Urgent Appeal Case

Sri Lanka: 16,742 Disappearances Established! What Next?

Three commissions created by the Sri Lankan government have established the disappearances of 16,742 people. While the claim that the number of disappearances are much larger needs to be further investigated, the immediate issue now is what conclusions can be drawn from the facts already established. It should be underlined that those who have disappeared […]

FORWARDED APPEAL (India): Arrest of a prominent human rights activist over oppressive laws

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is forwarding to you this information below regarding the arrest and subsequent detention of a prominent human rights activist, Dr. Binayak Sen. Dr. Sen is the general secretary of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL – Chhattisgarh) and vice-president for PUCL National in India. Dr. Sen […]