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THAILAND: Human Rights at Risk as State of Emergency Declared

Under the Emergency Decree on Government Administration in a State of Emergency (2005), the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra decreed a State of Emergency in Bangkok and surrounding are...

SRI LANKA: Lawyers Collective mourns the death of Justice Sriskandarajah and urges for the transparent appointment process of judges

The incumbent President of the Court of Appeal, Justice S. Sriskandarajah, has passed away after a brief illness. He was appointed to appointed President of the Court of Appeal in 2011 after serving a...

BURMA/PHILIPPINES: A senior police officer threatens to kill activists protesting against human rights abuse in Burma if ‘they don’t behave’

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that a senior police officer has threatened to kill an activist and his group, who were holding protest against human rights ab...

NEPAL: Two years on, and the family of a young man who was poisoned to death have been waiting for justice

The parents of Shiva Shankar Das (21) who was allegedly poisoned to death are still waiting for justice and compensation after two years. Shiva Shankar had a love affair with a 20-year old woman from ...

WORLD: Obama’s Option — Lawlessness or the Rule of Law

As Edward Snowden has continued to slowly release more information about the widespread intelligence gathering techniques of the National Security Agency (NSA), there have been more calls for him to b...

PHILIPPINES: A professor assaulted a student for carrying a black t-shirt he might wear to support a protest

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the assault of a student at the Marikina Polytechnic College by one of the professors. The actions of the prof...

INDIA: मृत्युदंड: वह सुबह कभी तो आएगी…

Magan’s wives Basanti Bai and Santu Bai with his youngest son Vinod सुप्रीम कोर्ट का शानदार फैसला तमाम और लोगों के सा...

PAKISTAN: The lives of the long marchers are in danger

The long marchers are threatened by the ISI to stop their march or they would be severely dealt with The participants of the long march from Karachi to Islamabad for the recovery of Baloch missing per...

NEPAL: Mother and a daughter severely tortured by police officers

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Forum for Protection of People’s Rights, Nepal (PPR Nepal) regarding the torture inflicted on a 13-year-old g...

ASIA: AHRC TV- Human Rights Asia Weekly Round up Episode 14

The AHRC releases today the 14th Episode, of the Human Rights Asia Weekly Round up  with special reports from India and Hong Kong. In this week’s programme we bring you a special report from India,...

INDIA: Country suffers further indignity from ineffective policing

The rape of a foreigner in the national capital, New Delhi, has placed India in disrepute, internationally. This incident comes just a year after a similar one shook the nation. The rape of a physioth...

PAKISTAN: The taliban are on the attack as the government continues to formulate its security policy to combat terrorism

A media house issuing adverse reports on the Taliban is attacked and three employees were killed The Pakistani Taliban, a brutal and bloody organisation, has accelerated its attacks in different parts...

NEPAL: The government should address demands put forth by Dr. Govinda KC and save his life

Dr. Govinda KC has been on an indefinite hunger strike at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital for 10 consecutive days after putting forth seven demands including the resignation of Dr. Sharma a...

BURMA/MYANMAR: Police, soldiers still getting away with murder

Despite the political and social changes in Burma (Myanmar) of the last two years, police and soldiers continue to enjoy impunity for the murder and torture of civilians. Despite the constant efforts ...

INDIA: टी.बी. पीडि़त बच्ची की प्रधानमन्त्री को एक चिट्ठी

पन्ना जिले की तीन साढ़े तीन साल की पार्वती अपनी बीमारी के बारे में यदि सीधे प...

INDIA: प्रयोगों से संभव हुआ खाद्य एवं पोषण सुरक्षा

दमोह जिले के हरदुआ” गांव के धम्मू प्रजापति” अपनी गेंहू की फसल के उत्पादन ...

INDIA: Government overlooked people’s concerns on Mapithal Dam constructions

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Mapithel Dam Affected Villagers Organization (MDAVO), Citizens Concern for Dams and Development (CCDD) and Cent...

BURMA/MYANMAR: Court finds torture victim was killed, but no action taken

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received the updated information that courts and police did not take any action even though they found that U Than Htun’s death, which occu...

INDONESIA/HONGKONG: Punishment should be imposed on agency and employer responsible for the abuse of an Indonesian worker in Hong Kong

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the abuse experienced by a 23-year-old Indonesian domestic worker in Hong Kong. The victim, Erwiana, was alleg...

ASIA: A new publication – : “The Law, Patriarchy and Religious Fundamentalism: Women’s Rights in Pakistan”

The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and its sister organisation the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) are pleased to announce the online edition of a new publication: “The Law, Patriarchy ...