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[Korean] 아시아: 아시아 의원들, 고문 근절을 위한 방법에 대해 논의하다

아시아: 아시아 의원들, 고문 근절을 위한 방법에 대해 논의하다 (홍콩, 7월 19일, 2012) 여러 아시아국가에서 온 국회의원들이 자국에 만연한 고문 및 가...

[Burmese] ASIA: Asian Parliamentarians to discuss ways for eliminating torture

အာရွ ပါလီမန္ပုဂိၢဳလ္မ်ားႏွင့္ ပက္သက္ၿပီး ညွင္းပန္းႏိွပ္စက္မႈမ်ား အဆံု...

[Sinhalese] ASIA: Asian Parliamentarians to discuss ways for eliminating torture

ආසියානු මානව හිමිකම් කොමිසමේ නිවේදනයයි ආසියාව: වධ හිංසාව මුලිනුපුටා දැමීම ...

[French] ASIE: Des parlementaires asiatiques à la recherche de stratégies pour éliminer la torture

POUR PUBLICATION IMMEDIATE COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE AHRC-PRL-027-2012-FR Communiqué de presse de la Commission asiatique des droits humains (Hong Kong, 19 Juillet 2012) Des parlementaires de différents ...

[Filipino] ASYA: Mga mambabatas sa Asya pag-uusapan ang mga paraan para magtigil ang tortyur

(Hong Kong, Hulyo 20, 2012) Nakatakdang mag-usap sa isang pulong ang mga mambabatas mula sa iba’t ibang bansa sa Asya para pag-usapan ang mga paraan paano matigil ang malawakang praktis ng torty...

[Indonesian bahasa] ASIA: Anggota parlemen Asia mendiskusikan cara untuk menghapus penyiksaan

UNTUK PUBLIKASI SEGERA SIARAN PERS AHRC-PRL-027-2012-ID (Hong Kong, 19 Juli 2012) Anggota parlemen dari berbagai negara di Asia bangga untuk bertemu dan mendiskusikan cara-cara untuk mengakhiri prakti...

ASIA: Asian Parliamentarians to discuss ways for eliminating torture

(Hong Kong, July 19, 2012) Parliamentarians from several Asian countries are poised to meet and discuss ways to end the widespread practice of torture and ill-treatment in their countries. The three d...

PHILIPPINES: Hooded witness testifies on false murder charges

(Hong Kong, July 17, 2012) Five months after a prosecutor dismissed the fabricated murder charges on 72 activists for lack of “probable cause,” one of them spoke to the AHRC in an intervie...

BURMA: Human rights lawyer gets licence back

(Hong Kong, July 19, 2012) A lawyer who had lost his licence for political reasons among 32 on whose behalf the Asian Human Rights Commission has been campaigning since last year has been informed tha...

SRI LANKA: Save Sri Lankan schools and universities

(Hong Kong, July 13, 2012) The AHRC wishes to forward for your attention the important petition:  “Save Sri Lankan Schools and Universities!” http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/save-sri-l...

HONG KONG/PHILIPPINES: “My life was empty when I was in hiding.”

Hong Kong, July 3, 2012 “For over a year, I was in hiding. My life was empty,” said Myrna Reblando as she shared her story to a group of local and international journalists in Hong Kong. M...

WORLD: Torture: Asian and Global Perspectives launched

(Hong Kong, June 28, 2012) The Asian Human Rights Commission wishes to inform that its new initiative, Torture: Asian and Global perspectives, was launched at an event that was jointly organized by t...

HONG KONG/ASIA: Media briefing — Prevention of torture to promote freedom of expression in Asia

(Hong Kong, June 22, 2012) The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) and Centre for Comparative and Public Law (CCPL) at the University of Hong Kong, are inviting journalists for a discussion with form...

HONG KONG/ASIA: Events to mark UN International Day in support of torture victims

(Hong Kong, June 20, 2012) On June 26, to commemorate the United Nations’ International Day in support of victims of torture, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) and Centre for Comparative and ...

ASIA: Torture: Asian Perspectives to be launched on 26 June

(Hong Kong, June 06, 2012) The Asian Human Rights Commission wishes to announce the release of its new bi-monthly magazine, Torture: Asian Perspectives. The first issue will be released on 26 June, o...

SAUDI ARABIA/SRI LANKA: The AHRC writes to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II seeking intervention to save the life of Rizana Nafeek facing the death sentence in Saudi Arabia

(Hong Kong, June 5, 2012) On the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II the Asian Human Rights Commission has sought Her Majesty’s kind intervention to save the life o...

BURMA: Lawyers can get revoked licences back, govt says

(Hong Kong, May 25, 2012) Lawyers and other professionals who have lost their licences for prior involvement in politics can now apply to get them back, according to copies of documents obtained by th...

INDONESIA: Penyangkalan pemerintah di sesi UPR PBB sangat mengecewakan

(Hong Kong/Geneva/Jakarta 23 Mei 2012) Hari ini, rekam jejak penegakan hak asasi manusia (HAM) Indonesia dievaluasi oleh Dewan HAM PBB dalam sesi ke-13 Universal Periodic Review di Jenewa, Swiss. Bebe...

INDONESIA: Government’s denial at UN UPR very disappointing

(Hong Kong/Geneva/Jakarta 23 May 2012) Today, the Indonesia’s human rights record was reviewed by the UN Human Rights Council in the 13th session of the Universal Periodic Review in Geneva, Swit...

SRI LANKA: The Police Torture Epidemic in Sri Lanka — a documentary

(Hong Kong, May 10, 2012) The Asian Human Rights Commission wishes to announce the release of a new documentary entitled: The police torture epidemic in Sri Lanka. Directed filed and edited by Josefin...