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AHRC HUMAN RIGHTS DAY STATEMENT – Effective Remedies Are Ineffective in Asia

AHRC HUMAN RIGHTS DAY STATEMENT Effective Remedies Are Ineffective in Asia Governments Ignore U.N. Human Rights Conventions and Domestic Laws Asian Human Rights Commission December 10, 2002 1. INTRODU...

EARLY WARNING (EAST TIMOR): New State in a ‘State of Emergency’ 

EARLY WARNING (EAST TIMOR): A demonstration by students, which was mishandled by the UN-led police, pushed the country towards a state of emergency. ———————&#...

SOUTH KOREA: Need solidarity action for justice

Dear Friends, The following is a forwarded appeal from the People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD) in Seoul regarding the deaths of two Korean schoolgirls and the ongoing protests...

UPDATE (INDONESIA/ACEH): Young activist found dead after being kidnapped 

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that Mr. Musliadi, 26, a coordinator of KaGEMPAR, a coalition of students and youth groups in West Aceh, was found dead after being kidnapped by si...

SRI LANKA: A young man unable to walk due to torture by police 

SRI LANKA: Widespread practice of torture; inhuman treatment but no justice —————————————————̵...

INDONESIA/ACEH: A young activist in Aceh kidnapped by suspected Indonesian forces

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that a young activist in West Aceh, Mr. Musliadi (26), was kidnapped from his office by six men suspected to be from armed forces on November...

PHILIPPINES: Civilians were physical assaulted and attacked by the army

Dear Friends, The following is a forwarded appeal from Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) regarding cases of physical assault and fire shoot to civilians by the army. According to TFDP, th...

UPDATE (SRI LANKA): Two people tortured to death, another young man tortured by the police of the same police station

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that a 25-year-old man was tortured by the police at the Kirindiwela police station – the same police station where a 70-year-old man, ...

BANGLADESH: OPEARATION CLEAN HEART…? IN BANGLADESH

The Article 11 of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh states that; “The Republic shall be a democracy in which fundamental human rights and freedoms and respect for the...

SRI LANKA: A 70-year-old man tortured to death by police

P. A. Piyadasa of Papiliwela in Veralugampola was arrested by a group of policemen from the Kirindiwela police station at midnight on Nov. 20, 2002, while he was sleeping in his home. In the early mor...

INDIA: Dominant caste raid Dalit village with police protection

On 22 November, we issued an appeal about a Dalit woman who was paraded half-naked to humiliate her into giving up on a land claim (see at http://www.ahrchk.net/ua/mainfile.php/2002/377/). We have rec...

INDIA: Dalit woman tormented and paraded half-naked by a group of people

According to reliable sources, a Dalit woman in Kishanganj in the India state of Bihar was tormented and paraded half-naked by a group of people who wanted to teach a lesson to her family for not givi...

SRI LANKA: A woman tortured by police undergoes surgery

SRI LANKA: The widespread practice of torture; Illegal arrest, torture and fabrication of charges by police —————————————&...

SRI LANKA: A journalist assaulted by police and charges fabricated

SRI LANKA: Assault, fabrication of charges by police, and an attack on freedom of expression ———————————————&#...

UPDATE (SRI LANKA): ‘Tell the truth or you will be killed’ ; State terror flourishes in Sri Lanka

Regarding the special report, 'Torture committed by the police in Sri Lanka' by the Asian Legal Resource Center (ALRC) on October 3, 2002, you can find a comment on the report at the following site; ...

HONG KONG: AHRC Submits Concerns about Proposed Article 23 Legislation to Legco

AHRC Submits Concerns about Proposed Article 23 Legislation to Legco: Article 23 May Diminish Rule of Law and Increase Corrupt Practices The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has grave concerns abo...

UPDATE (SOUTH KOREA): The PTCSD will resume their work for one more year

Regarding our previous appeal (http://www.ahrchk.net/ua/mainfile.php/2002/298/) and update (http://www.ahrchk.net/ua/mainfile.php/2002/319/) about demands to amend the Special Act to Find the Truth on...

SRI LANKA: A man tortured is clubbed to death by prison officers

Mr. Lamahewage Lal Meddagoda (36), a coconut plucker who lived in Seeduwa South, was a father of three children (two daughters and one son). He was arrested by the Seeduwa Police with another person n...

MONGOLIA: Over 50 demonstrators seeking fair private land reform arrested by police

MONGOLIA: Mass arrests; denial of freedom of expression and association ——————————————————&#...

UPDATE (SRI LANKA): Amnesty International (AI) urges the government to stop torture

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that Amnesty International (AI) has issued a press release to urge the government of Sri Lanka to end torture.  In the press release, AI urg...