Torture

Dear friends, It has come to the attention of Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) that a case of illegal arrest, detention and severe torture has taken place in Gurutalawa, Sri Lanka. Moningal Akila Dilhara De Silva, a 17-year-old student of the St. Thomas College, Gurutalawa, was brutally arrested for no apparent reason at his home […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a person named Mr. Kolavan (60 years) was severely tortured at the Thrithala Police Station on 8February 2004. It is reported that the alleged motive for torture was to compel the victim to withdraw his complaint against his brother, after the Sub-Inspector of […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that Punchi Kankanamge Nimal (37, a casual worker) was severely tortured by the Horana Police on 6 June 2004. The police arbitrarily arrested P.K. Nimal on suspicion of theft without any concrete evidence and assaulted him in order to make him confess. According to […]

The Asian Human Rights Commission has received information about the releasing of five suspects in the alleged abduction of human rights lawyer Mr. Somchai Neelaphaijit who has been missing since 12 March 2004. There have been complaints by the senate panel committee led by Senator Sak Kosangruang that the committee does not feel that the […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned by the severe torture of Aththana Gamaralalage Ravindra (26) by Inspector of Police (IP) Attapattu of the Katupotha Police Station on 13 May 2004. The only reason of brutal torture by the police was that he dared to ask the police the reason of […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man named Baburaj P.K, 44, was brutally tortured by police officers from the Guruvayoor Police Station and Pavaratty Police Station on 20 April 2004. At first the victim was taken to the Pavaratty Police Station, where he was inhumanly tortured and later […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from Vigil India Movement that a man named P.K. Joy was illegally detained in police custody and brutally tortured by head constable Sugathan of the Ettumanoor Police Station, Kottayam, Kerala with the concurrence of Sub-inspector (SI) George on 26 April 2003. More seriously, Joy […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned by the illegal arrest and brutal torture of Vidanalage Dinesh Tharinda de Mel by the Moratuwa Police on 1 June 2004. According to his mother, who met her son at the police station, the police severely tortured him and his right hand was broken […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that two young men, Thusev Kamal Priyantha and Matarage Sudhrsana Priya Kumara, were severely assaulted by several policemen attached to the Aluthgama Police Station without any reason on 26 April 2004. The two victims made a complaint to the Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), […]

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned by the torture and inhuman treatment of a prisoner, Kalpeliyanege Priyantha Anuruddha Shammi, by prison officer Rajive at the Kalutara Remand Prison. According to the information we have received, Rajive has tortured Shammi physically and mentally since he refused to give Rajive the money […]

Dear friends, A number of human rights groups have informed the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) that 19-year-old student Javaid Anjum was abducted on17 April 2004 and then severely tortured for five days at the Jamia Hassan Bin Murtaza madrassa (Islamic religious school) in Toba Tek Singh, Punjab Province. The perpetrators accused him of theft and refusal to denounce […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is forwarding an appeal from the Collective Campaign for Peace on the recent arrest, unlawful detention and torture of peaceful protestors and civil servants in Kathmandu, Nepal. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Collective Campaign for Peace. Urgent Appeals Desk Asian […]

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission has just know learned that Mr. K.P.Tissa Kumara, who was severely tortured by the Sub Inspector (S.I.) Silva of the Wellipenna Police Station on 3 February 2004, has been diagnosed by doctors as suffering from tuberculosis. In our previous urgent appeal issued on 13 February 2004, we reported […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information of two more cases of police torture in Sri Lanka. It is reported that both victims, Mr. Amal Fernando and Mr. Chandana were illegally detained and tortured: Fernando by the Kalutara police on 19 January 2004 and Chandana by the Bentota police on 16 […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is forwarding an appeal from Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) about another human rights violation on civilians committed by elements of the 66th Infantry Battalion (IB) belonging to the 6th Infantry Division (ID) based in Awang, Cotabato City, of the Philippine army. According to the […]

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about the brutal torture by the Srirampur Police on Sri Tarun Mallick (45) on 10 April 2004.  The police officers from the Srirampur Police Station arrested Sri Tarun Mallick (45) on charge of molesting one of his students. Even though any inquiry was not started […]

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned about extrajudicial killing of Muthuthanthrige Chamal Ranjith Cooray (30) by the police officers at the Modara (Moratuwa) Police Post and Moratuwa Police Station.  According to the information received, on 17 April 2004, Ranjith Cooray, who was suspected of stealing small money, was severely tortured […]

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding yet another case of police torture in Sri Lanka. Halnetthige Nelsan Perera and Halnetthige Lenith Nuwan Peiris were severely beaten on 13 March 2004 by police officers outside the Pinwatta Cemetery, where Perera had earlier in the day buried his wife. The AHRC […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned of extrajudicial killing of Dehiwatte Gedera Jayathilaka by the police at the Mahawela Police Station on 9 March 2004. According to the information we have received, the victim was arbitrarily arrested by the police from the Yatawatte Police Security Barrier on charge of possessing illicit liquor even though he had no liquor in his […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned of brutal torture on John Pollage Udays Saman Jayasuriya by the police at Kadugannawa Police Station on 9 March 2004. According to the information, when his car was stopped by the motorbike, the victim tried to identify two policemen in civilian clothes. However, this […]