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SRI LANKA: On the 23rd of Black July, one man destroyed his nation 

Many things are said about Black July, 1983. That there were many culprits who caused the havoc that virtually destroyed the image of Sri Lanka and which gave justification for a prolonged period of v...

ASIA: Democracy is the best revenge 

Speech delivered by Pakistani Senator Saeed Ghani as part of the deliberations in the Meeting of Asian Parliamentarians in the Asian Alliance against Torture and Ill-treatment. On Sunday afternoon, th...

INDIA: Stop exporting gender based violence 

After the sexual assault upon a woman in Guwahati, in Assam state early this month, a shocking event the national media in India competed in telecasting, and the despicable ‘culture’ discu...

INDIA: India needs a comprehensive food security legislation 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following open letter from the Secretariat of Right to Food Campaign of India to the Prime Minster of India. Asian H...

[Nepali] नेपाल: यातना रोकथामकालागी एसियाली मुलुकका सासदहरु हङकङ छलफल गर्दै

(हङकङ, 19 जुलाई, 2012) एशियाली देशहरुमा व्यापकरुप्मा फैलिएको यातना र अंानवियेव्य...

[Hindi] ASIA: एशिया में पुलिसिया यातना के अंत के लिए कुछ बुनियादी तर्क 

यह बासिल फर्नान्डो, निदेशक नीति एवं कार्यक्रम विकास, एशियन ह्योमन राइट्स कम...

NEPAL: Combating torture 

On Sunday afternoon, former member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly Pushpa Bhusal delivered this speech as part of the deliberations in the Meeting of Asian Parliamentarians against Torture and Il...

PAKISTAN: The plight of a young girl who was gang raped by police and officials of the Rangers 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a young girl continues to suffer after she was gang raped by the officials from the Pakistan Rangers and police. Th...

SRI LANKA: Lawyers urge the president to remove Minister Badureen & facilitate criminal prosecution against him 

Responding to the threats exerted by the Cabinet Minister Rishad Badurdeen on the Mannar Magistrate (Mr. A. Judeson), the Lawyers for Democracy (LFD) urges the President to remove the said Minister wi...

INDIA: Narmada Jal Satyagraha of Omkareshar dam oustees commences People are prepared to sacrifice life to obtain rights 

Today, in the presence of the thousands of oustees, the Narmada Jal Satyagraha of the Omkareshwar dam oustees, commenced in Village Ghogalgaon. At the commencement of the satyagraha, thousands of oust...

[Hindi] भारत: यातना के खात्मे के लिए हांगकांग में मिलकर विचार करेंगे एशियाई सांसद

(हांगकांग, 19 जुलाई, 2012) एशियाई देशों में फैली व्यापक यातना और अनुचित व्यवहार को...

[Sinhalese] ASIA: Asian Parliamentarians to discuss ways for eliminating torture

ආසියානු මානව හිමිකම් කොමිසමේ නිවේදනයයි ආසියාව: වධ හිංසාව මුලිනුපුටා දැමීම ...

SRI LANKA: Attack on two courts – It is time for judges and lawyers to fight back 

According to reports we have received, a group of criminals allegedly sponsored by a government minister, stoned the High Court and the Magistrate Court of Manner in a coordinated attack yesterday. A ...

SRI LANKA: The boycott of the courts by judges and lawyers 

The attack on the Magistrate’s Court and the High Court in Mannar, allegedly instigated by a powerful government minister, has led to a resolve by law court judges and lawyers to boycott all cou...

INDIA: Capital punishment by the BSF in West Bengal 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received a report from MASUM that a group of Border Security Forces (BSF) in West Bengal, India has shot dead 45-year-old agriculture laboure...

SRI LANKA: Understanding Sri Lankan version of elections — a new dimension 

Another round of elections has been fixed and the country is turned into election mode. Elections are said to be a benchmark of democracy, and then why are we bothered when more and more elections are...

SRI LANKA: Puppies, pigs, mosquitoes and the rules about bureaucracy 

In a weekly telecast comedy show one interesting question was asked about the measures taken to eradicate dengue fever. It asks why insecticides are not being used for this purpose. It appears that mu...

INDIA: Capital punishment by the BSF in West Bengal 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received a report from MASUM that a group of Border Security Forces (BSF) in West Bengal, India has shot dead 45-year-old agriculture laboure...

SRI LANKA: Save Sri Lankan schools and universities

(Hong Kong, July 13, 2012) The AHRC wishes to forward for your attention the important petition:  “Save Sri Lankan Schools and Universities!” http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/save-sri-l...

SRI LANKA: Interview with editor who was threatened by defence minister 

ENG : http://en.rsf.org/sri-lanka-interview-with-editor-who-was-12-07-2012,43016.html FRA : http://fr.rsf.org/sri-lanka-interview-de-la-journaliste-12-07-2012,43015.html SRI LANKA Reporters Without Bo...