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A Joint Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission and CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) and CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation are extremely alarmed by the decision of the government to arbitrarily revoke the registration of Odhikar, a leading human rights organisation in Bangladesh. This move is […]
A Joint Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC ) and CIVICUS Jakarta, 4 March 2022) CIVICUS, a global civil society alliance, and Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) are gravely concerned by the ongoing prosecution of human rights defender Victor Yeimo. He has been arbitrarily detained for speaking up against the serious human rights […]
A Joint Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission, Amnesty International, Forum Asia, Asian Network for Free Elections, Capital Punishment Justice Project, CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Human Rights Watch, International Federation for Human Rights, Robert F. Kennedy for Human Rights, The Advocates for Human Rights, and World Organisation Against Torture Role of Rapid […]
A Joint Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission, Amnesty International, Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network, Asian Network for Free Elections, Capital Punishment Justice Project, CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Eleos Justice, International Federation for Human Rights, Forum-Asia, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, World Organisation Against Torture Bangladesh authorities must end the harassment of Adilur […]
A joint press release by the Asian Human Rights organizations and undersigned groups of victims, national and international organizations, commemorating the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances (30 August 2021), and calling on the Government of Nepal to undertake immediate steps to address the core concerns of the families of the victims of […]
A Joint Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission, Human Rights Watch, and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Center Rights Groups Urge Action on Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearance The Bangladesh government has repeatedly denied involvement in hundreds of enforced disappearances of activists, critics, and opposition members, and has taken no steps to investigate them, Human […]
A Joint Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission and 55 national and international organizations On the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (26 June), victims’ groups and associations and national and international human rights organizations call upon the Government of Nepal to immediately establish an independent mechanism to effectively […]
A Joint Statement by the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Asian Human Rights Commission, Asian Network for Free Elections, CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Human Rights Watch, Eleos Justice-Monash University, International Federation for Human Rights, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Center, and World Organisation Against Torture Rights […]
A Joint Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission and 44 national and international organizations On the occasion of the International Week of the Disappeared 2021, we, the undersigned human rights organizations and victims’ associations of Nepal reaffirm our position to the government of Nepal to undertake immediate steps towards a reawakening of the stalled […]
A Joint Statement by the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Asian Human Rights Commission, Asian Network for Free Elections, Committee to Protect Journalists, Eleos Justice – Monash University, Human Rights Watch, International Federation for Human Rights, and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Center The Bangladesh government’s increasingly violent […]
A Joint Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission, Amnesty International, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Asian Human Rights Commission Asian Network for Free Elections, Capital Punishment Justice Project, World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Eleos Justice – Monash University, International Federation for Human Rights, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Asian Federation Against Involuntary […]
A Joint Statement by the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances, Asian Human Rights Commission, Asian Network for Free Elections, Capital Punishment Justice Project, Eleos Justice – Monash University, Families of Victims of Involuntary Disappearance, Human Rights Watch, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Center, and World Organisation Against Torture International Community Should Stand with Victims of […]
The Bangladeshi authorities must end their escalating crackdown on human rights, and respect and protect people’s rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Bangladesh to curb protesters demanding justice for writer Mushtaq Ahmed’s death in prison on 25 February, the nine undersigned human rights organizations said in a joint statement today. Ahmed, 53, […]
A Joint Statement* by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) and the 1965 Murder Victims Research Foundation (YPKP 65) Negara belum serius menuntaskan kasus–kasus pelanggaran HAM Berat masa lalu. Ini berimplikasi pada ketidakpastian hidup korban. Khusus untuk tragedi 1965, sudah lebih dari empat dasawarsa mengambang. Padahal menurut banyak sumber, kurang lebih dari 3.000.000 (tiga juta) […]
A Joint Statement by the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Asian Human Rights Commission, Eleos Justice, Human Rights Watch, International Federation for Human Rights, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Center, and the World Organisation Against Torture (New York, February 5, 2021) – The United Nations should use its meetings with senior Bangladeshi military officials next […]
Di tulisan artikel saya ini, saya mau menjelaskan apa yang saya tau apa yang saya lihat dan apa yang saya amati selama ini. Masyarakat sipil di Papua ini ibaratnya seperti Bola pimpong, vola kaki dan Volly, Dilempar sini dilempar sana, nasip masyarakat Papua tidak Jelas, siapapun dia yang akan ketemu di pinggir hutan rumah juga […]
South China Morning Post Bernice Chan Published: 8:15am, 8 May, 2019 Hong Kong student volunteers present weekly video news programme showing oppression and state brutality across Asia Just Asia’s producer and cameraman, journalist Amila Sampath, is frustrated by channel’s low viewership but says: if we don’t do something for victims who will? A Pakistani man […]
Dr. Rakhshinda Perveen Dowry-related violence, a serious problem that affects the lives of millions of Pakistani girls and women, and their children, is not seen as a wounding tradition even by the educated ones, and even if they are against the custom, very few dare to protest against it. Media, too, often endorses lavish wedding […]
Reaffirm the power of culture over the culture of power – Edward Said. It is a great honour to be invited to participate and speak at the Asian Human Rights Charter Workshop here at Gwangju, South Korea. A heartfelt thank you to Mr. Basil Fernando & Mr. Bijo Francis of AHRC, Hong Kong and Mr. […]
An article byDr.GaffarPeang-Meth published by the Asian Human Rights Commission It’s good to return to the webpages of the Asian Human Rights Commission. For the last several months it has been my honor—and a real learning experience—to work with award-winning filmmaker, Ellen Grant, Director of Media Services at Evergreen State College, to finalize her documentary […]
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