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SRI LANKA: Caste Origins of Sri Lankan Authoritarianism — Part 5 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from Sri Lanka Guardian. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article from Sri Lanka Guardian forwarde...

SRI LANKA: Killings at the police stations 

“Arresting, assaulting and killing have become fun activities for the police”.  Tiran Kumara Bangala Arrachi–Ravaya The most recent case to be reported is from the Kottawa Police St...

PAKISTAN: Women Advocate for Law against Acid Attacks 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from WUNRN. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- PAKISTAN: Women Advocate for Law against Acid AttacksÂ...

PAKISTAN: International community should intervene in Makuran Balochistan, against the new wave of violence by Pakistan Army 

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 —...

NEPAL: A man remains missing after his abduction by the Young Communist League

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man was abducted by members of the Young Communist League (YCL) on 7 May after he allegedly refused to give mon...

PAKISTAN: BBC Pakistan news is censored by the Pakistani authorities, on the instructions of the Army

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is concerned about the constant threat of censorship faced by BBC Pakistan, the independent radio station broadcasting in Urdu. The Pakistan Elec...

INDIA: Independent People’s Tribunal led by Justice A.P. Shah concludes visit and mass-hearing in Narmada Valley 

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release issued by the People’s Tribunal in Narmada Valley. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong...

BANGLADESH: Government should stop the repression of freedom of expression and release the detained media-professionals 

Late in the evening of Tuesday, June 1, 2010, the government of Bangladesh closed a Bangla-speaking national daily newspaper, the Daily Amar Desh. They arrested the acting editor Mr. Mahmudur Rahman ...

INDIA: Call for immediate compensation for the victims as well as a thorough investigation with punishment for the alleged perpetrators 

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to inform you that action has been taken against officials found guilty of corruption and misappropriation of government funds intended for the poor in ...

SRI LANKA: The history of the Attorney General’s Department

These days a topic for public discussion is the takeover of the Attorney General’s Department by the President of Sri Lanka. A discussion on this issue will benefit from reflections on the histo...

SRI LANKA: The nattami who fought against police brutality 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from Sri Lanka Guardian. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article from Sri Lanka Guardian forwarde...

INDIA: Police extort money from a victim of domestic violence in Assam

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that police officers in Silchar Police Station, Assam allegedly harassed and threatened a victim of domestic violence ...

NEPAL: A strong commitment to the principles of democracy is required for the extension of the Constituent Assembly term to yield result 

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) welcomes the agreement over the extension of the term of the Constituent Assembly in Nepal, though it was arrived at the last moment. It renews the hope to est...

INDIA/SOUTH KOREA: Call for an immediate withdrawal of the proposed POSCO project 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release issued by a fact-finding team who visited Balitutha where the police fired against villagers...

BANGLADESH: Chatkhil Police tortured a man to death and filed a controversial complaint to provide impunity to perpetrators

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that the Chatkhil police, of Noakhali district have tortured a man to death on 13 May 2010. The witnesses told the AHRC that the bo...

INDIA: Indiscriminate firing kills two and injures three in Manipur

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from Human Rights Alert (HRA) that in two separate incidents of indiscriminate firing two persons were killed and thre...

PAKISTAN: The tragedy continues — the killing of more than eighty Ahmadis by Muslim extremists 

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has repeatedly drawn the attention of the world’s community to the blatant abuse of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan. This ongoing abuse is neither investigate...

INDIA: Country’s conscience nailed in the gutter of caste 

The stoning to death of 22-year-old Swapna and her husband 28-year-old Sunkari Sriniwas on 23 May by Swapna’s family near Krishnajiwadi village, Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh state is one more proof...

PAKISTAN: Why does a miserable, starving country continue spending its last penny on the bomb? 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from The Dawn. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article from The Dawn forwarded by the Asian Human...

PAKISTAN: A missing person tells the court that he was tortured in the custody of the Frontier Corp 

The government must prosecute the Frontier Corp for running torture cells Mr. Murad Khan Marri was missing for eight months before the Frontier Corp (FC) announced that he had been arrested in March 2...