuliyapitiya Central College. Mr. Kushan has been transferred to Narammala Central College, effective 11 June 2017, on charges of writing poems on Facebook (FB). The teacher, who taught advanced level Technology at the Kuliyapitiya Central […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding Mr. Harsha Dammika Dematawala, a teacher at Kuliyapitiya Central College. Harsha continually pointed out financial malpractice, corruption and human rights violations in the school. Several other teachers shared his views and joined the fight for justice within the school. On his way home […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding Mr. Nihal Ajith Peiris of Helen Wawatha, in Wennappuwa Police Division in Puttalam District. On 25 June 2017 at 5:45 a.m. Nihal was abducted by an unidentified group of persons. His whereabouts are still unknown. His wife lodged a written complaint with the […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission has received reliable information about a woman, Mrs. X, resident of Kebithigollewa Police Division in Anuradhapura District. She was sexually assaulted by a Police Sergeant attached to the Public Relations Unit of the Kebithigollewa Headquarters Police Station. This police officer allegedly entered the woman’s house without any legitimate […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission has received information regarding Mrs. Munisamy Mariannan Gauri. A resident of Mutwal, she migrated to Kuwait as a domestic helper on 8 April 2017. At 6 a.m. on 9 June 2017, the wife of Gauri’s employer in Kuwait telephoned. She told Gauri’s mother, Mrs. Dhanalechchami that her daughter […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission has received information regarding Mrs. Siranji Siriyawathi Fernando. A resident of Chilaw, she migrated to Kuwait as a domestic helper in 2014. On 15 June, 2017 an official in the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau in Colombo informed Mrs. K Sumanawathi that her daughter had passed away in […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission has received information regarding Mr. Kaluthantri Arachchilage Shanka Sanjaya Perera (24). On 17 June 2017, returning home after work, he was illegally arrested and detained by police officers attached to the Pamunugama Police Station. He was not involved in any crime. The Police Officers stopped him and demanded […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information from its partner organization, MASUM in West Bengal regarding the abuse of Rohingya Muslims in Bengal. They have fled their homes in Burma to escape the violence and human rights abuses but have been arrested on charges of coming into India without documentation. […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission has received information regarding Mr. Sandaradura Nilanka de Silva. On 28 March 2016 he was illegally arrested by police officers attached to the Kalutara North Police Station. Later he was severely tortured resulting in the loss of one tooth. Nilanka was introduced to the Informant who gave his […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about the attack and intimidation of Mr. Arifin Wardiyanto, an independent environmental activist. Arifin and his family were brutally attacked in their home due to his advocacy effort to save the environment in the Merapi mountains from illegal mining operations. Arifin’s complaint regarding the […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission has received information regarding Ja-Ella Police stealing the wallet of an innocent woman and subsequently filing false gambling charges against her. Several witnesses testified to the police that the woman did not participate in any gambling activity. The victim complained to the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission has received information regarding the police torture of a 64-year-old man in Kalutara District. On 24 May 2017, Mr. Dissanayaka was illegally arrested and asked to identify photos of pedestrians at the Vesak celebrations he had attended earlier. When he failed to identify them, he was severely tortured […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from Press Legal Aid (LBH Pers) regarding the persecution of members of the National Committee for West Papua (KNPB) and Local People Assembly (PRD) on 30-31 May 2017. The members faced arbitrary arrest and detention, intimidation, and forced dispersal of their peaceful prayer gatherings. […]

Dear Friends, According to the information the Asian Human Rights Commission has received, a man was illegally arrested, detained and tortured by police officers attached to the Kandy Headquarters Police Station. Lahiru Perera was first questioned about an abandoned mobile phone which he picked from the roadside at the Kandy Town one year ago. He […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission has received information regarding medical officers attached to Ingiriya Government Hospital and the Horana Base Hospital refusing to treat a torture victim on 17th January 2017. The victim, according to information, had been severely tortured by police officers attached to the Ingiriya Police Station on that same day. […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the brutal attack by officers of the military regional command (Korem) 172/PWY in Jayapura, Papua against congregants of the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) Sion Padang Bulan. The congregants were protesting against the alleged burning of Bibles conducted by army personnel. The police, Jayapura […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the destruction of property by a former police officer. Mr. M G Sarath Gamage legally bought land belonging to a former police officer six years ago. However, when he began construction on the land, the former police officer continuously disturbed and destroyed his […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learnt that a 16-year-old boy was publicly tortured at Dodangoda Junction by police officers after he met with an accident on 1 April 2017. Despite the boy being seriously wounded, he was severely tortured by the police officers, and then forced to walk to the police […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about the torture and forced confession of Mr. Aris Winata Saputra and Mr. Bihin Charles, committed by police officers of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police office (Polda Metro Jaya). Mr. Bihin Charles works as a courier at Soekarno Hatta International Airport, whereas Mr. Aris Winata […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from Jakarta Legal Aid (LBH Jakarta) regarding torture committed by police officers of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police (Polda Metro Jaya). Mr. Herianto was accused and charged of motorcycle theft without proper investigation. The police officers forced him to confess that he knew Mr. Ceper, […]