Death penalty

An article from the Daily Mail forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission SAUDI ARABIA/SRI LANKA: Medieval murder in modern times: Woman faces death by beheading in Saudi Arabia for crime she ‘committed as a child’ Medieval murder in modern times: Woman faces death by beheading in Saudi Arabia for crime she ‘committed as a […]

Concern over ‘forced confession’ in wake of beheading of Indonesian worker ucanews.com reporter, Colombo Sri Lanka June 22, 2011       The family of Rizana Nafeek A Catholic activist today joined human rights groups calling on the government to conduct a full probe in the case involving Sri Lankan housemaid Rizana Nafeek, who is […]

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from Arab News, written by Md Rasooldeen. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article from Arab News forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission By MD RASOOLDEEN | ARAB NEWS Published: Apr 6, 2011 23:21 Updated: Apr 6, 2011 23:21 RIYADH: The […]

“We have not received any communication from our daughter,” said Muhammad Nafeek, the father of Rizana, the Sri Lankan domestic worker who has been sentenced to death by a Saudi Arabian court. Rizana went to Saudi Arabia as house maid via a foreign employment agency in Colombo six years before on the strength of a […]

Malik Ayub Sumbal, Islamabad   More than 8000 prisoners sentenced with death by the Pakistani courts during the last two decades are still waiting to meet their fate in the Pakistani death cells. These prisoners have been indulged in long awaited appeals to the Pakistani courts and other complicated judicial matters. According to the data […]

One of the fishermen who returned after to Sri Lanka after being captured by Somali pirates described to the BBC Sinhala Service how the Sri Lankan government had done nothing to assist or save those who were captured. The man reported that he had learned that the Foreign Affairs Ministry officers had said, “Nothing can […]

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from the A1SaudiArabia.com News Group. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article from the A1SaudiArabia.com News Group forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission Feb 11, 2011 RIYADH: The Hong Kong-based Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has renewed its appeal to foreign […]

The Asian Human Rights Commission has once again written to the Western Embassies in Saudi Arabia to request their intervention in the case of Rizana Nafeek. Following is the text of the letter: Your Excellency, You will remember the appeal by the Asian Human Rights Commission regarding the young Sri Lankan house maid facing the […]

Devarathnam Yogendra ( 28 ) is the complainant in a bribery case against IP Wijesuriya of the Hatton Police Station, who has been indicted on a charge of obtaining bribes. This charge has been filed on the basis of a complaint made by Yogendra on November 6, 2010 and it is alleged that the police […]

Sofie Rordam Sri Lankan citizens are protected against torture and arbitrary arrest in sections 11, 12 and 13 of the Constitution of Sri Lanka. In addition Sri Lanka has ratified the United Nations Convention against Torture and Cruel and Inhuman Treatment in 1994. While the legislation is there, the effectuation is not. The gap between […]

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement from Human Rights Commission of Pakistan forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission Lahore, January 11: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has noted with concern the issuance […]

The nation has suffered a great loss due to this tragic murder. A voice of sanity has been silenced. This has happened at a time when the kind of political leadership provided by Salman Taseer is most needed. He stood for basic values which are essential for the stability of Pakistan. His shocking death should […]

An Open Letter to the President of Sri Lanka on the fate of Rizana Nafeek     Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa   President Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Presidential Secretariat Colombo-01 SRI LANKA   Tel: + 94 11 2447400 Fax: + +94 11 2423494 E-mail: secretary@presidentsoffice.lk       Your Excellency President Mahinda Rajapaksa:   SRI […]

The Asian Human Rights Commission wishes everyone a merry Christmas and a happy new year. In all countries of Asia, this Christmas and new year will be celebrated in very difficult conditions. We extend our wishes to all families who are struggling in the midst of these difficulties to fight for their rights. We particularly […]

While many rumours circulate about the suspension of the death sentence of Rizana Nafeek, the young Sri Lankan maid condemned to death for the alleged murder of an infant under her care in Saudi Arabia, there has been no official change in her case. President Rajapaksa has officially requested the Saudi King for a pardon […]

Sri Lankans of all faiths came together in Kandy, Nawalapitiya and Kundasale to sign petitions for the pardoning of Rizana Nafeek, the young Sri Lankan Muslim girl now in a Saudi Jail, condemned to death for the alleged murder of an infant under her care. Rizana was only 17-years-old when she went to work in […]

Prayers were held in three Mosques in Galle for saving the life of Rizana Nafeek. Those who attended the prayers also signed a petition addressed to the King of Saudi Arabia for her pardon. A Campaign under the caption of ‘Save Rizana’, organized by Janasansadaya and the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) based in Hong […]

(Hong Kong, December 10, 2010) The Asian Human Rights Commission wishes to draw your attention to Rizana Nafeek, the Sri Lankan maid, who has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia. On the Human Rights Day, 2010 the AHRC implores you to remember her and all the other people still facing death sentences all around […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission received information that Muslim fundamentalist and extremist groups have advocated publicly that a Christian lady, Aasia Bibi, sentenced to death under the blasphemy laws should not be pardoned. Some have offered a cash reward for Aasia’s assassination. Since the introduction of 295-C to the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) […]

(Hong Kong, December 8, 2010) The campaign to seek pardon for Rizana Nafeek needs to be continued as there has been no change in her situation. Her file is now pending before His Royal Highness the King of Saudi Arabia who can make one of the following three decisions:  • To pardon and release her,  […]