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The AHRC is publishing its 2009 annual human rights report on Sri Lanka. A pre-publication version of the report can be downloaded at: http://material.ahrchk.net/hrreport/2009/AHRC-SPR-009-2009-Sri-L...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from the Reporters Without Borders. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ——&#...

Basnet is repatriated by the UN from his posting in Chad as the UN is informed about a pending arrest warrant against the officer from a court in Nepal. While the government of Nepal is expected to ar...

(Hong Kong, December 11, 2009) The Muslim-Christian Community of Hong Kong (MCC-HK) is once more getting together at Chater Road on Sunday, December 13, 2009, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The MCC-HK ...

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received the information that Baduraliya Police have illegally arrested and detained a rubber tapper, and fabricated charges against him by...

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received the information that Galle police have refused to register a mother’s complaint about suspicions that her 24-year-old daught...

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that four young men have been illegally arrested, detained and tortured by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officials because of a...

The AHRC is publishing its 2009 annual human rights report on India. A pre-publication version of the report can be downloaded at: http://material.ahrchk.net/hrreport/2009/AHRC-SPR-003-2009-India-HRR...

On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day 2009, the AHRC has published its annual report on the situation of human rights in Indonesia. The report highlights the problem of ongoing torture...

The transition of Nepal from an absolute monarchy to a federal, democratic republic has claimed the lives of at least a few thousand persons. Several hundred women and men lost their life by participa...

The AHRC is publishing its 2009 annual human rights report on Bangladesh. A pre-publication version of the report can be downloaded at: http://material.ahrchk.net/hrreport/2009/AHRC-SPR-001-2009-Bang...

After the country’s democracy was restored 23 years ago, the days where the police and military were ruling over the civilian authority were deeply felt again, most notably by the citizens of Ma...

The AHRC will soon publish an annual report on Pakistan for 2009. A prepublication report of the version can be down loaded at: http://material.ahrchk.net/hrreport/2009/AHRC-SPR-006-2009-Pakistan-HRR...

in Pakistan, but, this time, there is no rumbling of tanks on the streets of Islamabad. Instead, it seems the military is using a new strategy for regime change in Pakistan, one that will have adverse...

A Statement by the UN High Commissioner from the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of Human Rights Day 2009 ASIA: Statement by the UN High Commissioner The concept of non-discrimination li...

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Headquarters for the enactment of the legislation on the provision of temporary housing for the displaced in Seoungdong-gu. The...

On the 10th of December Human Rights Day is celebrated the world over. It reminds us of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, which symbolized the start of an era based on...

We, the people from India and different parts of the world concerned with the protection of human and environmental rights, have learned that 2006 onwards POSCO TJ Park Prize has been awarding an indi...

(Hong Kong, December 9, 2009) The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) today launched an online petition to call upon the members of the Philippine Congress to revoke a proclamation which placed the p...

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Right Commission (AHRC) has been informed that the Indonesian police shot at, arrested and intimidated peasants who were protesting against the alleged illegal occupati...