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(Hong Kong, November 24, 2010) To all Honourable Ambassadors and Consul Generals Serving In Saudi Arabia I am making this appeal on behalf of the Asian Human Rights Commission to request your kind i...
The AHRC wishes to express the deepest sympathies to the people of Cambodia in the aftermath of the Bon Om Touk festival stampede that this Monday night left at least 375 dead and 755 injured accordin...
Assassination of a torture victim and the death of criminal justice in Sri Lanka On the 22nd November 2004 at 11:30 am, Gerald Perera, a torture victim who was to give evidence in the High Court of Ne...
Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement of resignation from Ms. Kyung-Ran MOON, former standing commissioner of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea. Asian Human Right...
While there are countless allegations of rape and sexual abuse of women and young children within the civil society, the high numbers are not reflected in the number of cases reported. The trauma and ...
Many places nationwide have been designated for redevelopment. The redevelopment plan has been made in order for the government to induce investment from companies. Once a place is designated for rede...
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has obtained a copy of an Investigation Report released by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) regional office III, exonerating soldiers who were accused of...
Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement of resignation from Mr. Nam-Young YOU, Standing Commissioner of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea. Asian Human Rights Commis...
Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Steering group of the Right to Food Campaign. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement...
Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from the Sri Lanka guardian, written by Suriay Wikremasinghe. See the AHRC’s urgent appeal on Rizana Nafeek here. Asian Human Right...
Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Indo-Asian News Service (IANS). Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement from the Indo...
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) welcomes the report that Ms Leila De Lima, secretary of the Department of Justice (DoJ), has “pointed on the importance of having a unified penitentiar...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from Samaj Chetna Adhikar Manch regarding eight malnourished children of the Kol tribe in the Rewa district. Since 2009 ...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that gross violations of labour laws, retrenchment and coercive methods against the workers were witnessed in Pakistan T...
The Asian Human Rights Commission urges the government of Sri Lanka to immediately enable the family of Rizana Nafeek to travel to Riyadh to participate in the proceedings of Rizana’s case. It i...
The Asian Human Rights Commission offers its warmest and sincere congratulations to Ms. Asma Jahangir on the announcement that Pakistan’s leading human rights defender has been named as this yea...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that the regional office of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Cotabato City, has recommended the release of “immedi...
An Open Letter to the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for Human Rights by the Asian Human Rights Commission Rosslyn Noonan Chairperson International Coordinating C...
The Asian Human Rights Commission shares the excitement felt worldwide at the release of Burma’s unrivalled symbol of democracy and hope for the future, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and at her first public...
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