Freedom of expression

INDONESIA: Journalist stabbed in Indonesia

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward an appeal from Amnesty International about the stabbing of a journalist in Papua Indonesia on March 3, 2011. For more information, please visit http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA21/004/2011/en Thank you. Urgent Appeals Desk Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) ———————————————————————– UA: 53/11 Index: ASA 21/004/2011 Indonesia Date: 03 March 2011 […]

FORWARDED APPEAL (Sri Lanka): Plight of the Tamils

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward an appeal from the Irish Forum for Peace in Sri Lanka regarding the conditions and treatment of Tamil civilians in the north of the country. The government is still barring independent monitoring bodies and press members from entering the territory, making it impossible to […]