Women's rights

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned by the exorbitant delay in the rape case of 16-year-old victim Rita, by the Attorney General’s Department. According to the information received, Rita’s case (No 32151) was returned by the registrar of Nuwara-Eliya Magistrates Courts on the request of the Attorney General’s Department on […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from local human rights groups that a 16-year-old girl (name withheld) was gang-raped by five army soldiers from Eastern Pritana headquarter, Itahari on 10 November 2004. It is also reported that after being raped, the girl was threatened by the army soldiers with their […]

[RE: FA-12-2004: PAKISTAN: Girls killed for visiting grandparents without permission in another ‘honour killing’ on 11 May 2004; UP-23-2004: PAKISTAN: Three of the nine perpetrators were arrested but the police officer pressured politically on 27 May 2004; UP-46-2004: PAKISTAN: Jirgas and feudal lords continue undermining rule of law in Pakistan on 17 August 2004] Dear […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received another honor killing case from Sindh Province, Pakistan. According to the information received, a 16-year-old girl, Gulzar, and her 19-year-old cousin, Ghulam Mustafa, were killed by Gulzar’s brother, Abdul Majeed, on 21 April 2004 on the pretext of honor killing. Even though he has filed […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that Sita Sada, a 14-year old Dalit girl, was raped and killed by upper caste men on 17 May 2004. According to our information, while Sita was sleeping at night, more than 10 men came and dragged her out of the house. Two days […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man named Heeralu Mohottalalage Punchi Banda (39) was illegally arrested and tortured by the Sub Inspector (S.I.) Dhammika Bandara of Samanalaweva Police Post in Balangoda on 26 August 2004. Due to brutal torture, the victim still suffers from severe pain on his […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a 10-year-old girl (name withheld) has been raped by six persons including her stepfather for over one year. The incident was reported by her teachers at the Hingurakgoda Police Station. Even though all the six persons were identified by the girl, only three […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received another honor killings case from Sindh Province, Pakistan. According to the information received, Ms. Mehan (22) was shot dead by her nephew Altaf (25) at her house in in Mirzapur village, Shikarpur district, Sindh province early in the morning of 7 July 2004. After killing his […]

Dear friends, It has come to the attention of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) that a jirga was organized in the case of Hidayat Mahar, who was killed by her husband on the pretext of honour killing (see UA-28-2004). The jirga, headed by tribal leaders as well as a state official, forced the victim’s father […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about the rape of a 30-year-old woman in a vacant train compartment at the Hasanabad Railway station, West Bengal on 18 August 2004. The woman was raped by a Railway Police Force constable while a fellow constable held a rifle pointed at the woman’s […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received another case of honor killing from Shikarpur district, Sindh province, Pakistan. According to the information received, on 14 July 2004, Ms. Sabhai (40) was shot dead by her younger brother Aashiq Ali (32) alias Babu in front of her son at the bus stop near […]

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned by another “honor killing” case reported from Shikarpur district, Sindh Province, Pakistan. Even though AHRC has issued several honor killing cases, the state government of Sindh province as well as the government of Pakistan have not taken any serious action to abolish this brutal […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned by another “honor killing” case reported from the Shikarpur district, Sindh Province, Pakistan. According to the information we have received, the dual murder of a Mr. Manzoor Ahmed and Mrs. Begum took place in Ali Mohammad Lund Village near Jagan Village, Shikarpur District, Sindh […]

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information on the case of the two teenage girls killed in the instance of “honour killings” (FA-12-2004). Apparently, after an urgent appeal was issued, and the local police station notified, the police assigned two policemen to provide security to the complainant and witness in […]

Dear friends, It has been brought to the attention of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) that a two-and-a-half-year-old girl, Neha Masih, has been raped at her home at Shamas-ul-Haq’s dairy farm in Rahwali where her father was employed. The dairy farm is also home to the alleged perpetrator, Mr. Abid, who works there with […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received the information that the family of honor killing victim is suffering from the police inaction. According to the information received, Ms. Wazeeran(50) was killed by her husband’s three nephews Zaheer (25), Qaaim-u-ddin (24), and Mohammad Salih (24) at her house in Rohrri Town, Sukkur District, […]

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned by another case of honor killing from Sindh province, Pakistan. A 36-year-old women named Hazooran was killed by her husband, Gulshan Ali along with her brother-in-law on the pretext of honour killing on 14 April 2004. The woman’s brother has lodged a complaint to the […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learnt from the Burma Lawyers’ Council (Thailand) that one woman and one girl are currently in jail in Burma for having attempted to obtain justice after being raped by a local official. The two, Ma San San Aye, now aged around 16, and Ma Aye Mi […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a 13-year-old girl named Koonjan was killed by her husband, Ahmedan along with other 4 of her in-laws in Kato Bangwar Village, Kandh Kot Town, Jaqcobabd District, Sindh Province on 4 March 2004. It is reported that Ahmedan killed his wife on the pretext […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a 25-year-old woman named Ms. Shahul was killed by her husband, Mr. Manthar Ali Shar in Bakhshoo Ujan Village, Garhi Yaseen Town, Shikarpur District, Sindh Province on 21 February 2004. This is the third honour killing case reported to AHRC within last 40 days.  […]