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European and US embassies urged to protect threatened journalist Reporters Without Borders today voiced deep concern about the safety of top investigative journalist Iqbal Athas and his colleagues on ...

Cases of 547 persons killed and 396 persons disappeared during the period from January to June, 2007 according to a report published by three well-known civil society groups, the Civil Monitoring Miss...

A group of 25 human rights activists and defenders from Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Thailand who gathered for the Human Rights School Session of the ...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the severe assault of a 40-year-old manual labourer K.W. Upali, allegedly by the Officer-in-Charge of Dodangod...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the torture of a 20-year-old man by the Galaha police. He was severely tortured despite his defence lawyerR...

Sri Lanka’s Deputy Solicitor General Savindra Fernando has been quoted in the local press as stating that Sri Lanka has often been bullied into signing United Nations (UN) conventions. He was speakin...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) deeply regrets to inform you that a rape victim was allegedly abducted by the perpetrator the rape which took place two years ago. Following her ...

A common feature in several Asian countries is that the police, who are supposed to carry out investigations into crimes and abuses of human rights, do not have the necessary competence to carry out s...

In recent months spokesmen for the Sri Lankan government have become quite aggressive towards the country’s critics. The Attorney General severely attacked the International Independent Group of Emin...

(The following is a reply to the Daily Mirror Newspaper in response to an article entitled “Whose human rights are we talking about?” These articles may be found at the following links: http://www....

The Asian Human Rights Commission pays tribute to the former Attorney General, Mr. K. C. Kamalasabeyson, PC whose passing away in India was reported in the newspapers today. Mr. Kamalasabeyson, during...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned by the alleged torture of a local council member by a Sub Inspector on 21 June 2007. The sub inspector belongs to the Hasalak...

There are many expressions of fear from many quarters about the possibility of another contempt of court action in Sri Lanka. Earlier the United Nations Human Rights Committee has made recommendations...

(We refer to our earlier statement on this dispute which may be found at http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2007statements/1136/. We are in receipt of a reply (by email) from a subsidiary ...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the brutal physical assault of a boy by his principal on 7 June 2007. The boy was hospitalised for six days fo...

(We reproduce below the decision of the Sri Lanka Medical Council (as received) regarding a complaint made against a Judicial Medical Officer for his failure to carry out a proper medical examination ...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding repression against the representative of the workers and several human rights defenders by a company. The AHRC...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) deeply regrets to inform you of yet another death of a man, Thadallage Chamil Weerasena (29), in custody of the Ratgama police following his arre...

The Asian Human Rights Commission is seriously concerned about the developments relating to CCS Elsuma (Pvt) Ltd based at Daluwakotuwa, Kochchikade (near Negombo) which has blatantly disregarded an ag...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding alleged harassment and victimization of an 8-year-old boy by the Principal and teachers of his school after he...