Freedom of religion

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the Occasion of the International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2011 On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2011 the AHRC publishes its annual report on the State of Human Rights in Indonesia in 2011. The full report will be made available […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a young Christian labourer was arrested on the charges of burning papers of Quran, a Muslim holy book for making tea at home. He surrendered to the court arrest when he was informed that his nephew had been taken into custody by the […]

A Joint Statement by the Faith Based Network on West Papua (FBN), Franciscans International (FI), and the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) Geneva, 3 November 2011 Following last month’s violent dispersal by Indonesian security forces of the Third Papuan Peoples’ Congress in Jayapura, Indonesia has been confronted with the full scale of human rights problems […]

The forced conversion of women from the Hindu community to Islam in Sindh province has become very common. The malicious campaign is in full swing by the religious seminaries, the Madressa and their modus operandi is to use students of the seminaries to abduct the young women, particularly the girls and rape them in captivity […]

The unspoken message is also clear: that the judiciary can expect no help from the government for carrying out their sworn duty to uphold the laws of the land. The government’s policy to appease the militant religious organizations and Jihadis is continued in the clear cut violation of the constitution and the law. Once again […]

The forced conversion to Islam of women from religious minority groups through rape and abduction has reached an alarming stage which challenges interfaith harmony due to the total collapse of the rule of law and biased attitude of the judicial officers. It appears today that no one, from the judiciary to the police and even […]

(Hong Kong, October 21, 2011) The national monument for the disappeared at Raddoluwa, Seeduwa is nationally and internationally known and respected place where the families of the disappeared persons gather to pay respects for their loved ones who are counted among the disappeared in Sri Lanka. The monument was eructed in 2000 at a place […]

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from Jinnah Institute, written by Saba Imtiaz. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article from Jinnah Institute forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission Saba Imtiaz It was meant to be a drive to a religious pilgrimage. It ended as a bloodbath. […]

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from Jinnah Institute, written by Madeeha Ansari. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article from Jinnah Institute forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission PAKISTAN: Re-reading the conflict in Balochistan Madeeha Ansari In a world characterized by violence and volatility, this year’s […]

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from Centre for Legal Aid Assistance and Settlement (CLAAS). Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong A Statement from Centre for Legal Aid Assistance and Settlement (CLAAS) forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission On October 05, 2011, a Christian village Chak No 134/16-L was […]

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that A 12-year-old Christian girl was abducted and raped for eight months. The rapists have not been arrested because of their affiliation with a militant Muslim organization. The police are also refusing to order a medical checkup. The Judicial Magistrate of the area took […]

The increase in the government’s tolerance of the actions of the militants and fundamentalists and the subsequent insecurity this causes has put the citizens in a state of wilderness and chaos. The failure of the state to provide security to its citizens and other fundamental rights such as: the right to practice the religion of […]

Malice, hatred and discrimination against Ahmadi Muslim students in Pakistan are part of a wider scheme to cripple Ahmadis educationally, economically and socially. Ahmadis were declared a non Muslim minority in Pakistan by the amendment in the Constitution and they cannot perform their religious duties in open places, nor can they declare themselves Muslims. And […]

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is disturbed by the punitive decision of the Indonesian Court on August 15, 2011 to jail an innocent Ahmadi Muslim who protected himself during a mob attack, which reveals the lack of impartiality of the judiciary and the legal community. Deden Sudjana was sentenced to six months imprisonment by […]

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received details about a private company in Burma that with the backing of retired army officers sent bulldozers in the dead of night to destroy an historic Muslim cemetery so that the land can be claimed for commercial activities. The destruction was stopped after interventions from […]

A Statement from Jihad Watch forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission PAKISTAN: Catholic woman kidnapped, drugged, and forced to convert to Islam and marry a Muslim may now be sold abroad In Pakistan, our “friend and ally,” “at least 700 Christian girls are kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam every year.” And sold […]

The Asian Human Rights Commission has received information from Faisalabad city of Punjab province, the second largest industrial and commercial city of the country that a plan has been chalked out to kill the owners and their family members of 36 commercial and industrial establishments belonging to Ahmadiyya community. The plan includes the people working […]

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a human rights defender, who belongs to the Kohli group, a scheduled caste Hindu, was booked in a murder case whereas on the day of murder of a land grabber he was 500 kilometers away. He was attending a daylong conference of the […]

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a young Hindu scheduled cast man was abducted by a mob of hundreds of persons from a police station. The police stopped further investigation because of the involvement of a powerful religious group. Since his abduction on May 12, his whereabouts are unknown. […]

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from Centre for Legal Aid assistance and settlement (CLAAS). Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-FST-031-2011 May 03, 2011 A Statement from Centre for Legal Aid Assistance and Settlement forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission PAKISTAN: The growing situation […]