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INDIA: Dalit village head faces constant intimidation due to caste discrimination in Uttar Pradesh

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from its local partner the Peoples’ Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) based in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh s...

SRI LANKA: Government has not yet taken any credible steps to investigate gross abuses of human rights

Amnesty International (AI) in a statement issued on November 17, 2006 has stated that it has “confirmed to the government of Sri Lanka, in response to their request that it is not in a position ...

SRI LANKA: Brutal torture of a man who was wrongly arrested by police officers 

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about the torture of a man who was arrested falsely by police in Seeduwa, Negombo Division, Sri Lanka. The victim was ar...

INDIA: Human rights activist and a victim threatened by police for complaining about a brutal assault by the Border Security Force in West Bengal 

INDIA: Inhuman and cruel assault; threat; intimidation; corruption; impunity; failure of criminal justice system ————————————- D...

SRI LANKA: Arbitrary detention and ill-treatment by the police of a man suffering from mental illness 

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about the arbitrary and illegal detention of a man suffering from mental illness at the Wadduwa police station. His dete...

UPDATE (Pakistan): Mirza Tahir Hussian released 

[RE: UA-339-2006 PAKISTAN: A man deprived of a fair trial faces imminent execution; UP-200-2006: PAKISTAN: Execution of Mirza Tahir Hussian delayed for another two months] ————...

ASIA: Implementation of international human rights norms and standards cannot take place without radical reforms to justice systems

(An advanced study on human rights was held at the Asian Human Rights Commission premises from 6-11 November, 2006) A group of human rights activists met in Hong Kong for an advanced human rights stud...

SRI LANKA: Torture of a 15-year-old boy from Batuwatte by members of the police 

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about the arbitrary and illegal detention and use of death threats and torture against a 15-year-old boy, Chamara Nuwans...

GENERAL APPEAL (Asia): Call for Asian governments to ensure the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at the General Assembly 

Dear Friends, Please find below a self-explanatory call for action from Geneva-based NGO the International Service for Human Rights concerning the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rig...

SRI LANKA: Thoughts of a Sinhalese about some Sinhala habits

The author whose name appears below take full responsibility for the views expressed in this paper.  They are not necessarily the views of the AHRC.  However, the AHRC considers that the point of vi...

UPDATE (India): Uttar Pradesh state human rights cover-up human rights abuse of state officers 

[RE: UP-122-2006: INDIA: District Magistrate orders the arrest of a human rights defender for the second time; UA-156-2006: INDIA: District Magistrate orders the arrest of a human rights defender; ...

INDIA: Woman faces death threats and harassment due to her political affiliation, while police remain inactive 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from its parter MASUM in West Bengal that ruling party leaders in Rojipur village, Hooghly district, have been repeatedl...

SRI LANKA: Only international human rights monitoring can ensure credible inquiries into the death of Nadarajah Raviraj and others

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  AS-284-2006 November 11, 2006 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission  SRI LANKA:  Only international human rights monitoring can ensure credible inquiries into the ...

SRI LANKA: Will it be too late for the arrival of international assistance to monitor gross violations of human rights?

The AHRC notes with shock the further intensification of violence in Sri Lanka with the assassination of a Member of Parliament, Nadarajah Raviraj, belonging to the TNA and the killings of the civilia...

SRI LANKA: Innocent man victimised by illegal arrest and detention due to unlawful police malpractice of misrepresenting suspect’s identity in court 

SRI LANKA: Illegal arrest and detention; poor practice of verifying identify of suspect in court; un-rule of law ————————————- D...

UPDATE (Bangladesh): Court dismissed Santa’s another case against the policemen 

[RE: UP-183-2006: BANGLADESH: Santa’s life is under extreme threat of death now; UP-181-2006:Santa’s family facing harassment by the Wazirpur police in Barisal; UP-114-2006: Safety measures mus...

BANGLADESH: A man arbitrarily arrested and intimidated by the Detective Branch Police of Khulna 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed of the arbitrary arrest of a businessman by the Detective Branch (DB) Police of Khulna district from his house at Paikgachha to...

SRI LANKA: Amnesty International calls for inquiry into attack on displaced civilians 

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Public Statement AI Index: ASA 37/033/2006 (Public) News Service No: 290 8 November 2006 Amnesty International is deeply concerned by reports of the killing today of as many as 6...

PAKISTAN: We demand proper investigation, prosecution & punishment of the murderers of Faraz Ahmed Naveed

We are writing to you today to express our outrage at the total failure of the authorities in Pakistan to investigate, prosecute, try and punish the perpetrators of the brutal revenge killing of a soc...

INDIA: Illegal detention of a commoner is shrouded in allegations of corruption and the fabrication of case records 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you of the illegal detention of 53 year-old Mr. Ashok Kumar Basu Roy at Dum-Dum police station, Kolkata, West Bengal, India on 2...