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PHILIPPINES: Poor farm family harassed and detained by fabricated charges 

PHILIPPINES: Harassment, illegal arrest and detention conspired with landlord and the police ———————————————&#...

UPDATE (BHUTAN/NEPAL/INDIA/UNHCR): Bhutanese refugees to go on hunger strike in all camps 

Dear Friends, We are sending you the following development of refugee crisis in Nepal. The hunger strike (Dharna) that began in one the verified camp of Khudunabari on Jan. 7, continues into its 21st ...

UPDATE (SRI LANKA): OMCT sent open letter regarding the eviction of 168 families to the president of Sri Lanka 

Dear Friends, We are forwarding you the following open letter to the president of Sri Lanka from the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) regarding the eviction of 168 families. In the open lette...

PHILIPPINES: Six farmers shot – one fatally – by shooting incident with alleged police involvement

Dear Friends, The following is a forwarded appeal from Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDF) regarding a shooting incident in the city of Panabo on Mindanao Island in the Philippines on Jan. ...

SRI LANKA: Two separate torture cases of two young boys aged 15 and 17 by the police 

SRI LANKA: Widespread practice of torture; cruel and inhumane treatment and torture by the police ——————————————R...

UPDATE (BHUTAN/NEPAL/INDIA/UNHCR): Hunger strike is going on; Need your support

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) would like to inform you regarding the recent developments of the Bhutanese Refugees’ indefinite Dharna (means hunger strike) that began on 7 January 200...

SRI LANKA: 168 families evicted from their land and deprived of livelihood 

SRI LANKA: Denial of land right; Loss of land and deprivation of livelihood —————————————————̵...

TORTURE AND CYANIDE: A RESPONSE TO : IS TORTURE EVER JUSTIFIED

TORTURE AND CYANIDE: A RESPONSE TO “IS TORTURE EVER JUSTIFIED” — Basil Fernando, AHRC Note: The following letter, dated 14 January 2003, was written to the Economist magazine in repl...

BANGLADESH: Troops granted pardon despite gross human rights violations 

BANGLADESH: State crime: mass arrests and torture by the army, but impunity —————————————————̵...

INDONESIA/ACEH: Acehnese civilians shot and seriously injured by attack by Indonesian armed forces

Dear Friends, The following is a forwarded appeal from the Commission for Disappearances and Victims of Violence in Aceh (KONTRAS-ACEH) regarding the attack of Indonesian troops on Jan. 9, 2003, again...

UPDATE (SRI LANKA): Missing young man is found and produced before a magistrate 

Regarding our previous appeal on the case of missing after 8 days of illegal detention in police custody in Sri Lanka (see at http://www.ahrchk.net/ua/mainfile.php/2003/394/), the Asian Human Rights C...

BURMA: 400 sleeping Karen villagers attacked by Burmese troops

Dear Friends, For your attention, we are forwarding you the following appeal from the Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) in Hong Kong, regarding the Burmese troops’ attack against the Karen (o...

SRI LANKA: A young man is missing after 8 days of illegal detention in police custody 

SRI LANKA: Widespread practice of torture; the case of arbitrary arrest, detention and missing ———————————————...

UPDATE (BHUTAN/NEPAL/INDIA/UNHCR): Bhutanese refuges start indefinite hunger strike 

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that more than 100,000 Bhutanese refugees in Nepal have decided to go on an indefinite hunger strike beginning today (Jan. 7) in order to dem...

SRI LANKA: Serious injuries caused to a 40-year-old man due to assault by police using a T-56 firearm 

SRI LANKA: Widespread practice of torture; another case of brutal assault by the police ————————————————...

UPDATE (SRI LANKA): Initial investigation of men tortured to death transferred to the CID for further inquiries 

Regarding our previous appeal and update on the case of two people tortured to death at the same police station in Sri Lanka (see http://www.ahrchk.net/ua/mainfile.php/2002/379/ and http://www.ahrchk....

BHUTAN/NEPAL/INDIA/UNHCR: No activity to verify the status of Bhutanese refugee in Nepal 

BHUTAN/NEPAL/INDIA/UNHCR: Denial of the right to refugee; Political maneuvering, stagnation and human rights violations ———————————...

SRI LANKA: The National Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka Has Used Its Powers to Bite the Victims and Not the Perpetrators

ASIAN CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM 2002 – The Session on National Human Rights Commissions (December 10, 2002) National Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka; A Disappointing Institution The Sri Lankan Co...

HONG KONG: Proposal to enact national security law raises serious concerns 

HONG KONG: Fundamental human rights at risk; threat to freedom of expression, association, peaceful assembly and the press ———————————...

HUMAN RIGHTS DAY STATEMENT: Governments Ignore U.N. Human Rights Conventions and Domestic Laws 

Dear Friends, On the occasion of International Human Rights Day (Dec. 10), the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has released a statement entitled “Effective Remedies Are Ineffective in Asia:...