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AHRC TV: Clashes in Hong Kong legislature over extradition bill and other stories in JUST ASIA, Episode 258

This week Just Asia begins with Hong Kong, where clashes occurred at the legislature on Tuesday morning over vetting the controversial extradition bill. Opponents and supporters of the bill have been ...

AHRC TV: Hong Kong goes ahead with extradition law and other stories in JUST ASIA, Episode 255

This week Just Asia begins with Hong Kong, where Chief Executive Carrie Lam said the government will not drop the controversial amendment to the territory’s extradition laws, despite 12,000 people m...

MALAYSIA: World Community must stand up to coup concerns

A leading minister of the Government of Malaysia has noted the imminent possibility of a coup led by conservative and right wing elements. This is in retaliation for the limited amount of reforms in f...

AHRC TV: Malaysia joins ICC and other stories in JUST ASIA, Episode 250

This week Just Asia begins with Malaysia, which has become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) after signing the tribunal’s founding treaty Monday. Malaysia becomes the 124th member o...

AHRC TV: Bangladesh crackdown on civil society ahead of December elections and other stories in JUST ASIA, Episode 242

This week Just Asia begins with Bangladesh, where the government has intensified crackdowns on civil society prior to December’s general elections. Most recently, prominent freedom-fighter and civil...

BANGLADESH/MALAYSIA: Detention of Adilur Rahman Khan at KLIA, Malaysia

A Statement from ODHIKAR on the detention of Detention of Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan at KLIA, Malaysia forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission At approximately 11:00 pm (Bangladesh time), on 19 Jul...

MALAYSIA: Release Adilur Rahman Khan immediately

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that the Airport Immigration in Kuala Lumpur Airport has detained human rights defender Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan since 5:00 am today. Adilur is...

MALAYSIA: We must not become an authoritarian state

A Statement from the Malaysian Bar forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) The Malaysian Bar is heavily critical of the recent spate of arrests under the Societies Act 1966 and prosecuti...

MALAYSIA: Crazy to charge law lecturer with sedition

by Kee Thuan Chye “Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad.” I hope this famous quotation that has been variously attributed to Sophocles, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and William An...

MALAYSIA: Peaceful Assembly Bill serious regression of the right to peaceful assembly 

The Malaysian government rushed through the Peaceful Assembly Bill at the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives, the lower house) on 29 November 2011. Instead of providing safeguards to the right to ...

CAMBODIA/MALAYSIA: Domestic workers face abuse — Extend labor protections to migrant women and girls at home, abroad 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from Human Rights Watch Asia. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ———&...

MALAYSIA: Six supporters of the Bersih 2.0 rally for electoral reforms remain in detention under the Emergency (Public Order and Prevention of Crime) Ordinance 1969

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that six leaders of the Parti Socialis Malaysia (PSM) remain in detention without trial under sections 3(1) and 4(1) of the Emergen...

MALAYSIA: Stop arrests and intimidation against Bersih 2.0 

The Asian Human Rights Commission is seriously concerned about the recent arrests and intimidation by the Malaysian government against the leaders and supporters of the Coalition for Clean and Fair El...

MALAYSIA: More arrests and threats – the campaign of intimidation against human rights defenders continues 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from SUARAM, Malaysia. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement from SUARAM forwarded by the As...

ASIA: Widespread torture in Asia explained in a new video production

On the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Pictures by the Wayside and the Asian Human Rights Commission, present explaining why torture remains a key problem in Asia. ...

MALAYSIA: Stop legal action against Malaysian human rights defender for highlighting rights of migrant workers 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following joint statement from Human Rights Now and FORUM-ASIA. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Joint Statement from...

MALAYSIA: Human rights lawyer sued for libel for blogging alleged violations of migrant workers rights

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) regrets to inform you that the Asahi Kosei (M) Sdn. Bhd. Company, a firm whom we earlier reported to have threatened to commence legal action aga...

MALAYSIA: Protest against a threat of litigation against human rights lawyer, public interest advocate and blogger Mr. Charles Hector Fernandez 

An Open Letter from the Asian Human Rights Commission to the Asahi Kosei (M) Sdn. Bhd. Company Mr. Takeshi Nishitsuji — President Asahi Kosei (M) Sdn. Bhd. Lot 3377, Jalan Perusahaan Utama, Tama...

MALAYSIA: A human rights lawyer and public interest advocate faces threats of legal action for blogging about a company allegedly violating rights of migrant workers

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that Mr. Charles Hector Fernandez, a human rights defender and lawyer, is facing threats of legal action by Asahi Kosei (M) Sdn. Bh...

ASIA: UNJUST—A thought provoking documentary 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from the Sri Lanka Guardian Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article from the Sri Lanka Guardian f...