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Since the Witness and Victim Protection Law was enacted in 2006, little progress has been made regarding witness and victim protection because of a lack of political will. Therefore, the judicial syst...

A Wife’s Challenge SRI LANKA HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH (February 13, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) If there was coup attempt arrest me also, Sarath Fonseka’s wife, Anoma, challenged the authorities. Speakin...

Press Release issued by the Lawyers for Democracy (LfD) Lawyers for Democracy (LfD), a body of lawyers representing over 300 lawyers around the country, committed to democratic values, are deeply conc...

(Hong Kong, February 18, 2010) Necta Montes, the niece of Dr. Alex Montes, speaks of her uncle’s compassion of helping poor patients during a demonstration at the Philippine Consulate today. Ale...

(Hong Kong, February 18, 2010) “Since the Witness and Victim Protection Law was enacted in 2006, little progress has been made regarding witness and victim protection because of a lack of politi...

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received news that a human rights defender who was released from jail in September is facing a new criminal trial under the same charges. S...

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that police in Kandy have failed to adequately investigate an unprovoked attack on a young man in Madalkelle.  CASE DETAILS:  Acc...

Even some analysts supporting the president have stated that the arrest of the common candidate for the opposition, Sarath Fonseka, was unwise. They have said that this action will create unfavourable...

For immediate release: Kolkata, February 16, 2010 The Eighth Kolkata Group Workshop, chaired by Professor Amartya Sen, was held in Kolkata, India on February 15-16, 2010. The theme this year was Elimi...

For Immediate Release Bhopal 13 February, 2010 Can the Centre grant 11,000 crores more to Sardar Sarovar Project in violation of law, justice and environmental sustainability measures? Conspiracy to b...

Working Group on Justice for Peace 002/2010 16 February 2010 Public Statement A call for a halt in the use of GT200  The Working Group on Justice for Peace (WGJP) has been calling for the Thai govern...

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is calling for a legitimate investigation into the trafficking of a 14-year-old girl in Jaitpura, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. We have learned that...

Dear friends,  Amnesty International, supported by other civil society organisations such as the Advocacy Forum Nepal, is beginning an international campaign today to call for justice in the infamous...

Ostensibly the crisis is the elevation of chief justice for the Lahore High Court in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the elevation of the next senior most judge Justice Saquib Nasir, as acting Chief Ju...

Basil Fernando The voice of Manorani Saravanamuttu was heard loudly during the last decade of the twentieth century, protesting strongly against disappearances in Sri Lanka. The voice of Sandya Ekanal...

The Sri Lankan President, Mahinda Rajapakse, has begun his second term in office. The system of governance in which he works is one that falls clearly outside constitutionalism. The basic principle un...

Basil Fernando During the last week, three women have tried to speak to their nation about the tragedy each of them faced. One is Sandya Eknaliyagoda, the wife of Prageeth Ekanaliyagoda, the disappear...

Aitzaz Ahsan The prominent jurist and former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan, Mr. Aitzaz Ahsan, was interviewed by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the subject of the Ja...

A Secret Trial before a Kangaroo Tribunal Why is the Sri Lankan government avoiding the country’s courts? (February 10, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) The case against Sarath Fonseka, the common candid...

E01/02/2010 CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT ATTACKS ON PEACEFUL PROTEST “…all parties that have hitherto shared in government must share in some measure the responsibility for these despicable tende...