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SRI LANKA: A call for rebellion against the scheme of injustice

The above statement from young Hirunika Premachandra reflects the sheer hopelessness of lawyers today in the face of a criminal justice system which has lost...

NEPAL: Don't reduce transitional justice to a whitewashing exercise

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to express its deep concern at the latest developments in the establishment of transitional justice...

NHRC issues ordered to investigate the incident of physical attacked on human rights lawyer in...

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Bangladesh has been issued an order to investigate the incident of physical assault on Advocate Shahanur Islam.

SRI LANKA: An update on the disappearance case of Prageeth Eknaligoda

The Court case in relation to the disappearance of Journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda was taken up for hearing at the Appeals Court in Colombo on April 24.

INDIA: BSF torture yet another person in West Bengal

(AHRC) has received information from MASUM, concerning the case of torture by the Border Security Force of an innocent person in Ramnarayanpur village of...

SRI LANKA: Use of state violence to suppress peaceful conversation on political matters --...

Ms. Attigalla, within hours of her release, gave a detailed account of her abduction, interrogation and subsequent release.

BANGLADESH: Disappearance will never stop unless impunity is ended

Enforced disappearance has become a matter of everyday life, as torture is inevitable in the hands of the law enforcement agencies.

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SRI LANKA: Key witness of a fundamental rights violation case is killed by the Wadduwa Police

A key witness in a fundamental rights case filed against the Office-in-Charge of the Wadduwa Police Station was illegally arrested and was later killed while...

INDONESIA: An atheist on trial for religious defamation in Padang, West Sumatra

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the arrest and trial of Alexander Aan, a 31-year-old civil servant in Padang,...

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The expectations from today's generation of footwear extend to much beyond this and they are looking for style, versatility, durability, cost...

Nobel Peace Prize Nominee and “Pink Pagoda” Author, Dr. Jim Garrow, Rescues China's Baby...

In The Pink Pagoda, Dr. James Garrow, PhD., shares “The REALLY, Real, Deal” about his personal involvement in helping rescue more than 36,000 Chinese...

SRI LANKA: More answers than questions

I recall my experience some time ago at the University of Peradeniya, where I had an interview for the newspaper I was working with at that time.

Canada Crime Bill C10 hunger striker questions Parliament’s "silent treatment"

Ottawa activist and blogger, on hunger strike since March 14, is still to receive the Parliament of Canada's response to his five demends.

INDIA: Government's Trojan

The presidential reference made under article 143 (1) of the constitution to the Supreme Court has to be viewed with extreme suspicion.

SRI LANKA: Lalith Kumar Weeraju and Kugan Murugan kept in detention

The Asian Human Rights Commission, as well as other human rights organisations have kept up a constant vigil on Lalith Kumar Weeraju and Kugan Murugan who...

KONY 2012: Famous For All the Wrong Reasons

The new mini-film KONY 2012 has been gaining some considerable attention as of late, but most likely it is not the kind of attention it's filmmaker,...

Makerere University Ignores Ethical Violations of it's Employees

Makerere University, has ignored many complaints raised by its studstudents regarding the unethical conduct of it's lecturers or employees.

INDIA: Breastfeeding a scarecrow

So many are the instances where women from the northeast are molested, raped and abused in the national capital each year.

Life Motivation Quotes About Life

there is a teenager named Clark, who will watch the circus one night with his father. On arriving at the pendant, Clark and his father queue behind a throng...

Stand up Against Slavery Paddles Wolf River for Operation Broken Silence

Stand up against slavery is paddling the Wolf River to raise awareness for Operation Broken Silence which helps bring attention to social injustice and...

PAKISTAN: How many more soldiers need to die before India and Pakistan create a Siachen Glaciar...

Some of the harshest weather conditions in the world may be experienced on the Siachen Glaciers and it is this very location that two of the bitterest...

SRI LANKA: The government's abduction industry exposed

The Asian Human Rights Commission calls upon the government to appoint a high level inquiry into the abduction of Mr. Gunarathnam and Ms. Attigala and also...

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PAKISTAN: How many more Kamrans need to die in the quest for education?

The Asian Human Rights Commission has received the very sad news that a young student set himself on fire for want of a new school uniform in Shabquadar,...

the official meeting between the leaderships of the World Federation of Trade Unions

Today Wednesday April 4, 2012, the official meeting between the leaderships of the World Federation of Trade Unions and the General Trade Union of Public...

PAKISTAN: In a hate campaign against the Ahmadis the police tortured to death an innocent school...

His captors stood on either side making sure he could not escape the torment.

SOUTH KOREA: Strong support to those who are struggling for freedom of the media

From the history of the media in South Korea, the government of the military dictatorship controlled media as well as newspapers and instructed them as to...

SRI LANKA: MR and HR

A new chapter of politics is emerging in Sri Lanka after the UN resolution adopted at the 19th session of the UNHRC in Geneva.

SRI LANKA: A sorry state of affairs -- illegal arrests and detention

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has issued several hundred urgent appeal cases over the past decade regarding illegal arrests and arbitrary...

NEPAL: Loopholes in transitional justice bills will put the victims at risk

We concern the scrapping of the provision prohibiting amnesty for human rights violations in the Bills establishing the Truth & Reconciliation Commission...

Free Your Mind from Worry about Your Company Responsibility

Free Your Mind from Worry about Your Company Responsibility in Client’s Compensation Claim, Employees Accident Claim and Property Loss by Using Public...

Clinical Psychologist Accused of Traumatizing Her Students

A clinical psychology lecturer from one of Africa's top 10 Universities, has been accused of traumatizing her student, while teaching him how to use the...

SOUTH KOREA: Korean style of 'Watergate Scandal'?

After the case of Mr. Kim Jong-Ik, a victim of illegal surveillance by the Prime Minister's Office and exposure by a former official of the Office, more...

PHILIPPINES: The importance of arresting retired general Jovito Palparan Jr.

In the streets of Metro Manila, it is common to see photographs or posters of missing persons posted on walls and electricity poles, with details of the...

INDONESIA/USA: Groups urge U.S. not to sell attack helicopters to Indonesia

A Press Release from the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) jointly signed by 89 other organisations.

SOUTH KOREA: Two rights defenders facing legal suppression

2 activists, Mr. Song Kyung-Dong, & Mr. Jeong Jin-Woo, a member of the progressive party, who suggested the peaceful assembly for solidarity in support...

INDIA: BSF murders four teenagers and assault their parents for complaining

The gruesome murder of four teenagers by the Border Security Force at Harudanga Mini BSF Border Outpost Camp, near Golpak (a rivulet of Padma) situated at...

PAKISTAN: A year of unjust and impunity for the murderer of two Fisherfolk activists

The Fisherfolk community in Pakistan is considered the poorest of the poor, dwelling in slum settlements along the 1129 kilometres coastline with no basic...

INDONESIA: Land dispute led to indiscriminate shooting against villagers in Mesuji

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding indiscriminate shooting by police officers against local villagers on 10 November...

SOUTH KOREA: Reasons why the country has failed to eradicate corruption

Due to increasing international concerns over corruption, well established systems in the developed countries often become a model for other countries to adopt.

PAKISTAN: Police tortured a young man in custody for extracting confessional statement on murder...

(AHRC) has received information that a young man was seriously tortured by the police of City Bhalwal, Sargodha, Punjab Province, and was forced to confess...

World War III: Will You Survive or Be Culled?

World War III coming after war in Iran. Will you survive or be culled by the United States of America fascist police state in cahoots with the world...

PHILIPPINES: Fabricated murder cases on a labour lawyer and other activists dismissed

AHRC is pleased to inform you that fabricated murder charges filed against a labour leader & other activists have been dismissed on grounds of merit by...

INDONESIA: Police shoot and injure five farmers in Riau during land rights protests

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding police shooting at farmers on 2 February 2012 in Rokan Hulu regency, Riau Province.

FACE Africa Celebrates World Water Day and Launches New Liberia Initiative

March 22 Gala event tremendous success for clean water and women's empowerment non-profit making NYC debut

Churchill's Secret Enemy New Evidence about Winston Churchill's battle with British...

British Writer Jonathan Pile has discovered new evidence of MI5 collusion in secret negotiations with Nazi Germany and plots to topple Winston Churchill...