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STATEMENT:Police failure to investigate unprovoked attack against Advocate Shahanur Islam,...

On the August 24, GHRD’s local observer and human rights defender, Advocate Shahanur Islam, was subjected to an unprovoked physical assault in Dhaka,...

PAKISTAN: Members of Shia community were under attack while the military forces look on

Members of 1 of the largest sects of Islam, the Shiaite community, came under attack from militant Islamic org. which, in the past had the patronage of...

SRI LANKA: Yet another man is extrajudicially killed in broad day light by the police

Mr. Sanchiarachchige Thushara of Keselwatte, Pitakotuwa in the Colombo District was extrajudicially killed by police officers in broad daylight on 8...

SRI LANKA: A new book: Gyges' Ring -- The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka by Basil Fernando

The Asian Human Rights Commission announces the publication of a new book, Gyges' Ring -- The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka by Basil Fernando.

NEPAL: Dialogue with the Prime Minister must make accountability and justice its cornerstone

An Open Letter from the Asian Human Rights Commission to Ban Ki-Moon, General Secretary of the United Nations.

NEPAL: Dialogue with the Prime Minister must make accountability and justice its cornerstone

An Open Letter from the Asian Human Rights Commission to the President of the United States of America

Yukos Oil Company Wins Major Ruling From The European Court of Human Rights

After seven years' careful consideration the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) today ruled that YUKOS Oil Company was denied a fair trial in...

First book out on Hindutva terrorism

A New Delhi publisher has just brought out “Godse’s Children - Hindutva Terror in India”, the first book on Hindutva terror. Authored by the veteran...

PAKISTAN: The AHRC appeals to the international community and humanitarian organizations to...

AHRC urges the world community and the international donors to help the more than eight million flood affected people from Sindh province who are under...

NEPAL: Government should ensure the food security of 42 Gandharva families by providing land...

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that government officials visited the Gandharva community in June to conduct investigations into...

PAKISTAN: The government should engage with the President of China for the commutation of the...

There are only two days remaining before the execution of Zahid Hussain Shah, a Pakistani, who was sentenced to death on charges of drug smuggling in the...

TRUTH ABOUT GARDASIL CHALLENGES BIOETHICIST TO FIND CAUSE OF MYSTERY ILLNESS IN GARDASIL®...

Group of activists extend challenge to Bioethicist, Dr.Art Caplan, the same man who challenged Michelle Bachmann to provide proof of Gardasil® injury claim.

Open Letter to the Pope - 7 reasons not to come to Germany

The political climate of Germany, a Catholic stronghold, is fundamentally changing as the legitimacy of a religious leader being treated as a head of state...

INDIA: Demoralised police force is a security threat

The recent bomb blast near the Delhi High Court has once again revived the debate regarding crime control and law and order in India. Acts of violence in all...

SRI LANKA: Former Navy sailor was found drowned under police custody

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man was drowned by police officers while in their custody.

PAKISTAN: Devastating floods and the criminal negligence of the authorities

Ongoing flooding due to monsoon rains has inundated the entirety of the Sindh province causing billions of Rupees in damage and the loss of crops alone is...

INDONESIA: Manokwari court sentences two Papuan activists in flawed trial

The Manokwari district court in West Papua has sentenced two peaceful activists to seven and a half months and two years imprisonment respectively.

NEPAL: Plan to withdraw criminal cases is a serious blow to the rule of law

AHRC wishes to express its concern regarding the Attorney General of Nepal's recent announcement that the govt is preparing to go ahead with its plan to...

SRI LANKA/JORDAN: Sri Lankan migrant woman imprisoned in Jordan due to inadequate legal assistance

Ms. Kande Shriyani (33) of Sri Darmadara Mawatha, Godaudawatha, Hegoda, Rathgama in the district of Galle migrated to Jordan on 6 September 2006.

CHINA/PAKISTAN: Appeal to commute the death sentence of a Pakistani citizen in the Peoples...

AHRC has received information that a Pakistani businessman will be executed on Sept. 21 on the charges of smuggling drugs into China. The death sentence and...

PHILIPPINES: AHRC welcomes prosecution for torture of policemen in torture video

AHRC welcomes the decision of the Department of Justice (DoJ) after its investigation to prosecute the policemen seen in a torture video in August 2010 for...

SAUDI ARABIA/PHILIPPINES: Falsely charged domestic worker convicted in trial in absentia

AHRC writes to inform you that a Filipina domestic worker, who was falsely charged for theft, was convicted in trial in absentia.

Groubal.com Champions Consumer Voice

Online consumer advocate platform encourages conversations between consumers and companies to create awareness and initiate change

ISDIP Co-Sponsors the 4th GOLD Symposium in Tokyo

ISDIP is proud to co-sponsor the upcoming Global Organization for Leadership and Diversity (GOLD) symposium, “Turning Strategy into Action Though 3Cs:...

INDIA: Three persons abducted by West Bengal police and reported missing

We received information from Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM) concerning the abduction by the West Bengal state police of three persons from west...

PHILIPPINES: Tortured boy temporarily released to his parent's custody

Asraf Jamiri Musa, a student who was tortured inside a military camp and charged with illegal possession of explosives after evidence was planted on him, has...

Investment Banker Dawn Robinson Reveals Her Step By Step 9/11 Story On Radio !

No one who knows more than Dawn is alive to tell you how it really was to bearly survive a collapsing skyscraper, called Twin Tower II.

SRI LANKA: An innocent man is detained for more than three years without being charged

Mr. Yogarasa Shashheran (22) a resident of Kilinochchi District has been detained in Welikada Remand Prison without being charged for more than 3 years.

PAKISTAN: A man is missing for the second time along with his nephew after being abducted by the...

a man who was kept in army detention centers for more than nine months after his abduction by secret agencies and the Frontier Corp (FC) was again abducted,...

The AHRC and RCT launches the Asian Alliance against Torture and Ill-Treatment (AAATI)

The Asian Human Rights Commission is happy to announce the launching of the Asian Alliance against Torture and Ill-Treatment (AAATI).

PHILIPPINES: Soldiers torture a man and set him on fire

AHRC informs you that the soldiers tortured a member of an indigenous minority whom they falsely accused of being a member of an illegal armed group and set...

BANGLADESH: Government food subsidy fails to reach the poor due to corruption

Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) program aiming to ensuring food security of the poor in Gaibandha district failed to reach the actual beneficiary.

Dr. Homoud Applauded HH Sheikha Mozah for her tireless efforts towards promoting Literacy

Dr. Naseer Homoud, Foreign Affairs Advisor of Arab Non- Violence Society and Honorary Member of Arab Youth Media Forum observed International Day of Literacy

INDIA: Condemn the bomb blast in Delhi

AHRC condemns the irresponsible and criminal act of exploding a bomb near gate number five of the Delhi High Court. It is reported that the explosion...

INDIA: Arbitrary detention, torture and enforced disappearance in Nagaland

Information received on the case of arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance of a person from the indigenous community in Imphal, Manipur.

PHILIPPINES: An armed village chief and his men assaulted a tricycle driver

AHRC writes to inform you that an armed village chief and his men severely assaulted a tricycle driver whom they wrongly accused of attempting to escape...

SRI LANKA: A former air force officer rapes a ten-year-old girl

A former air force officer has raped a ten-year-old girl when she accompanied her mother as she was preparing a school for the coming term.

Ten Years Later, An Independent Investigation of 9/11 is Needed

9/11 Truth Film Festival at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland & the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco on Sept. 8th and 11th, 2011, presents evidence that a...

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko Wrongfully Imprisoned

Two days ago Eugenia Carr, daughter of the former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, gave an interview in which she discusses the circumstances...

INDIA: Report on Sardar Sarovar Dam Project affected villages in Alirajpur district, Madhya...

AHRC introduces the latest report released by Vikas Samvad, based in Bophal, Madhya Pradesh on the Sardar Sarovar Dam Project affected villages in Alirajpur...

While many Bosnian Muslims flocked to the nearest mosque

The tradition of Islam in Bosnia is also strongly influenced by the Sufi brotherhoods, a mystical tradition in Islam known for its tolerance

INDONESIA: Medical workers criminally charged for protests over their income

The Jayapura regional police in West Papua have charged 8 medical workers with incitement & objectionable acts following their peaceful protest against...

INDIA: Post Master misappropriates wages of villagers in Orissa

30 villagers engaged in road construction from February 2011 onward under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) did not...

Vancouver Man Wins Wrongful Conviction Award

Supreme Court of Canada acquittal of Vancouver man's wrongful conviction sets a key precedent: lawyer

PAKISTAN: The law minister of Gilgit-Baltistan produces fake FIR to still the protests against...

The police opened fire on protesters when they were protesting against the government for not doing justice in the disbursement of compensation due.

SRI LANKA: Innocent villagers illegally arrested, tortured and charged with fabricated charges

Around 150 men from Navanthurai, a village in the Jaffna District in N. Province, were illegally arrested & detained in an operation conducted by the Sri...

PAKISTAN: Three children are on daily hunger strike demanding the recovery of their mother who...

Three children have been on a token hunger strike for more than 50 days for the recovery of their mother who was abducted by the henchmen of a tribal chief...

INDIA: Action must follow the report discovering mass graves in north Kashmir

AHRC appreciates the efforts taken by the State Human Rights Commission of Jammu and Kashmir in conducting an enquiry and filing a report concerning the mass...

INDIA: Who has the right to judge?

There is surely nothing wrong in demanding an end to the reign of corruption.

INDIA: What will follow the law?

Given the primacy of combating corruption to breathe life into the concept of democracy, the anti-corruption movement in India is indeed the country's...