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A Press Release from ‘Citizen’s Rights’ forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) The Resolution that is proposed to be taken up at the 19 Session of the UNHRC in Geneva ...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from the Cross Culture Foundation (CrCF) and the Muslim Attorney Centre Foundation (MAC) reg...

The judiciary is that branch of the state which adjudicates on conflicts between state institutions, between the state and the individual and between individuals. The judiciary is independent of both ...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from [Name of the Organisation/Media]. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ——...

A Press Release from Cross Cultural Foundation and Muslim Attorney Centre Foundation forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) March 12, 2012 With the submission of an Open Letter no. 2 ...

The murder of an Indian Police Service officer Mr. Narendra Kumar on 8 March in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh has again brought to light the criminal nexus between the mining mafia operating in th...

The government of Bangladesh on Monday blanked out three satellite television channels – Ekushey Television, Bangla Vision and Islamic TV – almost an hour before the leader of the opposition Beg...

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement written by a group of human rights activists published in Bintang Papua. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ———&#...

The people of Bangladesh are living in a tense situation prior to a mass rally in Dhaka on March 12, 2012 called by the opposition parties against the ruling regime. The opposition political parties, ...

The situation in Pakistan grows worse for the religious minority groups on a daily basis. The security and law and order situation has become so chaotic that the authorities seem to have no control ov...

INDIA: GHE fear at New Delhi Reading the proposed draft resolution mooted at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) concerning human rights in Sri Lanka, one cannot help wonder why India di...

Freedom of expression is one of the essential pre-requirements for the practice, protection and promotion of democracy. If we are to speak of a democratic Pakistan we need to examine, whether the medi...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Feminist Dalit Organization (FEDO) a human rights group working for the rights of Dalit women and the Dalit Nat...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission regrets to inform you that following the recent release of prisoners of conscience and others from Burma’s jails, U Gambira, a monk who led the 20...

After intense public pressure the police have revealed that they have identified the culprits behind the assassination of a mother and daughter at Kahawatta which took place one month ago. The failure...

After Carefully consideration of the draft resolution, Promoting Reconciliation and Accountability in Sri Lanka, submitted to Human Rights council of Sri Lanka, the Asian Human Rights Commission is of...

On 18 February, a 40-year-old woman, Dhegani Mahato was accused of having made one of her family members sick by casting a spell by a local shaman. She was set on fire and killed by her family members...

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of International Women’s Day International Women’s Day is being observed in Bangladesh like many other parts of the world. ...

In October 2011 a 28-year-old woman Sumlut Roi Ja, who is the mother of 14-month-old girl, was abducted and allegedly gang-raped by the military. She was residing in Hkai Bang village, Momouk District...

Bushra Khaliq Rape victim blaming has its roots in all societies and causes are surely riddled in the culture. Stigmatization of the rape victim, multiple social and legal inequities and absence of su...