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INDONESIA: Police failed to protect Ahmadiyah mosque from attacks by Islamic fundamentalist group in Singaparna 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the attack directed by an Islamic fundamentalist group, Islam Defenders Front (Front Pembela Islam, FPI) towar...

PHILIPPINES: Massive displacement of indigenous villagers in Agusan del Norte due to military operation 

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned about the military operations in Agusan del Norte that led to massive displacement of indigenous communities. The soldiers ha...

THAILAND: 61-year-old man convicted of lèse majesté dies in prison 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following joint statement from International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and Union for Civil Liberty (UCL) regarding death in custody of lèse majest...

SRI LANKA: The Police Torture Epidemic in Sri Lanka — a documentary

(Hong Kong, May 10, 2012) The Asian Human Rights Commission wishes to announce the release of a new documentary entitled: The police torture epidemic in Sri Lanka. Directed filed and edited by Josefin...

BURMA: AHRC condemns death sentence for torture victim

(Hong Kong, May 10, 2012) The Asian Human Rights Commission has described the verdict of a court in Rangoon, sentencing a torture victim to death for his purported role in a bombing, as “farcica...

THAILAND: Death in custody of 61-year old grandfather jailed for allegedly sending four SMS messages

Thai The Asian Human Rights Commission wishes to express our grief and extend our deepest condolences to the family of Mr. Amphon Tangnoppakul, who was found dead in prison custody on 8 May 2012. Amph...

BURMA: Court sentences ailing Phyo Wai Aung to death after patently unjust trial 

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PAKISTAN: Human rights defenders were tortured during jail custody in Gilgit-Baltistan 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that the human rights defenders, Mr. Baba Jan Hunzai along with four companions was brutally tortured by the police and ...

THAILAND: Ah Kong died while serving a 20 year sentence in prison for a lèse majesté offence 

A Statement from group of Human Rights NGOs in Thailand forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission Rights organizations demand the right to temporary release and right to health   May 8, 2012...

PAKISTAN: A maimed democracy that denies its citizens the right to vote

The Asian Human Rights Commission has had discussions with the leaders of the Ahmadis, a religious minority community of Islam, at Lahore, Punjab province. During these discussions it was found that t...

THAILAND: The killing of officers in the Deep South should be condemned; Supporting NSC’s policy; Promoting public participation; Preparing for ASEAN integration in 2014 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following joint statement from the Cross Cultural Foundation (CrCF) and the Hearty Support Group Songkhla Province concerning about the violation in the dee...

ประเทศไทย: ความกังวลต่อความล่าช้าในการอ่านคำพิพากษาคดีอาญาต่อนักรณรงค์ด้านเสรีภาพสื่อ 

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THAILAND: Concerns over delayed verdict in criminal case against free media advocate 

On 30 April 2012, the Criminal Court in Bangkok was scheduled to read its verdict in Black Case No. 1667/2553 on ten alleged violations of the 2007 Computer Crimes Act. The defendant is Chiranuch Prem...

PAKISTAN: Emotional abuse of girl child is not an exception 

It is hard to detect and substantiate emotional abuse of female child because of many reasons, including a clear lack of an accepted and consistent definition and least importance of the subject matte...

PHILIPPINES: Arbitrary detention resulting from fabrication of charges against five people in Nueva Ecija 

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned about the arbitrary detention of five persons, including a minor, in Nueva Ecija province. The victims were illegally arreste...

BURMA: A litany of abuses–the torture and trial of Phyo Wai Aung 

On Tuesday, May 8, a judge in Rangoon will read the verdicts in four cases brought against a young engineer, Phyo Wai Aung, for alleged involvement in a bombing attack of 15 April 2010 that killed 10 ...

PAKISTAN: UPR report calls for UN action on widespread torture, forced disappearances, killings, corruption, and attacks on women, minorities and human rights defenders

A Joint Press Release by ACAT-France and the Asian Legal Resource Centre (Hong Kong & Paris, May 5, 2012) The Hong Kong-based Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and Action by Christians Against To...