SRI LANKA: Sandya Ekneligoda harassed
Statement : Mrs. Sandya Ekneligoda was one of the speakers during a side event held on 19th March 2012 during the 19th sessions of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. The side event was titled “Rule of Law and human rights violations in Sri Lanka: Perspectives from women, minorities and families of disappeared”. She was invited to share her perspectives as the wife of a disappeared journalist / cartoonist Prageeth Ekneligoda and as woman human rights defender Read More...
PAKISTAN: Complainant of a 14-year-old girl's gang-rape case is murdered in order to force the relatives withdrawing the complaint
Urgent Appeal Update : The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information on the gang rape of a 14 year old girl (For further details, please see the original appeal: AHRC-UAC-064-2010). The victim's uncle, who was the complainant in the case, was gunned down by the accused persons who were accused by names in the rape case. There were two previous attacks before the cold-blooded murder and the police have refused to take action against the killers. The accused persons of the gang rape also attacked three members of the family of the deceased with firearms, causing them injuries. It is alleged that a member of parliament from the ruling party is forcing the police not to take action against the perpetrators. Read More...
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