http://www.humanrights.asia http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.humanrights.asia/++resource++ahrc.theme.images/AHRCLogo.jpg http://www.humanrights.asia http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/images Wed, 26 May 2010 09:15:00 +0200 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/images http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-01-2000 AS-01-2000Will the perpetrators of violence be brought to justice? An AHRC Statement on Recent General Election, 2000, in Sri Lanka The violence during the election this time has been acknowledged, and even the final results from 23 polling centres have been annulled by the commissioner of elections. In addition, the judgement of overall fairness has been challenged by one major ... Fri, 13 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-01-2000 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-02-2000 AS-02-2000Asian Human Rights Commission - AHRC Statement on Human Rights Day, December 10, 2000 The Asian Human Rights Commission is pleased to witness growing awareness of human rights in Asia this Human Rights Day, December 10, 2000. Regrettably, burgeoning demands for recognition of human rights in the region have not lead to corresponding growth in implementation: throughout ... Sun, 10 Dec 2000 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-02-2000 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-05-2001 With the Speaker of the House deciding to place the impeachment motion before a select committee and reject the order of the Supreme Court to the contrary, on one hand, and with the government losing its majority in Parliament due to the withdrawal of its coalition partner, the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), on the other, an unprecedented political situation has broken out in the ... Thu, 21 Jun 2001 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-05-2001 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-06-2001 AHRC HUMAN RIGHTS STATEMENT AS-06-2001 26th June 2001 (This statement is also available in Chinese and Korean, Please check your attachment) UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL DAY IN SUPPORT OF VICTIMS OF TORTURE Invest Money to eradicate Torture; Mere talk is just hypocrisy! Perhaps, the only day that really reflects the reality of Asia is this day which ... Tue, 26 Jun 2001 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-06-2001 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-09-2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IT IS EASIER TO MAKE THIS PLANET A HAPPY PLACE TO LIVE THAN TO FLEE TO ANOTHER PLANET TO ESCAPE DEADLY VIRUSES by Basil Fernando, Asian Human Rights Commission A well-known British biologist has stated that the chances of humankind surviving this millennium are very doubtful since a deadly virus that may ... Wed, 24 Oct 2001 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-09-2001 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-10-2001 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Commemoration of "Thirteen years ago my son, who was 22 years old, left home telling me he would return in 15 minutes or so. He never did. We are still waiting. We know he will not come, but we are still waiting," said a 57-year-old father who joined the commemoration of Disappearances Day for the ... Thu, 01 Nov 2001 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-10-2001 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-02-2002 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Asian Human Rights Commission takes the opportunity of Australia Day 2002 to congratulate Dr Aamer Sultan on his recent special commendation by the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. In recognising Dr Sultan for his work among asylum seekers at Sydney¡¦s Villawood Detention Centre, where he ... Sat, 26 Jan 2002 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-02-2002 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-06-2002 05 April 2002 ALRC Media Release / ALRC Statement AS-06-2002 The International Launching of the Bi-monthly –- article 2 The international launch of the article 2 was successfully held on the 3 April 2002 at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland on the occasion of the 58th Session of the Commission on Human Rights. The event was attended by a number of ... Fri, 05 Apr 2002 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-06-2002 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-07-2002 Today, Pakistan's military leader General Pervez Musharraf mocked the nation and the international community by holding a referendum as to whether he could remain as the Head of State for another five years. This is an absolute abuse ... Tue, 30 Apr 2002 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-07-2002 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-01-2003 AHRC STATEMENT / MEDIA RELEASE January 15, 2003 AS-01-2003MR-01-2003 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 reply to its January 11 cover story, "Is torture ever justified?" The opinion column from that edition is ... Wed, 15 Jan 2003 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-01-2003 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-02-2003 04 February 2003 AS-02-2003 The total destruction of the Thai embassy and businesses in Phnom Penh on January 29, widely reported by the international media, does not come as a surprise to anyone who has worked on the Cambodian justice system since the elections of 1993 under the UN Transitional Authority for Cambodia (UNTAC). These events reveal that there has not been even an inch of ... Tue, 04 Feb 2003 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-02-2003 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-04-2003 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission - AHRCThe Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has carefully studied the complaint of torture made by Anthony Michael Emmanuel Fernando on 16 February 2003 and the previous contempt of court case against him.We reproduce below the full judgement (Ref: S.C.(F/F) No. 55/2003 or 6 February 2003) of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka on the contempt of ... Sat, 22 Feb 2003 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-04-2003 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-06-2003 In the addendum to his 2003 report to the UN Commission on Human Rights, the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Mr. Dato' Param Cumaraswamy stated that he continues to be concerned over the allegations of misconduct on the part of the Chief Justice [of Sri Lanka] Sarah Silva, the latest being the proceedings filed against him and the Judicial Service ... Thu, 03 Apr 2003 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-06-2003 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-07-2003 HONG KONG, Friday, April 4, 2003: The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today awarded a torture victim a record amount in compensation. In the case of Gerald Perera, who was tortured by a group of police of the Wattala station on June 3, 2002, the Court awarded 800,000 Rupees cash, and full medical costs. Mr Perera's medical costs exceed the amount awarded in cash. The applicant in this case was W R ... Fri, 04 Apr 2003 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AS-07-2003