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The federal government has imposed section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), in Islamabad, the federal capital of Pakistan, for a period of two months. This has been done in the face of possi...

Source: Amnesty International (AI) Date: 04 Feb 2009 Amnesty International has denounced the reported use of cluster bombs in a civilian area by the Sri Lankan military as a serious violation of inte...

Tamil Tigers Also Preventing Civilians from Fleeing Fighting (New York, February 3, 2009) – A Sri Lankan government statement that it is not responsible for the safety of civilians who remain in area...

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following joint statements on the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka issued on February 3, 2009, by the United States and the United Kingdom, following the...

Soldiers attached to the Frontier Constabulary (FC) of the Pakistan Army have attacked a wedding party on the night of February 3, killing 13 persons including the bride and groom, the wedding officia...

The 61st celebration of the Day of Independence of Sri Lanka takes place tomorrow amidst almost universal complaints within the country of the failures of governance at all levels. In 1931 Sri Lanka h...

An 18-year-old girl, Ms R, of Pathan Mohalla, Mithiani, Tehsil and district Naushahro Feroz, Sindh province, trafficked to a family through marriage, has been raped by her father-in-law and other male...

A Statement by a group of Bishops We are deeply concerned with recent reports of increasing civilian casualties in the Wanni war. Recent media reports have indicated that a significant number of civil...

The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), a public relations department of the armed forces of Pakistan denied the allegations that Ms. Zarina Marri (23) was in a military torture cell and used as a...

Hong Kong, January 31, 2009 SRI LANKA: Human rights lawyer’s office burnt down The office of Amitha Ariyaratne, Attorney-at-Law, situated in front of his residence at No. 53, Temple Road, Horapa...

Five persons belonging to the Ahmadi sect of Islam, four of them children, have been arrested for desecrating the name of the last prophet of Islam (peace be upon him), and charged under a law that ca...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has recently received information that a handloom weaver living in the Lohta area suffers from Tuberculosis (TB). Lohta located in the Varanasi d...

Dear Friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Minority Rights Group International. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement from Min...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Date 28 January 2009 Reports emerging from Sri Lanka suggest that government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are violating the laws of war by...

[NOTICE: The AHRC has developed this automatic letter-sending system using the “button” below. We encourage you to send your appeal letters via fax or post to them. Fax numbers and postal ...

We reproduce below a written complaint made by the President , Mr. Britto Fernando, to the Inspector General of Police regarding telephone calls received from an anonymous caller making death threats ...

Mr. Amitha Ariyaratne, Attorney-at-Law, was threatened three times with death on 27, January 2009 at the Negombo Police Station by some police officers. He was visiting the police station for an offic...

The Asian Human Rights Commission wishes to inform you about the following YouTube presentations: A Reading of Lasantha Wickramatunge¡¦s final article in several parts in both English and Sinhala: ...

The Asian Human Rights Commission has received further details in the case of Ms. Zarina Marri, a 23-year-old schoolteacher from Balochistan province, who has been held incommunicado in an army tortur...

The Asian Human Rights Commission has received further details in the case of Ms. Zarina Marri, a 23-year-old schoolteacher from Balochistan province, who has been held incommunicado in an army tortur...