FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 021, 2008
AHRC-OLT-022-2008

An Open Letter to the Ministry for Disaster Management and Human
Rights in Sri Lanka.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AHRC-STM-238-2008
September 13, 2008

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights CommissionWORLD/PAKISTAN: UN
mechanisms must intervene in the case of an 11 year-old boy in extended US/Afghan detainment

The Asian Human Rights Commission is concerned to hear from the
United States Department of Justice that an 11-year old boy, and
US-Pakistani Citizen, Mohammed Ahmad, has been illegally detained in
Afghanistan since 17 July 2008, when his mother was allegedly

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AHRC-STM-242-2008
September 18, 2008

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission

WORLD/CAMBODIA: An appreciation of the protest by Prof. Yash Ghai at
the UN HRC session

The protest made by Prof. Yash Ghai in his written statement to the
9th Session of the UN Human Rights Council is an eye-opener. He
speaks of the failure of the Cambodian government to cooperate with
his mandate, and instead rudely insult him. His comments demonstrate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AHRC-STM-217-2008
August 18, 2008

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission

PAKISTAN: The people defeat Pakistan's military dictator, General Musharraf

The Asian Human Rights Commission salutes and congratulates the
people of Pakistan for their resilient and determined struggle to
oust the dictator, General (Ret.) Pervez Musharraf from the post of
president. This completely non-violent struggle of various sections
of society which included lawyers, judges, the ordinary folk, the

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AHRC-STM-239-2008
September 16, 2008

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission

WORLD/PAKISTAN: UN must demand transparency from three states
regarding the ambiguous arrest and detention of Dr Aafia Siddiqui and
her three young children

While welcoming the release of 11-year-old Pakistani-American,
Muhammad Ahmad, from the murky realm of US custody in Afghanistan,
the Asian Human Rights Commission is still waiting for information on

by Carole Reckinger and Sara Gonzalez Devant
Worldpress.org
February 19, 2008

East Timor's president, Jose Ramos-Horta, was shot on Feb. 11 by rebel soldiers in front of his idyllic home on the outskirts of Dili. It appears that he was attacked by a group of renegade soldiers. The president was airlifted to Australia for further treatment, and he has since undergone five operations.

 By Andre Vltchek

It is 4 p.m., January 13, 2008. The main entrance to Pertamina Hospital in South Jakarta, Indonesia, is besieged by dozens of journalists. Almost all of them are local, as the country doesn't attract international media conglomerates, unless there is a deadly landslide, tsunami or airplane crash. Some reporters are placing the lenses of video and photo cameras against the glass of the hospital entrance, hoping to spot at least some action.

by Nofil Shah

A third generation of Vietnamese are suffering deformities caused by US chemical warfare and still Washington refuses to accept responsibility
by Tom Fawthrop

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 21, 2008
ALRC-CWS-07-004-2008

A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre to the 7th session of the Human Rights Council

INDONESIA: Failure to pass appropriate legislation concerning torture, as required by the Convention Against Torture

The failure to criminalize torture