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INDONESIA: Arbitrary arrest, detention and torture of four persons during the “investigation” into the 28 May-terrorist bombing in Poso, Sulawesi 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (Kontras) and the Institute for the Development of Legal...

INDONESIA: Military Court verdict for torture and killing of Paulus E. Kusvidiyanto is close to impunity; police investigation into the involvement of civilians stalled 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (Kontras) about the torture and murder of Paulus Erwin K...

UPDATE (India): No compensation to family of adivasi, murdered by forest official, despite a four year wait 

[Re: UA- 50 -2005: INDIA: Three and a half year wait for justice for the brutal murder of an Adivasi (tribal person) by a forest official in Gujarat] Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (A...

UPDATE (Indonesia): Police fail to follow up on fact-finding report into Munir case; President does not react to requests for monitoring of the investigation 

(RE: UA-164-2004: INDONESIA: The family receives death threats for demanding an impartial inquiry into the death of Munir; UP-30-2005: Unveiling of suspect in Munir’s death may end further inqui...

UPDATE (Indonesia): Attorney General fails to investigate the gross violations of human rights committed at Trisakti and Semanggi 

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information from sources in Indonesia regarding the killings of demonstrators at Trisakti and Semanggi, Jakarta in 1998/99 (...

INDONESIA: Attorney general must take up responsibility to prosecute criminals in Indonesia

The last decade has seen numerous gross human rights violations in Indonesia that have been widely reported by local activists as well as international groups. Of particular concern has been the lack ...

INDONESIA: The government’s willingness to implement the Convention against Torture is questionable

Torture is an extraordinary crime. The perpetrators of acts of torture have been recognised as hostis humanis generis , enemies of all humankind. Therefore, all states must ensure that the prevention...

ASIA: Governments of Asia obliged to respond to rising popular sentiment against torture

Protests against the use of torture by law enforcement agencies are becoming more widespread in countries throughout Asia. These are emanating from a growing popular sentiment against torture as an ab...

UPDATE (Indonesia): Mandate of fact-finding team into Munir’s murder should be extended and made more effective 

(RE: UA-164-2004: INDONESIA: The family receives death threats for demanding an impartial inquiry into the death of Munir; UP-30-2005: Unveiling of suspect in Munir’s death may end further inqui...

ASIA: Forensic science an integral part of effective criminal investigations to prevent human rights abuses in Asia

From May 12 to 14, 2005 the Asian Human Rights Commission held a consultation in Hong Kong with a group of forensic and legal professionals to discuss the interplay between forensic science and human ...

UPDATE (Indonesia): State intelligence officers delay Munir investigation 

Dear friends, According to updated information received by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), the Indonesian police have named two further suspects in the death of human rights activist Munir. ...

INDIA: Police’s deliberate inaction in a murder case despite court directives 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from MASUM, a human rights organisation in West Bengal, about the complete disregard for a court orders by the Beldanga ...

UPDATE (Indonesia): Unveiling of suspect in Munir’s death may end further inquiries 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the arrest of Garuda pilot Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, in relation to the death of human rights activist Mu...

INDONESIA: List of items urgently needed in Indonesia/Aceh to deal with tsunami aftermath

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission is sharing information it has about items urgently needed for the people affected by the tsunami in Indonesia/Aceh. Prompt foreign aid is required to as...

INDONESIA: Speedy and better coordination of relief work by the Indonesian Government could help Aceh recover

Asian Human Rights Commission is deeply concerned by reports of delays in aid distribution in Indonesia, especially in the worst hit region of Aceh. Since the tsunamis hit Sumatra and Aceh, there has ...

INDONESIA: lndonesian government must not hesitate to grant access to all disaster-affected areas

People along the Indian Ocean coastline are beginning recovery efforts after a giant tidal wave swept their shores on 26 December 2004. Hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of people, are today ver...

The tsunamis’ aftermath: Need for urgent responses

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) shares the grief of those faced with one of the worst natural catastrophes of recent times by way of the tsunamis that devastated several countries such as Ind...

UPDATE (Indonesia): 19 protesters still being detained while no action taken against the police officers responsible for the Bojong shooting

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information regarding the Bojong shooting in Indonesia, where police officers opened fire at demonstrators. The AHRC is conc...

INDONESIA: Police Officers shot live bullets to the protesters in Bojong Village, Kelapanunggal District

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that six persons have been seriously injured with a number of women and children receiving minor injuries in Bojong Vill...

Collapsed rule of law buries the foundations of human rights: The AHRC International Human Rights Day Statement 2004

As we commemorate International Human Rights Day on December 10, 2004, the state of human rights in most countries of Asia is very bleak. Without serious efforts to defend these principles, life in a ...