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Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a Police Constable (PC) P G W G Jayarathna was tortured by an Inspector of Police which resulted in the perforation...

A case of blasphemy has been registered against 17-year-old Syed Samiullah, an intermediate student and resident of Mujtaba Colony Malir Halt. The charge was registered in the Shahrah-e-Noor Jahan Pol...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man, Mr. Karasinghe Arachchilage Kumarasinghe Appuhami (55) was illegally arrested and detained by the Kolonna po...

The Asian Human Rights Commission has once again written to the Western Embassies in Saudi Arabia to request their intervention in the case of Rizana Nafeek. Following is the text of the letter: Your ...

A group of 85 persons have been in detention in Bangkok since December 14, 2010 despite the fact that they are already registered as asylum seekers with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refuge...

The premises of Lanka E-News, a well know website which has suffered several attacks in recent times has been set on fire in the early morning of January 31. According to reports the equipment and the...

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

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Barak Human Rights Protection Committee (BHRPC), Assam concerning the case of assault of a 24 year-old-girl and...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man named Mr. Sunil Shantha was illegally arrested by the Anguruwathora police. A non-state agent abducted Sunil ...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following open letter from the Korean Civil Society Alliance to the Ministry of Environment and Forests. Asian Human...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a lady health worker, a government employee, was raped by a notorious gangster with the help of two police informer...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man named Mr. Anthony Ayya Devaraj was illegally arrested by police officers attached to the Matugama Police Stat...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information concerning the case of human rights defenders working with Guria receiving threats for their work against human ...

On Tuesday, Nepal’s human rights record was reviewed for the first time under the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The UPR process was established by...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-STM-017-2011 January 27, 2011 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission INDIA: US can help Indians in seeking justice A ‘default order’ issued by a Distri...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man named Selema Lebbe Mohammed Amir Sultan was illegally arrested by police officers attached to the Katupotha P...

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from American Reporter Correspondent, written by Ahmar Mustikhan. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An...

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

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man named Lindamulage Suneth Rupersinghe Silva was illegally arrested by police officers attached to the Nivithig...

Basil Fernando Prageeth Eknaligoda’s wife and a small group of faithful supporters met representatives of the United Nations yesterday on the occasion of the first anniversary of Prageeth’...