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INDIA: Can there be a partially honest judiciary? 

The simmering debate between three senior judges in India, involving the suspect in a criminal case and a former Union Minister from Tamilnadu state, Mr. A. Raja, and his alleged attempt to influence ...

BURMA: Man disappears after dispute with government official

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received details of a case of a man who disappeared after a dispute with a government official in the east of the country. Although the case ...

PAKISTAN: Citizens charter for post floods rebuilding and reform agenda 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Pakistan Institute of Labour and Research (PILER). Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Stat...

PHILIPPINES: Withdrawal of charges against the Morong 43 must not prevent them from prosecuting their torturers 

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned about the possible implications of President Benigno Aquino III’s order of December 10, 2010 to the Department of Justice (DoJ) instr...

BURMA: Death of a prisoner from a curable disease is due to neglect by prison authorities 

According to a media report, the human rights defender monk, U Nemainda, who had been suffered from a curable skin disease for over a month died in the Mawlemyaing prison on December 8. His death is b...

INDIA: 10 questions to Chidambaram on Manipur 

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) appreciates the effort taken by the Home Minister of India in undertaking a visit to Manipur. Manipur is one of the states in India with a poor human rights re...

PAKISTAN: A doctor is arrested on a blasphemy charge after the protest of multi-national companies 

The misuse of the blasphemy laws is not restricted only with the fundamentalist Muslim groups or leaders but is being misused by multinational pharmaceutical companies as well. They take advantage of ...

THAILAND: The disappearance of a person and the disappearance of a criminal case 

Over six-and-a-half years after police abducted and presumably killed human rights lawyer Somchai Neelaphaijit, no one has yet been punished. The one police officer among five accused who was found gu...

BAHRAIN: Government to ratify the Enforced Disappearance Convention 

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

SAUDI ARABIA/SRI LANKA: Prayers at three Mosques in Galle and the signing of a petition to save Rizana Nafeek 

Prayers were held in three Mosques in Galle for saving the life of Rizana Nafeek. Those who attended the prayers also signed a petition addressed to the King of Saudi Arabia for her pardon. A Campaign...

PAKISTAN: Appeal for international intervention in Balochistan 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following open letter from Baloch Human Rights Council (UK). Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ——-...

PHILIPPINES: ‘Morong 43’ case–exposes a prosecution system directly under political control 

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) welcomes with reservations President Benigno Aquino III’s order to withdraw the charges against 43 health workers, collectively known as ‘Morong 43...

PAKISTAN: Institutionalized discrimination against religious minorities 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from The Huffington Post, written by Rebecca Buckwalterpoza. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An arti...

ASIA: Human Rights Day: Speak up stop caste discrimination 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from International Dalit Solidarity Network. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement from Inte...

CAMBODIA: Cambodian Civil Society Congratulates the 62nd Anniversary of Human Rights Day 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from a group of Cambodian NGOs on the 62nd anniversary of the Human Rights Day. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ——&#...

SAUDI ARABIA/SRI LANKA: Remember Rizana Nafeek on Human Rights Day 2010

(Hong Kong, December 10, 2010) The Asian Human Rights Commission wishes to draw your attention to Rizana Nafeek, the Sri Lankan maid, who has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia. On the Human Righ...

PHILIPPINES: Institutionalized violations of rights due to a perverted system of justice 

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of the Human Rights Day The State of Human Rights in the Philippines 2010 report: http://www.humanrights.asia/resources/hrreport/2010/A...

PAKISTAN: Human Rights Day – Government cleverly dodges criticisms of international community on civil and political rights 

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of the Human Rights Day 2010 Government cleverly dodges criticisms of international community on civil and political rights The State o...

INDIA: The banality of it all and the inability to mourn 

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of the Human Rights Day 2010 The allegations of corruption involving a former Union Minister, some corporate entities, the judges of th...

CAMBODIA: Human Rights Day – Abysmal lawlessness and the powerlessness of the citizens

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of the Human Rights Day   The State of Human Rights in Cambodia 2010 report: http://www.humanrights.asia/resources/hrreport/2010/...