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UPDATE (SRI LANKA): Updates on the four cases of torture

Dear Friends, We are sending you herewith the following updates on the four cases of torture from Sri Lanka. Unfortunately, none of these four cases has been investigated and the officers who have all...

UPDATE (INDIA): Who scuttled their desire to re-consider the decision?

The coming to light of two revealing letters provide ample evidence to the fact that the Kerala Jesuits not only veered around to the conclusion that Fr. Pallath's dismissal was indeed \"flawed - juri...

UPDATE (INDIA): A letter to the Jesuit superior general

We would like to send you a copy of letter sent by Basil Fernando to the Jesuit superior general in Rome regarding Fr. Pallath¡¯s hunger strike.

UPDATE (INDIA): Jesuit authorities make mockery of negotiations

Despite the failure of the 5-hour marathon talks he initiated, the Police Commissioner of Calicut Mr. Sanjeev Patjoshi spent a good another 2 hours today exclusively with Fr. Pallath trying persuade h...

UPDATE (INDIA): An appeal from Medha Patkar

Fr. Pallath¡¯s hunger strike has entered its 38th day today, with no tangible move by the Jesuit authorities to settle the issue. To the growing number of prominent citizens demanding that justice b...

SRI LANKA: A Young Man Under Life-Support System After Tortured by Eight Police Officers

Victim: Waragodamudalige Gerald Mervin Perera (39)  AHRC is alarmed by the torture of Waragodamudalige Gerald Mervin Perera, 39, father of 2 children, by eight police officers at the Wattala Police S...

SRI LANKA: Gross human rights violence against woman – Arbitrary arrest, sexual abuses and torture by police

UA-22-2002: Torture case of Herat Pathirannehelage Nandani Sriyalatha Heart in Sri Lanka SRI LANKA: Gross human rights violence against woman – Arbitrary arrest, sexual abuses and torture by pol...

UPDATE (INDIA): Letter from the regional secretary in the Jesuit, AHRC’s reply and more updates

(RE: UA/16/2002 – Support Fr. Pallath’s hunger strike for justice – 06 May 2002) UPDATE (INDIA): Letter from the regional secretary in the Jesuit, AHRC’s reply and more updates...

UPDATE (INDIA): Need your support for Fr. Pallth’s struggle

31st DAY OF THE HUNGER STRIKE PLEASE VISIT THE JESUIT HOUSES IN YOUR COUNTRY IF YOU CAN NOT WRITE TO THEM For your action, we are sending you the following latest updates on Fr. Pallath¡¯s hunger st...

UPDATE (SRI LANKA): Kandana Police OIC uses thugs to intimidate the victim’s family; thugs threaten to assassinate victim’s grandfather

Dear Friends  Following is an URGENT update on the case of Mr. Lalith Rajapakse, a torture victim in Sri Lanka. Following letter has been sent by the AHRC to the National Human Rights Commission of S...

UPDATE (INDIA): The latest updates – AHRC visited the Jesuit house in HK and more

UPDATE (INDIA): The latest updates – AHRC visited the Jesuit house in HK and more ————————————————...

UPDATE (INDIA): Fr. Pallath was arrested and forcibly shifted to hospital

Dear Friends,  Following is the latest update on Fr. Pallath’s hunger strike. He was arrested and forcibly shifted to the Calicut Medical College hospital today.  We are urging you once again ...

UPDATE (INDIA): Priests and Nuns in Kerala Demonstrate in Support of Fr. Pallath despite Pressure from Local Jesuit Authorities

RE: UA/16/2002 – Support Fr. Pallath’s hunger strike for justice – 06 May 2002) UPDATE (INDIA): Priests and Nuns in Kerala Demonstrate in Support of Fr. Pallath despite Pressure from...

UPDATE (INDIA): 26th Day of Indefinite Hunger Strike by Fr. Pallath

(RE: UA/16/2002 – Support Fr. Pallath’s hunger strike for justice – 06 May 2002) UPDATE (INDIA): 26th Day of Indefinite Hunger Strike by Fr. Pallath ————̵...

INDIA: 26th Day of Hunger Strike by Fr. Pallath J. Joseph in India; AHRC Calls for Action to Save the Life of a Jesuit Priest

As the hunger strike of Fr. Pallath J. Joseph now enters its 26th day, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) calls for vigils to be held before all Jesuit houses all over the world urging the Jesui...

KASHMIR (INDIA/PAKISTAN): Clouds of war and killing of innocent civilians across the Line of Control (LOC) in Kashmir

Clouds of war and killing of innocent civilians across the Line of Control (LOC) in Kashmir KASHMIR (INDIA/PAKISTAN): Gross human rights violations – Stop the cross-border shelling and need of U...

SRI LANKA: Reports of Criminals in Sri Lankan Police Stations Working as Police Officers

The Asian Human Rights Commission wrote to Mr. John Amaratunga, Minister of Interior Ministry of Interior, Colombo, Sri Lanka today (3rd June 2002) on persons who are alleged criminals who continue to...

UPDATE (SRI LANKA): Vicious cases of torture by police but no action and punishment

Dear Friends,  Regarding our previous urgent appeal on the torture case of Mr. Lalith Rajapakse (Re: UA-18/2002, http://www.ahrchk.net/ua/mainfile.php/2002/240/), we are forwarding you a copy of a le...

UPDATE (SRI LANKA): Torture by police – No investigation and punishment

Dear Friends,  Regarding the torture case of Mr. Greesha de Silva (Previous appeal has spelled as Grissa) in Sri Lanka, We are sending you the medical report in this case.  No inquiry has yet starte...

SRI LANKA: Torture resulting in loss of the use of both hands

SRI LANKA: Frequent and cruel tortures by the police – Urging actions to prevent torture and implement the law with participation of UN Agencies ———————...