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INDIA: Stifle not the whistleblower

AHRC condemns the actions of the Government of India in witch hunting the whistle blowers and activists who dare to speak the truth.

SAUDI ARABIA/SRI LANKA: Death sentence on Rizana Nafeek confirmed

The death sentence of Rizana Nafeek has been confirmed and her case is now before an advisor to his Royal Highness the King who has the power to pardon her.

SRI LANKA: The Day of Commemoration of Forced Disappearances in the country -- 27th October 2010

Hundreds of families of disappeared persons will gather at Raddoluwa Junction at Seeduwa, Sri Lanka at the monument for the disappeared to commemorate the day.

SRI LANKA: Rizana Nafeek -- Death Sentence confirmed

I am writing this to request your intervention to save the life of a young Sri Lankan Muslim girl, a migrant worker who is facing the death sentence in Saudi...

ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCER/ACTIVIST RAY V. MANN GOES TO CAPITAL HILL

Producer/Activist Ray V. Mann is headed to Capital Hill to sit down with his old friend Calif. congresswomen Laura Richardson to push his immigration reform...

SRI LANKA: Extrajudicial killings and custodial deaths must be stopped and investigated

The incidents of extrajudicial killings and custodial deaths in Sri Lanka are now almost a daily occurrence.

PAKISTAN: Prison officials remain unpunished despite torturing inmates by taping their male organs

The Asian Human Rights Commission has received information from the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and other rights groups about brutal form of...

Merrell, Barker, Loakes: All You Want To Wear Is Here

Merrell, Barker, Loakes: All You Want To Wear Is Here

The Road Through Wonderland Surviving John Holmes

Dawn Schiller was only 15-years old when she was courted, raped, drugged, and brainwashed by John Holmes in 1976.

Iraq And Afgan War Veterans Come Home To A Poor Economy And Uncertain Future

A CBS 60-minute program aired today 10/17/10, speaking about the vast number of American soldiers home from foreign wars and finding it difficult to adjust...

Swedish Ambassador Pierre Schori to Address Adelphi University

Adelphi University is pleased to host Pierre Schori, currently a distinguished visiting professor at Adelphi, and a former permanent representative of Sweden...

PAKISTAN: The government wants impunity on its track record of gross violations of human rights

It is diluting the UN ICCPR and CAT by having reservations against many of their provisions.

BURMA/THAILAND: Gunmen allegedly fired upon Burmese factory workers holding a peaceful protest

AHRC received info that Burmese migrant workers in the city of Khon Kaen in north east Thailand, holding a peaceful protest against their employer had...

PHILIPPINES: A politicised, underdog system of justice

AHRC express its deep concern that President Aquino's decision had further subjected the role of the Department of Justice (DoJ) and its attached...

Israel Setting Surprise for Ahmadinejad?

Sources are urging the Israel Government to deal with Ahmadinejad's visit to Southern Lebanon tomorrow.

Israel Setting Surprise for Ahmadinejad?

Sources are urging the Israel Government to deal with Ahmadinejad's visit to Southern Lebanon tomorrow.

SRI LANKA: A man is shot while in the custody of the Mihintale Police

The AHRC has received information that a man was shot by police officers while in the custody of Mihintale Police.

SRI LANKA: A man is shot dead by officers attached to the Pitigala Police Station

The AHRC has received information that a man was shot dead by police officers attached to the Pitigala Police Station on 27 August 2010.

Florida: October is "Guardianship Month"

Florida Governor Charlie Crist has declared October as “Guardianship Month.”

INDONESIA: Indiscriminate shooting by Wamena police results in one dead and two injured

Police in Wamena, Papua killed Ismail Lokobal, fired near fatal shots at Amos Wetipo (which resulted in him slipping into a coma) and Frans Lokobal and...

PHILIPPINES: Soldiers kill four farmers in another 'legitimate encounter' pretext

The AHRC has been informed about the killing of four farmers under the pretext of a 'legitimate encounter' in Mobo, Masbate.

CAMBODIA: Abysmal lawlessness and the powerlessness of the citizens

The first election in post Pol Pot Cambodia was held in May 1993. The new constitution promised a liberal democracy and a system of governance based on the...

SRI LANKA: TISL summoned before CID -- the abuse of the criminal justice process to suppress...

The Asian Human Rights Commission is a regional non-governmental organisation monitoring and lobbying human rights issues in Asia. The Hong Kong-based group...

SRI LANKA: Rattota Police refuse to conduct investigation into a child's abduction

AHRC has received information that a 15 year old school going girl was abducted by the driver of a three wheel but later rescued by passers-by.

SRI LANKA: Street protests against the denial of fair trial

Perhaps for the first time in Sri Lankan history, many people have taken to the streets in the last few days to protest against the abuse of the judicial...

PAKISTAN: The troubled history of domestic violence legislation in the country

For more than a year, Pakistan's Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill has languished in legislative limbo, awaiting political resuscitation.

Talent search ! Footbal, Music, Dance, Theatre, Circus arts, Models... Come to "O teu...

We know how that is difficult to show to the world what we can do! All of us know that behind this big wall there are people that can have too much ore more...

SRI LANKA: A complainant was illegally arrested, detained and tortured by officers of the Ma Oya...

AHRC has received information that a man was illegally arrested by the police officers attached to the Ma Oya Police Post in the district of Polonnaruwa when...

PHILIPPINES: Eleven activists laid with questionable murder complaints

AHRC is deeply concerned over questionable complaints of murder laid against eleven human rights and political activists in Camarines Sur province.

Justice for the Nurse Rape-Victim

The Philippine Nurses Association of the United Kingdom (PNA UK) is deeply concerned about the recent report of the “gang-rape” of a fellow nurse in the...

Peace Day TV coverage if Mahatma's Gandhi's 141st B-Day Concert by Gandhi Tour &...

Peace Day TV (www.peaceday.tv) will stream live on the Internet the Mahatma Gandhi's 141st birthday concert presented by the Gandhi Tour & Music For...

THE BOTH ARE LOGICAL : 100 DAYS JOB IN 365 DAYS = 265 JOB LESS DAYS AND 100 WORKING DAYS

It is possible that people hardly think of it . But a senior citizen of India is speaking differently .According to him ,' Think yourself , is this...

Bullycide: Teenage Gay Suicide

They call it "Bullycide," and together, they have ideas about how to stop it.

Sahrawi Identity Expressed Without Censure in Award-Winning Film

Sandblast and UCL Human Rights Programme to present award-winning documentary 'El Problema' at screening on Thu 7th Oct at UCL, London.

SRI LANKA: A seven year old child gunned down by Maharagama Police

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a seven-year-old child was gunned down by officers attached to the Maharagama Police...

INDONESIA: President ignores parliament while protesters are arrested over major human rights case

On September 28, 2009 the House of Representatives issued several recommendations to the President to bring the perpetrators of the infamous student...

SRI LANKA: A man died in the custody of the Kottawa police

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man has died in the custody of the Kottawa Police.

UPDATE (Philippines): Torture victim's mother talks about her first meeting with him in...

AHRC is sharing with you the interview conducted with the mother of one of the five men we reported to have been tortured and continuously held in detention...

INDIA: Neither a temple nor a mosque will save this country

The elaborate security and precautionary arrangements made by the state and central governments expecting a communal violence in response to the anticipated...

INDIA: Pot calling the kettle black

Accusation and counter accusation will not help to ameliorate the current situation of Kashmiris living on both sides of the border.

UPDATE (Philippines): Human rights defender speaks about the threat on his life in an interview

AHRC would like to share with you the interview it has conducted with Bernardino Patigas, one of the two human rights defenders whom we earlier reported to...

SRI LANKA: A man is shot dead while in the police custody of Special Task Force

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man was shot dead by police officers while in the custody of an officer attached to...

THAILAND: Grave and expanding threat to freedom of expression and human rights in Thailand

AHRC has learned that Ms. Chiranuch Premchaiporn, director of Prachatai online newspaper, was detained by the immigration police at Suvarnabhumi Airport, in...

"EVERYDAY EXILE", NEW NON-PROFIT PROJECT IN INDIA/NEPAL SUPPORTING TIBETAN EXILES

For Immediate Release: US citizen Tammy Winand will return to McleodGanj, Himachal Pradesh, India, capital of the Tibetan government in exile, on October 25...

INDIA: Test of honesty for the country's judiciary or an ode on its demise

The contempt of court proceedings initiated against Advocate Prashant Bushan in the Supreme Court of India for the allegations he made against some of the...

ASIA: WUNRN Presentation on acid attacks

Acid attacks occur with frightening regularity in many countries of Asia.

Human Trafficking Conference Registration Now Open

NORTHWEST CONFERENCE AGAINST TRAFFICKING - JANUARY 14-16, 2011 ~ Portland, Oregon

SRI LANKA: A man is shot dead while in the police custody of Embilipitiya Police

The AHRC has received information that a man was shot dead by police officers while in the custody of an officer attached to the Embilipitiya Police Station.

Kashmir: Peace holds the key to future

One of the features of Indian democracy is that we have elections on every five years after 1947 barring few exceptions. People have opportunity to elect...

INDIA: A driver beaten to death by the Assam police for speeding

The AHRC has received information that the local police in Hailakandi district, Assam state, has beaten to death the driver of a car because he refused to...