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BANGLADESH: Labour rights activist arbitrarily detained and charged in three fabricated cases

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that the Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police illegally arrested a female labour rights activist named Ms. ...

INDIA: Urgent actions required to address the situation of the homeless during winter 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Supreme Court Commissioners on the question of the Right to Food in India concerning the homeless persons living in the nationa...

PAKISTAN: Failure to take action against fundamentalists makes a mockery of the law 

A YouTube presentation recently found on the internet shows Mumtaz Quadri, the assassin of the slain governor, Salman Taseer, singing in the custody of the police during his interrogation. The officer...

PAKISTAN: Petition to Chief Justice of Pakistan for Suo Moto action to prevent the violation of fundamental personal rights 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following open letter from Citizens For Democracy to Chief Justice of Supreme Court Of Pakistan. Please support thei...

BURMA: Twelve people jailed without evidence over alleged bomb plot under antiquated laws

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned of another case of 12 persons in Burma given long jail sentences for alleged anti-government activities. In fact, the state prosecuti...

EGYPT/PAKISTAN: A vote for sanity in Egypt — a lesson for Pakistan 

The act of solidarity by Egyptian Muslims towards Egyptian Copts is a glowing example for countries and communities around the world. And it must be particularly noted that Pakistan could be one of th...

SRI LANKA: Police torture as an indicator of the constitutional degradation of the Rule of Law 

Sofie Rordam Sri Lankan citizens are protected against torture and arbitrary arrest in sections 11, 12 and 13 of the Constitution of Sri Lanka. In addition Sri Lanka has ratified the United Nations Co...

PAKISTAN: Outrageous killing of a Supreme Court Judge’s parents requires a strong response 

The parents of Justice Javed Iqbal, a judge of the Supreme Court were killed on Tuesday night in a well guarded area of Lahore. Justice Javed Iqbal is heading a three-member bench which is hearing the...

SOUTH KOREA: MINBYUN welcomes but is unsatisfied with the Constitutional Court’s decision of incompatible with the Constitution on the Protection of Communication Secrets Act Article 6, Clause 7 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from MINBYUN-Lawyers for a Democratic Society, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ———&#...

NEPAL: A civil servant’s whereabouts remain unknown two months on

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to draw your attention to the disappearance of a civil servant since 5 November 2010 from Rajpur, Dipayal, Doti District. Two months on, t...

SRI LANKA: Two years after the assassination of Lasantha Wickrematunge — the failure to investigate caused by the police/political nexus 

Basil Fernando Two years have passed since one of the most infamous assassinations in Sri Lanka in recent times. The editor of the Sunday Leader and an internationally known journalist, Lasantha Wickr...

PAKISTAN: HRCP for staying execution 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement from Human R...

CANADA/SRI LANKA: 21st Century Canada or 19th Century England? 

Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza In times of rapid technological development and social shifts, individuals and communities often experience social dislocation. They struggle to redefine–and reinforce...

SOUTH KOREA: MINBYUN highly welcomes the decision declaring the framework on the act on telecommunication that punishes false communication unconstitutional 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from MINBYUN-Lawyers for a Democratic Society, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ———&#...

PHILIPPINES: Ombudsman finally acts on torture case filed by Abadilla 5 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article from the Philippine D...

PAKISTAN: Government must file FIRs for attempted murder against the religious leaders calling for the killing of innocent persons

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission received information that on 9 January 2011 according to police officials over 40,000 people gathered in the streets of Karachi, the capital of Sindh Pr...

NEPAL: Impunity for those who allegedly tortured three detainees

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information regarding the torture case of Gyan Bahadur Balami (Gyanu), Hermin Ratu Lama and Makar Bahadur Gharti Magar (Iman...

SRI LANKA: Further correspondence on unjustified listing in a Canada-based website 

We reproduce below a reply received from the Webmaster (who has refused identify himself) relating to the correspondence which we have published earlier, which does not answer any of the questions pos...

PAKISTAN: Instability and growing religious fascism is the result of the government’s manipulation in the assassination of Salman Taseer 

No action has been taken against the high ranking police officials responsible for hiring the killer of Salman Taseer and for allowing him to be a part of the assassinated governor’s security de...

SRI LANKA: Demand from the Webmaster — place.names@yahoo.com for revealing the details of the ‘Colombo Editor’ 

With reference to the earlier statement relating to a publication by A WHO’S WHO OF SOME LTTE ACTIVISTS, OPPONENTS etc., PAST AND PRESENT the AHRC has written to the webmaster to reveal the auth...