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Dear Friends  Two weeks without food are beginning to pay a toll on Fr. Pallath’s health, but he remains committed to continuing his action until he finds justice. It is difficult to comprehend...

Dear Friends,  We are forwarding you the first updates of Fr Pallath’s hunger strike for justice, provided by EES Calicut. We will keep you updated on this case as the events unfold in coming d...

10 years impunity for Convent well murder of young nun INDIA – Impunity for murder ————————————————...

Support Fr. Pallath’s hunger strike for justice  JESUIT ORDER IN KERALA – Physical assault, slander through gutter press, filing of fabricated criminal cases, denial of right to livelihoo...

A case of gang rape and sexual exploitation against Dalit minor girl INDIA: Caste based discrimination – a distinct case of racial discrimination on the basis of work and descent; right to life ...

A Statement By the Asian Human Rights Commission – AHRC   The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is saddened by the Indian Supreme Court’s judgement on 6 March 2002 against Arundhat...

Dear Friends,  In the aftermath of the savage violence in the Indian state of Gujarat, many of the survivors and families of the victims are in a desperate situation. Most of them are suffering from ...

Dear Friends  For your continued information and attention to this case, we are issuing here three letters that have been sent on behalf of Sister Vanaselvi, who was summarily ejected from her Order ...

On February 7 we released a special joint urgent appeal with People's Watch Tamil Nadu regarding the expulsion of Sr. Vanaselvi from the religious congregation Mother of Sorrows Servants of Mary, base...

We have received astounding news relating to the inhumane treatment and dismissal of a nun by her order. Sister Vanaselvi osm, a woman who has completely devoted her life to the service and upliftment...

We have learned that a meeting addressed by the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights, Mrs. Mary Robinson, with the theme 'Including the Excluded in South Asia', has completely ignored the ...

According to reliable sources in India, a Dalit (meaning "oppressed" - the name now used for those formerly called "Untouchables" in India) woman belonging to the Dasara community of Bellari in the In...

Following is a report of the eminent fact-finding team who investigated one of the atrocities committed against a Dalit (meaning 'oppressed' - the name now used for those foremerly called 'untouchable...

Dear Ms. Robinson RE: CASTE IS STILL KILLING – PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE IT IN WCAR! It is hard to believe that the caste system in India can still be so entrenched that a young couple were publicly ...

In a stark reminder that caste discrimination is still rife in India, a pair of mixed-caste lovers were hanged in public last Monday by their own family members in Alipur village, Muzaffarnagar distri...

Dear Friends Take a minute today or tomorrow to appeal for an end to caste discrimination! We are forwarding the following urgent appeal from the National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights (India). We h...

UA-22-2001 – Police kill adivasis, arrest activist for protesting rape INDIA: Attempted rape with impunity, denial of freedom of assembly, murder by police with impunity, detention under false c...

UA-12-2001: Jesuit Priest abused by his own order – Case of Fr. P.J. Joseph S. J.  INDIA (KERALA) – Physical abuse, unfair dismissal, denial of right to livelihood and right reputation  ...

As issued previously (UA 151/00), Mr. Thuingaleng Muivah (67), General Secretary and chief negotiator of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN), a leader of the Naga indigenous peoples in th...

  Today, March 21, is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. To mark this day, Asian Human Rights Commission is calling for your urgent action, and also sends a solid...