Police violence

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that a woman was arrested, assaulted and intimidated by the Lalbag police after they illegally raider her house. The police arrested the woman after receiving money from a group of toll collectors, who had earlier beaten the woman’s son at the Sheikh Sahebbazar crossing. […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from MASUM, a human rights organisation working in West Bengal, regarding the alleged murder of a man and the unsuccessful attempts by his wife to lodge a complaint at a police station. Munaruddin Seikh’s brother and Rafiqul Mondal were running a joint business for […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information concerning an alleged attack on three hamlets in South Sulawesi by a group of army personnel in retaliation over a traffic accident. On 29 November 2005, soldiers from Haerudin’s battalion attacked three hamlets, Karama, Bonto Gaddong and Ujung Moncong, Janeponto, South Sulawesi. They and […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to update you on information we have received regarding the alleged abuse of two Chinese women in Malaysian police stations (to see further details of this case, please refer to UA-226-2005). According to this information, upon the emergence of a video clip showing a Chinese woman being […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you of the alleged fabricated charges of sexual assault laid against a school teacher by the Saliyawewa police. Ms. Pavithra Karunanayake, having worked as a volunteer teacher of English for five years at the Weerapura School in Saliyawewa, was asked to present herself before […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from MASUM, a human rights organisation in West Bengal about the unauthorized entry of the police into the house of a man who was arrested and released on bail in a case a few years ago in Murshidabad District. In 1997, Safikul Islam was […]

In recent weeks, there have been numerous protests by Korean farmers against the government’s liberalization policies. These have been dealt with by riot police in a brutal and violent manner, causing severe injuries. One farmer has even died due to the seriousness of his injuries: 43-year-old Jeon Young-Cheol died on November 24, 2005 after being […]

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Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from a reliable source regarding a possible cover-up by police authorities in Banting District police headquarters, Selangor into the torture of a man inside their police station. It was witnessed by three persons, two of whom are human rights activists, but the police have […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information on a case of police malpractice and negligence that has led to the theft of a man’s motorcycle parts.  Mr. Fernando was stopped by police officers from the Mt. Lavinia police near the Maliban Biscuit Factory at Ratmalana.  The police officers demanded driving documents […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from a reliable source regarding the torture of a 14-year-old boy, Dulash Vimukthi Ranasinghe, by his language teacher, Chandrika, at the Wellawa Central College. On 9 November 2005, Dulash Vimukthi was attending class when his teacher punched him hard on his left eye. Chandrika […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the torture and arbitrary detention of a 28-year-old man, Fitriyanto (Sanep). Sanep was tortured allegedly by police officers attached to the Resort Police Office Belitung Timur, (Markas Kepolisian Resort Belitung Timur), Bangka Belitung on 12 September 2005. The police reportedly forced him to […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from a reliable source regarding the police shooting upon a crowd, which led to the death of five persons and injuries to a further 50. On 19 October 2005, police from the Companiganj police station, under the jurisdiction of the Noakhali district, gunned down […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information regarding 73 workers from the Orex Factory in Ekala, Jaela, Sri Lanka, who were unlawfully dismissed after the owner arbitrarily closed down the factory in 2002. The AHRC previously reported that the owner, Mohamed Mohamed Izzath deprived his workers of the Employees Trust […]

A rather disturbing situation has arisen Sri Lanka in recent weeks. The Inspector General of Police has begun to openly challenge the National Police Commission (NPC), which is a constitutional body created by the 17th Amendment to the Constitution. The NPC has powers of appointment, promotion, and disciplinary control over the police in Sri Lanka. […]

INDIA: Assault; murder; inaction by police and hospital authorities; failure of justice; rule of law Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the death of an assault victim in West Bengal.  The man was brutally and fatally assaulted after his goat had entered the alleged perpetrators’ land and eaten some […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Forum for Indigenous Perspectives and Action in Manipur, India regarding human rights violations committed by the security personnel at Thanga Karang, Bishenpur District, Manipur. According to the information received, members of the 73 Mountain Brigade under the aegis of 57 Mountain Division […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information through its local partner MASUM in West Bengal that Mr. Gopen Sharma, a human rights activist was illegally detained, threatened and assaulted by the officers at the Block Development Office in Jalangi, Murshidabad District, West Bengal. Mr. Sharma was, at the time of the […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that three policemen from the Bureau for the Prevention of Abuse of Children and Women in Colombo were taken by the Tamil rebel group (LTTE) in Arippu on 10 September 2005 and have been detained since then, after they had gone to a LTTE […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you of the killing of an unarmed man allegedly at the hands of Border Security Forces (BSF), despite the victim pleading his innocence in regards to the allegations the BSF were making against him. According to witnesses, on 24 August 2005, Mr. Ashutosh Roy […]