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Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Azad Kashmir region of Pakistan, that Mr. Asim Zakir, a young man who was previously arrested by the Inter Serv...

The arrest of the printer of a poster and the holding of his family members to force him to surrender indicates the type of suppression that will be extended to all political activities now within the...

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Steering Committee of Net Working for Rights (NfR) — Sri Lanka. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ——...

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

Today, the 9th September, Sri Lankans woke up to a country which has changed politically in its character and in its legal system. With the passing of the 18th Amendment Sri Lanka has abandoned libera...

Today in an emailed letter I received from a friend there was this sentence: “Sometimes, I feel that when institutions die, it’s even worse than people dying.” This is a profound ref...

A Press Release from Mr. Abbas Butt Chairman, Kashmir National Party forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) (September 9, 2010) Kashmir National Party leaders Abbas Butt and Dr Shabir C...

A Statement from the Steering group of the Right to Food Campaign forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission The Right to Food Campaign is shocked at the Prime Minister’s statement made to t...

Dear Friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you that the five men, whom the police arbitrarily arrested in San Fernando, Pampanga, had been tortured while in police custo...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the shameful act allegedly by the officials of notorious intelligence agencies and the Elite Force, a law enfo...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that the Sri Lankan Navy arrested a civilian and later handed him over to officers of the Maravila Police Station. They ...

The 8th September will mark the end of an historical period and begin that of a dark dictatorship   Today, the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka will be passed by a fast-track-proce...

The Asian Human Rights Commission has closely followed the case of Phyo Wai Aung, who is the sole person detained and accused in connection with blasts on 15 April 2010 in Rangoon that killed 10 peopl...

*Avinash Pandey     Britain, in a major victory for the movement against caste based discrimination and atrocities, can soon declare caste prejudice unlawful under laws against racial discri...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a mother and her six month old child are currently facing food and health insecurity caused by bonded labour. The f...

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

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that police officers attached to the Ganemulla Police Station have illegally arrested, detained and tortured a civilian....

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you about the killing of three brothers, one of whom was a minor, on the pretext of a ‘legitimate encounter’. The po...

(Hong Kong, September 8, 2010) YouTube video (in Sinhala): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMnIfBLiSGM   What are the philosophical legal fallacies involved in the 18th Amendment? What will be the n...

On September 8 (tomorrow) the government will move 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which is to be voted on that day itself to remove the constitutional limitation of two terms on the president and...