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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...

[Korean] 아시아: 아시아 의원들, 고문 근절을 위한 방법에 대해 논의하다

아시아: 아시아 의원들, 고문 근절을 위한 방법에 대해 논의하다 (홍콩, 7월 19일, 2012) 여러 아시아국가에서 온 국회의원들이 자국에 만연한 고문 및 가...

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

အာရွ ပါလီမန္ပုဂိၢဳလ္မ်ားႏွင့္ ပက္သက္ၿပီး ညွင္းပန္းႏိွပ္စက္မႈမ်ား အဆံု...

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

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

[French] ASIE: Des parlementaires asiatiques à la recherche de stratégies pour éliminer la torture

POUR PUBLICATION IMMEDIATE COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE AHRC-PRL-027-2012-FR Communiqué de presse de la Commission asiatique des droits humains (Hong Kong, 19 Juillet 2012) Des parlementaires de différents ...

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...

[Filipino] ASYA: Mga mambabatas sa Asya pag-uusapan ang mga paraan para magtigil ang tortyur

(Hong Kong, Hulyo 20, 2012) Nakatakdang mag-usap sa isang pulong ang mga mambabatas mula sa iba’t ibang bansa sa Asya para pag-usapan ang mga paraan paano matigil ang malawakang praktis ng torty...

[Indonesian bahasa] ASIA: Anggota parlemen Asia mendiskusikan cara untuk menghapus penyiksaan

UNTUK PUBLIKASI SEGERA SIARAN PERS AHRC-PRL-027-2012-ID (Hong Kong, 19 Juli 2012) Anggota parlemen dari berbagai negara di Asia bangga untuk bertemu dan mendiskusikan cara-cara untuk mengakhiri prakti...

ASIA: Asian Parliamentarians to discuss ways for eliminating torture

(Hong Kong, July 19, 2012) Parliamentarians from several Asian countries are poised to meet and discuss ways to end the widespread practice of torture and ill-treatment in their countries. The three d...

PHILIPPINES: Hooded witness testifies on false murder charges

(Hong Kong, July 17, 2012) Five months after a prosecutor dismissed the fabricated murder charges on 72 activists for lack of “probable cause,” one of them spoke to the AHRC in an intervie...

BURMA: Human rights lawyer gets licence back

(Hong Kong, July 19, 2012) A lawyer who had lost his licence for political reasons among 32 on whose behalf the Asian Human Rights Commission has been campaigning since last year has been informed tha...

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...

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...

BURMA: Illegal detention and torture of man accused of links with armed group 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received details of a case of a man who is currently being held in jail in upper Burma after being accused of connections with an armed group...

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: 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...