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PAKISTAN: During the month of September 493 persons died and 555 were injured in different incidents of violence 

September turned out to be the deadliest month so far this year. The total number of casualties during September touched amounted to 1048 persons with 493 being killed and 555 injured; an increase of ...

ASIA: Watershed legislation criminalising torture & custodial violence enacted in Bangladesh 

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission ASIA: Watershed legislation criminalising torture & custodial violence enacted in Bangladesh The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) congratulates...

PAKISTAN: World polio day — the fight against the disease should be consistent and vigorous 

Every year on October 24, people from all around the world, celebrates World Polio Day. The world certainly deserves celebrations as the deadly disease has been decreased significantly and it is estim...

INDIA: Supreme Court blasts the government for turning citizens into guinea pigs 

It should not have taken a Supreme Court order for the Indian government to know that it cannot turn its citizenry into guinea pigs for private companies. This is one of the very basic duties, the rai...

PAKISTAN: New draconian laws provide legal cover to disappearances, extrajudicial killings, torture, & unfair trial 

The government of Pakistan has – within a short period of less than two weeks – promulgated two draconian laws, ostensibly, to combat terrorism. The first ordinance was promulgated on October 11. ...

INDIA: “Recognize and protect the rights of human rights defenders of Manipur”

An outcome statement from the Manipur Convention on “Protection of Human Rights Defenders of Manipur” forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission Resolution Adopted at the Manipur Conve...

PAKISTAN: Lack of direction more worrying than the crisis confronting state: HRCP

Lahore, October 14: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has voiced concern at the absence of clarity and direction in dealing with the many pressing crises confronting the state. In a statement i...

PAKISTAN: A reference against three judges of the Supreme Court has been filed before the Supreme Judicial Council 

The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA), the largest bar association of the country, in a general body meeting has passed a resolution against the conduct of three judges of the Supreme Court of...

INDIA: सिंगरौली: काले सोने की बिसात पर राजनैतिक शतरंज 

इन दिनों एशिया के सबसे बड़े और पुराने जंगलों की सूची में शुमार सिंगरौली जिले...

SRI LANKA: A report on marginalization and sexual violence against women in the north and east 

The Minority Rights Group International has published a report entitled, ‘Living with insecurity: Marginalization and sexual violence against women in north and east Sri Lanka’. The execu...

PAKISTAN: Persecution of Ahmadis in September 2013

(Hong Kong, October 17) Following are excerpts from the press release of the Ahmadyya Jamat Report on the Persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan, September 2013. The full report may be seen here. In the ...

PAKISTAN: Two young sisters were gang raped in custody; police officials threaten that if anyone complains they will rape every woman in the village

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the gang rape of two young women in police custody over a period of three days by the in-charge of the police ...

INDIA: कितना कारगर होगा खाद्य सुरक्षा विधेयक 

बीते दिनों राज्य सभा के बाद लोक सभा द्वारा भी खाद्य सुरक्षा विधेयक का पारित ...

SRI LANKA: In Ganeshan Nimalaruban’s case the de facto CJ holds that inquiry into a prison death will encourage prisoners to riot

The case of Ganeshan Nimalaruban, a Tamil prisoner whose death in prison evoked local and international expressions of concern last year was taken up on October 14 before the Supreme Court and the de ...

SRI LANKA: An Appeal for the Early Publication of the Inquiry Reports on the Welikada and Vavuniya Prison Riots

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

PAKISTAN: The Government must take the immediate steps to stop the desecration of the education 

In his message for the world peace day, the Secretary-General of the United Nations said: “On this International Day of Peace, let us pledge to teach our children the value of tolerance and mutual r...

SRI LANKA: Sadistic tendencies of the police 

The following interview was originally printed in the latest issue of the Torture: Asian and Global Perspectives. An Interview with Dr. Sunil Cooray on Torture in Sri Lanka Dr. Sunil Cooray is a senio...

BANGLADESH: Adilur’s release carries comprehensive message for civil society 

Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan, globally known to have critiqued the incumbent government of Bangladesh against its human rights abuses, has been released from prison today, October 11, 2013, after 62 days of...

INDIA: Stop immediately the threats to Mr. Jiten Yumnam and other Human Rights Defenders in Manipur

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received disturbing information. It has come from the Citizens Concern for Dams and Development, Committee on the Protection of Natural Resou...

SRI LANKA: A book that tells the story of human tragedy 

The following review was originally printed in the latest issue of the Torture: Asian and Global Perspectives. by Eran Wickramaratne Basil Fernando’s well researched book documents state perpet...