Urgent Appeal Update

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) calls for your urgent support for these undocumented workers in South Korea.  Since the South Korean Government began cracking down on undocumented workers in November 2003, many cases of harassment and arbitrary arrest of migrants have been reported. It is also reported that the detention center authorities […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received an email from John P. Abraham, who is involved in the campaign that fights for the rights of the indigenous Adivasi tribals in India, calling for your urgent solidarity on this matter.  In his email, John P. Adraham said, “Once again we are approaching you with […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned of a prominent human rights lawyer, Mr. Somchai Neelaphaijit, who has been missing since 12 March 2004. It is alleged that the police have been upset with Somchai after he accused of excessive use of force against five of his clients accused of taking […]

Dear Friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is concerned with the police inaction regarding the custodial death of Mr. Hafeel at the Perumbadappu Police Station in Malappuram District, Kerala State. On 24 February 2004, Mr. Hafeel (24) was arbitrarily arrested by officers from the Perumbadappu Police Station and thereafter tortured to death within two […]

Dear Friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is very pleased to notify you that Maung Chan Thar Kyaw, on whose behalf an Urgent Appeal was issued on 23 February 2004 (UA-21-2004), was released on Thursday, February 26, and is due home in a matter of days. After the Urgent Appeal was released last Tuesday […]

Dear Friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learnt that in addition to the persons listed for the Urgent Appeal sent yesterday, 23 February 2004, to secure the release of Maung Chan Thar Kyaw, it is also necessary to write to the Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement. (To see our previous urgent […]

Dear Friends The Asian Human Rights Commission has received information from the Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) that the torture victim Omar Ramalan filed five criminal charges against several military personnel who were involved in torturing him. The case was filed on 23 February 2004 at the provincial prosecutor’s office in Cotabato City, […]

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned that an attempt was made on the life of Mr. Michael Anthony Fernando when he failed to withdraw the complaints he had made against those who have violated his rights. Tony was admitted in the hospital after surviving the attempt on his life and […]

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has just learned that there was an attempt on the life of Mr. Michael Anthony Emanuel Fernando (Tony) early this morning (2 February 2004). Mr. Fernando went to see a friend on the main road Kalubowila Hospital Road. As his friend was not there he went to […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned about the police intimidation against the victims of the police attack in Baddegama village, Madahapola. On 31 December 2003, the Baddegama village people were brutally attacked by the 200 drunken policemen and their supporters. (Refer to: UA-02-2004: Brutal attack of the police on the people […]

Dear Friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is very happy to give you good news that Mr. Sok Yoeun, 67, who is a political prisoner and prisoner of conscience, won’t be extradited to Cambodia and will reunite with his family in Finland soon.  Thailand’s Appeals Court ruled on Nov 28 last year that Sok […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) would like to draw your attention on the case of Kebbeduwa Gamage Prabhath Neel Chaminda, 28, who is arbitrarily arrested and tortured by the police at the Kelaniya Police Station on 1 December 2002. He is in remand prison for over one year now without any reason, […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) reproduces below the letter written by the AHRC to the president of India regarding the eviction of 7,000 Untouchables in West Bengal. In the open letter, AHRC urged the president to take immediate measures to ensure the victims’ rights, and to provide all the victims with adequate […]

Dear Friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is referring you to two cases of torture, illegal arrest and illegal detention about which complaints have been made to the National Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka quite some time back, but allegedly inquiries have been delayed up to now. One of the cases is that […]

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Korean House for International Solidarity (KHIS) that two Bangladesh activists, Khademul Islam Bidduth, and Jamal Ali, were forcibly deported by the South Korean’ authorities on 30 December 2003. Both of them were activists of the Equality Trade Union – Migrants’ Branch (ETU-MB). […]

Dear Friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that 3 year old E. M. Shiva died due to starvation today morning (18 December 2003). His family is one of 7,000 Untouchables who were forcibly and illegally evicted from a piece of land at Belilious Park, 129 Belilious Road, Howrah by the administration […]

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) requests your urgent solidarity for Mr. Song Du-yul, who was arrested and indicted for violating the National Security Law of Republic of Korea. Mr. Song has received intensive investigations about his alleged pro-North Korea activities by the prosecution of the Republic of Korea for two months since […]

Dear friends On 28 November 2003, the Appellate Court in Thailand ordered the extradition of Cambodian national Mr. Sok Yoeun, 67, who is a political prisoner and prisoner of conscience, to Cambodia. According to the legal process ordered by the court verdict, Mr. Sok Yoeun must be extradited within 90 days. The verdict also notee […]

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is forwarding the urgent appeals of the Asian Center for the Progress of Peoples (ACPP) on the conviction of Mr. Zheng Enchong, a Shanghai lawyer, who has been involved in defending the economic and social rights of displaced people affected by redevelopment projects in Shanghai.. On 28 […]

[RE: UP-45-2003: Michael Anthony Fernando freed and given an Asian human rights award, UP-26-2003: Update on Mr Michael Anthony Emmanuel Fernando (‘Tony’), UP-19-2003, UP-14-2003, UA-09-2003: Human rights defender tortured and denied the fundamental right to a fair hearing] ———————————————————————- UP-49-2003: SRI LANKA: Michael Anthony Fernando receives death threats SRI LANKA: Update on Michael Anthony Fernando […]