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2006 AHRC in News
 
WORLD: Asian Human Rights Commission condemns the execution of Saddam Hussein [Samar News] - 2006-12-31


WORLD: Asian body condemns Saddam execution [Telugu Portal / India eNews / RxPG News / IndianMuslims / New Kerala] - 2006-12-31


PHILIPPINES: Arroyo-US Low Intensity State Terrorism [Al-Jazeerah / People's Voice / CounterCurrents] - 2006-12-28


ASIA: AHRC report slams Asia’s human rights record for 2006 [Pakistan Link] - 2006-12-23


ASIA: AHRC report slams Asia’s human rights record for 2006 [Daily Times] - 2006-12-23


PHILIPPINES: Asian Rights Body says Arroyo Gov’t Can’t Deliver Justice to Victims [Bulatlat] - 2006-12-23


PHILIPPINES: International Reactions Fail to Stop Killings and Disappearances [Bulatlat] - 2006-12-23


ASIA: Human rights body paints grim picture of Asia [The Daily Star] - 2006-12-23


ASIA: Report paints grim picture of Asian rights abuses [Zee News] - 2006-12-22


ASIA: Right to life abused in Asia in 2006 [Scotsman / Hemelhempstead / Gulf Times / Brunei Times] - 2006-12-22


SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka: Failure of governance and destruction of democracy [Tamil Sydney] - 2006-12-18


SRI LANKA: CBK’s UNESCO post at stake [The Nation / LankaEverything ] - 2006-12-17


Pakistan: Major seminary celebrates golden jubilee, as rector reflects on challenges facing it [Indian Catholic] - 2006-12-16


BURMA: Burma and the ICRC: a people at risk [Open Democracy] - 2006-12-15


PAKISTAN: The Great Tragedy!!! [Pak Tribune] - 2006-12-15


THAILAND: Counting the deadly cost [South China Morning Post] - 2006-12-14


THAILAND: Asian Rights Group Urges Action on Mosque Massacre in Thailand [Irrawaddy News] - 2006-12-14


THAILAND: Media loses bark after Thaksin hunt [Independent Online] - 2006-12-14


THAILAND: Thai army generals wag local media [CNN] - 2006-12-13


PAKISTAN: Dr. Safdar Sarki and Mr. Asif Baladi awarded UNA-NCA Human Rights Community Award 2006 [Pakistan Christian] - 2006-12-13


PHILIPPINES: Gunmen kill human rights lawyer, driver [Sun Star Network] - 2006-12-13


PHILIPPINES: Human rights lawyer, driver shot dead in Sorsogon [INQ7] - 2006-12-12


SRI LANKA: People's right to information: The strongest tool to fight corruption [Daily Mirror] - 2006-12-12


THAILAND: Thailand Sees Biggest Demo Since Sept 19 Coup [Bernama] - 2006-12-10


PAKISTAN: The disappeared [The News] - 2006-12-09


ASIA:Flawed judicial system obstacle to human rights in Asia [OneWorld South Asia] - 2006-12-07


SRI LANKA: Transparency International commemorates Int'l Anti Corruption Day [Daily News] - 2006-12-07


PAKISTAN: 4,000 people have simply disappeared: HRCP [The News] - 2006-12-07


PAKISTAN: 140,000 people to be displaced by PR and CDGK: AHRC [Daily Times] - 2006-12-06


PAKISTAN: AHRC criticises railways plan to demolish 20,000 houses [The Nation] - 2006-12-06


CAMBODIA: Cambodia Set for Oil and Gas Development Bonanza [World Politics Watch] - 2006-12-04


PAKISTAN: More than 400 Activists Arrested in Balochistan [PEJ News] - 2006-11-30


SRI LANKA: Concern ries over human rights abuses in Sri Lanka [TamileelamNews] - 2006-11-30


SRI LANKA: UNESCO senior advisor asks president to ban book critical of her conduct as former president [IFEX] - 2006-11-29


CAMBODIA: Hun Sen's Hand in Genocide Trial Delays? [Inter Press Service] - 2006-11-28


ASIA: Gone without a trace [South China Moning Post] - 2006-11-26


INDIA: Featured Article: Britain saves but Indian Govt ruins Hinduism [SiberNews] - 2006-11-26


SRI LANKA: FMM reports CBK to UNESCO [TamilCanadian] - 2006-11-24


PHILIPPINES: Forced disappearances an ignored malaise in Philippines [Khaleej Times / Monster and Critics] - 2006-11-24


PHILIPPINES: HK group says RP gov’t can’t protect people [INQ7] - 2006-11-21


PHILIPPINES: "Stop the killings now!" marchers in Hong Kong demand [SamarNews] - 2006-11-20


SRI LANKA: The Need of the Hour in the North and East of Sri-Lanka [TamilCanadian / SiberNews] - 2006-11-20


SRI LANKA: Sri Lankan military, Tamil rebels exchange mortars, gunfire in the volatile east [International Herald Tribune] - 2006-11-19


PAKISTAN: Briton released from death row celebrates ‘gift of freedom’ [SundayHerald] - 2006-11-19


PHILIPPINES: PHILIPPINES: Arroyo under new media challenge [AsiaMedia] - 2006-11-18


PAKISTAN: Freed death row prisoner back home [ManchesterEveningNews / TorontoDailynews / 24Dash] - 2006-11-18


PHILIPPINES: RIGHTS-PHILIPPINES: MNCs Join Calls to End Extra-judicial Executions [InterPressNews] - 2006-11-18


SRI LANKA: Tamil employee of Scotland-based demining group abducted [The Hindu / LankaEverything / The Scotsman / SiberNews] - 2006-11-17


PHILIPPINES: Concerted attack on human rights groups must be strongly resisted [SamarNews] - 2006-11-17


ASIA: Radical reforms to judiciary an indispensable for realising human rights: AHRC [OneWorldSouthAsia] - 2006-11-17


PHILIPPINES: Canadian rights team arrives to probe killings [INQ7] - 2006-11-17


PHILIPPINES: GMA washes hands on killings, blames radical groups [The Daily Tribune] - 2006-11-17


PHILIPPINES: AFP move against AI uncalled for ?RP envoy [The Daily Tribune] - 2006-11-16


PHILIPPINES: Asian rights group condemns RP political killings [ABC&CBN] - 2006-11-16


PHILIPPINES: Manila eyes rogue troopers in killings [Gulf Times] - 2006-11-16


SRI LANKA: Intensified violence shocks AHRC [SiberNews] - 2006-11-16


PAKISTAN: A 'state' ploy to protect killers [The News] - 2006-11-15


SRI LANKA: Deceptive commitments, talks and peace process [TamilNews] - 2006-11-13


SRI LANKA: Colombo's Law, order machinery collapsing- Rights Groups [TamilNet] - 2006-11-11


SRI LANKA: Will it be too late for the arrival of international assistance to monitor gross violations of human rights? [ReliefWeb / SiberNews] - 2006-11-10


PHILIPPINES: Philippine human rights concerns registered with State Department, embassy [Episcopal Church News] - 2006-11-09


SRI LANKA: Army tries to force tamil press into self-censorship [Reporters werNithout Borders / SiberNews] - 2006-11-09


NEPAL: AHRC welcomes the historic agreement between the SPA and Maoists, but cautions on the issue of impunity [ReliefWeb / HREA] - 2006-11-08


SRI LANKA: Police chief accuses media of publishing false information; Reuters journalist threatened by soldiers; Minister accuses BBC of supporting rebels [IFEX] - 2006-11-08


PAKISTAN: In memory of a youthful broadcaster [International TheNews] - 2006-11-08


PAKISTAN: Living in a state of denial [GulfNews] - 2006-11-08


SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka appoints panel to probe alleged rights violations [LankaEverything] - 2006-11-07


BANGLADESH: Hunger strike for six years in the land of Gandhi [The NewNation] - 2006-11-07


THAILAND: Thai attorney confirms Tak Bai releases after bloody weekend [The RawStory] - 2006-11-06


THAILAND: Somchai's wife urges brake on warrants [Bangkok Post] - 2006-11-05


SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka plans new probe of abductions; invites international observers [International Herald Tribune] - 2006-11-05


PHILIPPINES: Despite Election of Philippines to 2 UN Bodies: No Exoneration of Bleak Human Rights Record [Bulatlat / Davaotoday] - 2006-11-04


THAILAND: Thailand drops cases against 92 Muslim protesters [WashingtonPost / Reuters AlertNet / Reuters UK / Reuters India / JURIST / Garowe] - 2006-11-03


SRILANKA: Relatives of missing Tamil civilians protest in Sri Lankan capital [LankaEverything / International Herald Tribune] - 2006-11-01


SRI LANKA: Please do not compare our poltical leaders to incomparables Ms. Kim Soo-A [LankaWeb] - 2006-10-31


PHILIPPINE: An Urgent Appeal to the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) of the Lelio Basso International Foundation for the Rights and Liberation of People (Foundation) [Bulatlat] - 2006-10-31


SRI LANKA: Commemorating day of the disappeared in Sri Lanka [Tamil Week] - 2006-10-31


SRI LANKA: Asian Human Rights Commission objects Ex- Sri Lanka President's appointment at UNESCO [Colombopage] - 2006-10-27


THAILAND: Muslim cleric killed in south [SperoNews] - 2006-10-27


SRILANKA: Peace talks - Will both parties agree to international human rights monitoring at the peace talks in Geneva? [Reliefweb] - 2006-10-26


PHILIPPINES: Female detainee's health worsening [INQ7] - 2006-10-26


THAILAND: Two years on, no justice for Tak Bai [BangkokPost / Monsters and Critics / The Brunei Times] - 2006-10-25


PHILIPPINES/SOUTH KOREA: Victims of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines commemorated by Korean musicians in Hong Kong [SamarNews] - 2006-10-24


THAILAND: Nothing good can ever come of it [SCMP] - 2006-10-23


CAMBODIA: Cambodia's AFEC wants UNTAC law on criminal disinformation abolished [SEAPA] - 2006-10-20


NEPAL: Featured Article: No tears for burnt karsevaks as tears for Afjal now [SiberNews] - 2006-10-17


PHILIPPINES: Protect clerics with death threats -- AHRC [Peoples Journal] - 2006-10-16


THAILAND: Foreign diplomats urge swift return to democracy in Thailand [Channel NewsAsia / YahooNews] - 2006-10-13


PAKISTAN: Revival of union activities demanded [The News] - 2006-10-12


THAILAND: Writing another Thai Constitution amounts to writing a fiction one more time – A human rights group castigates Coup leaders [AsianTribune] - 2006-10-10


SRILANKA: Tamils disappear in Colombo [SiberNews] - 2006-10-07


PHILIPPINES: Human rights groups urge entry of UN special rapporteurs to investigate political killings and HR violations in the country [SamarNews] - 2006-10-07


THAILAND: Teenagers' deaths investigated [Bangkok Post] - 2006-10-07


THAILAND: Human Rights organization urges Superior Courts in Thailand to declare power grab and interim constitution illegal [Asian Tribune] - 2006-10-07


THAILAND: Coup Masters Ban Community Radio [Inter Press Service / RedOrbit] - 2006-10-06


INDIA: Human Rights Defenders Released in Manipur, India; Indigenous People Around World Demand Justice for Illegal Arrest and Torture of the Two Men [Huntingtonnews] - 2006-10-05


CAMBODIA: Time for Tangible Progress Instead of Empty Promises [Human Rights Watch Press Release / Herold Doan and Associates / BBC News / IFEX / Scoop] - 2006-10-04


PHILIPPINES: Asian rights council says Ramento killing political [INQ7] - 2006-10-04


THAILAND: Thai coup leaders exposed of their political duplicity [Asian Tribune] - 2006-10-04


THAILAND: Letter to the editor: Coup in Thailand [The Times] - 2006-10-03


UN: Runners for Kofi Annan's job [BBC NEWS] - 2006-10-02


PAKISTAN: Media in Pak continue to witness harassment, intimidation [PakTribune] - 2006-10-02


THAILAND: Thai junta readies to install new PM [BakuTODAY / ChannelNewsAsia] - 2006-09-30


THAILAND: World: Protests against coup in Korea & Thailand [SiberNews] - 2006-09-30


SRILANKA: SL state shows "complete disregard" for human rights obligations - AHRC [TamilNet / Siber News] - 2006-09-30


THAILAND: Rights group demands release of foursome [The Nation] - 2006-09-30


THAILAND: WITNESS - Caught up in Thailand's courteous coup [Malaysia Star / Reuters India / The Standard] - 2006-09-29


SRILANKA: Fears grow over Tamil abductions [BBC NEWS] - 2006-09-27


THAILAND: Calm only apparent in the generals’ Thailand [AsiaNews / Spero News] - 2006-09-27


THAILAND: Human Rights Concerns on Thai Coup [The Irrawaddy News] - 2006-09-26


THAILAND: Coup puts Thailand's dream of world role on ice [ThanhNienDaily / Tehrantimes / Reuters India / Khaleej Times / Brunei Times] - 2006-09-24


PHILIPPINE: Philippine NGO Delegation to the HRC second session slams Philippine government's response on political killings in the country [SamarNews] - 2006-09-24


SRI LANKA: Six civilians killed in Lanka violence [The Peninsula] - 2006-09-23


SRI LANKA: Under fire, under siege: Hard time Sri Lanka style [Washingtonpost / Reuters AlertNet / Reuters India / Scotsman / Boston Globe / LankaEverything] - 2006-09-22


THAILAND: Thai coup leaders tighten grip on power [Businessday] - 2006-09-22


SRI LANKA: Terrified residents fleeing battered Jaffna Peninsula [Hindustan Times] - 2006-09-22


SRI LANKA: Residents try to flee Jaffna [NDTV] - 2006-09-22


THAILAND: Thailand: Not So Fast [AisaSentinel] - 2006-09-22


THAILAND: Sondhi sure history will vindicate him [The Daily Yomiuri] - 2006-09-22


SRILANKA: Terrified residents fleeing Sri Lanka's battered Jaffna Peninsula [International Herald Tribune / Lanka Everything] - 2006-09-22


THAILAND: Nations call for Thai democracy [CNN] - 2006-09-21


THAILAND: Ousted Thai PM calls for elections [Sydney Morning Herald / Swissinfo / The West Austrailian / Journal of Turkish Weekly / Malaysia Star / Reuters India / Aljazeera] - 2006-09-21


THAILAND: Poll Shows Wide Support for Thai Coup [Irrawaddy] - 2006-09-21


THAILAND: Nations urge a rapid return to Thai democracy [The Standard] - 2006-09-21


THAILAND: Thai army chief promises new constitution in two weeks [JURIST] - 2006-09-21


THAILAND: Governments call for democracy in Thailand after military coup [International Herald Tribune] - 2006-09-21


THAILAND: After Thai Coup, Calm Prevails For Now [WorldPoliticsWatch] - 2006-09-21


THAILAND: Governments, Human Rights Groups Call for Return of Democracy in Thailand [Foxnews] - 2006-09-21


THAILAND: World expresses worry, condemnation over Thai coup By Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa [Raw Story / Playfus] - 2006-09-20


THAILAND: Governments call for democracy in Thailand after military coup (4:10 p.m.) [China Post / Mainichi Daily News] - 2006-09-20


THAILAND: Thailand coup command abolish constitution (NOON LEAD) [Daily India / India eNews / Terugu Portal / PlanetGuru] - 2006-09-20


THAILAND: Human rights groups weigh in against coup [Bangkok Post / Monsters and Critics / Terugu Portal / Indian Muslim / PlanetGuru/ NewKerala] - 2006-09-20


SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka Court removes country from obligations under international law [Tamil Week / Scoop] - 2006-09-19


SRI LANKA: Featured Articles: State Terrorism [SiberNews] - 2006-09-18


PHILIPPINES: Class Struggle and Socialist Revolution in the Philippines: Understanding the Crisis of U.S. Hegemony, Arroyo State Terrorism, and Neoliberal Globalization [Monthly Review] - 2006-09-18


SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka Entering "Period of Terror" [Scoop] - 2006-09-16


PHILIPPINES: 34 Years Since Martial Law, Despotism Still Reigns [Davao Today] - 2006-09-16


SRI LANKA: "Disappearances" on rise in Sri Lanka's dirty war [Boston Globe / Gulf Times / Reuters India] - 2006-09-15


SRI LANKA: 'White van' fear in Sri Lanka [The Brunei Times] - 2006-09-15


SRI LANKA: Human rights group said Increasing number of civilians disappearing in Sri Lanka [Lankaeverthing.com / NDTV] - 2006-09-14


SRI LANKA: Rights group warns of return to terror in Sri Lanka [Khaleej Times] - 2006-09-14


UN: The men who want Kofi Annan's job [BBC NEWS] - 2006-09-13


SRI LANKA: Sri Lankan soldiers, Tamil rebels exchange fire; 1 soldier killed, military says [International Herald Tribune] - 2006-09-13


SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka: White vans without number plates; the symbol of disappearances reappear [SiberNews Media / Relief Web] - 2006-09-13


SRI LANKA: Increasing number of civilians disappearing in Sri Lanka, rights group says [International Herald Tribune] - 2006-09-13


PHILIPPINES: Palparan retires a 'dead man walking' [ABS-CBN News / The Daily Telegraph / Philippine Daily Inquirer / Brunei Times] - 2006-09-11


PHILIPPINES: Gloria ready to defend RP rights records in Helsinki [The Daily Tribune] - 2006-09-11


PHILIPPINES: Pimentel scores Palparan appointment [ABS-CBN News] - 2006-09-10


PHILIPPINES: Palace appoints Palparan to NSC [Daily Tribune / ABS CBN News] - 2006-09-09


PHILIPPINES: GMA a no-show at UN meet to avoid flak [The Daily Tribune] - 2006-09-09


PHILIPPINES: U.S.-Arroyo State Terrorism and the Crisis of Comprador-Oligarchic Governance [Bulatlat] - 2006-09-09


PHILIPPINES: Melo Commission to summon Palparan [ABS-CBN News] - 2006-09-08


INDIA: Pressure mounts for TIPS leaders` release[KanglaOnline] - 2006-09-07


INDIA: AHRC elicits support of BCI on TIPS duo[E-Pao.net] - 2006-09-07


ASIA: Still a Long Way to Go to Rule of Law and Human Rights in Asia [Bulatlat] - 2006-09-04


PHILIPPINES: Rights abuse contines, Philippine groups say [Interantional Herald Tribune] - 2006-09-04


PHILIPPINES: France to RP: Sign UN convention vs enforced disapppearances [The Philippines Star] - 2006-09-03


PHILIPPINES: Extrajudicial Killings and Sham Investigation [Davao Today] - 2006-09-02


PAKISTAN: Bugti killing: Pak nearing catastrophe says human rights body [Zee News] - 2006-09-02


BURMA: Burmese Human Rights Activist Ma Su Su Nwe Earns International Prize [Voice of America] - 2006-09-01


THAILAND: Let our dark side stay in the past [Bangkok Post] - 2006-09-01


PHILIPPINES: Give Melo commission chance to prove independence--Vidal [INQ7.net] - 2006-08-30


NEPAL: Peace Haunted by Missing Persons [IPS] - 2006-08-30


NEPAL: AHRC Calls For End To Forced Disappearances [The Himalayan Times] - 2006-08-30


SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka Nuncio in appeal for missing priest and helper [AsiaNews.It] - 2006-08-29


INDIA: WCAL threatens mass stir over arrest of TIPS leaders [Inphal Free Press/ Kangla Online] - 2006-08-28


PHILIPPINES: Extra-judicial Killings and Sham Investigation [Bulatlat] - 2006-08-27


PHILIPPINES: Going After Serial Killers outside RP [Bulatlat] - 2006-08-27


PHILIPPINES: IFJ hits GMA gov’t ‘inaction’ on media slays [The Daily Tribune] - 2006-08-27


THAILAND: Rights group opposes Surakiart for UN top job [Bangkok Post] - 2006-08-27


PHILIPPINES: RP diplomats hard up in defense of GMA rights abuses [The Daily Tribune] - 2006-08-25


PHILIPPINES: Urgent need for Ombudsman to demonstrate efficiency in resolving cases [SamarNews.Com] - 2006-08-25


INDIA: AHRC seeks support for rights activists [The Sangai Express/ E-pao.Net] - 2006-08-25


BANGLADESH: Rights Group Says Corruption in Bangladesh Brings Lawlessness [AP/ Drishtipat, NY] - 2006-08-25


BANGlADESH: Bangladesh not qualified to participate in peace missions [AsiaNews.It] - 2006-08-25


BANGLADESH: Rights Group Says Corruption in Bangladesh Brings Lawlessness [VoA/ Men's News Daily, CA ..] - 2006-08-25


BANGLADESH: The BOI Chief- Vs- CPD [Bangladesh Observer] - 2006-08-24


BANGLADESH: Rights Group Urges Bangladesh Expelled From UN Council [AP/ EasyBourse.Com] - 2006-08-24


THAILAND: Argentina 'goes along' with Surakiart's UN bid [Bangkok Post] - 2006-08-23


PHILIPPINES: Leftist slain in Surigao [AP/ Sun, Star] - 2006-08-23


PHILIPPINES: Bishop declines membership in probe body [InQ7.Net/ Philippine Daily Inquirer] - 2006-08-22


PHILIPPINES: Another left-wing activist killed in Philippines, police say [AP/ Sun, Star/ China Post] - 2006-08-22


PHILIPPINES: Foreign governments, institutions invited to probe body on killings [AP/ AFP/ PhilStar.Com] - 2006-08-22


PHILIPPINES: HK-based group hits violent dispersal of workers at DoLE [Daily Tribune] - 2006-08-20


PHILIPPINES: Arroyo answers rights criticism with new panel [AP/ Taiwan News] - 2006-08-20


PHILIPPINES: GMA losing grip on military? [People's Journal] - 2006-08-18


SRI LANKA: Buddhist Monks Brawl at Sri Lanka Peace Protest [IPS/ AntiWar.Com] - 2006-08-18


SRI LANKA: Pro-War Monks Turn Peace Rally Into Fracas [IPS] - 2006-08-18


SRI LANKA: The cries of Muslims in the East and others facing danger should find a response from the United Nations [Relief Web] - 2006-08-18


PHILIPPINES: RP to set up commission on political deaths [China Post] - 2006-08-18


PHILIPPINES: Arroyo mulls over short list of appointees to probe killings [AP/ Philippine Daily Inquirer] - 2006-08-17


PHILIPPINES: Arroyo to set up commission to investigate political killings [AP/ SunStar] - 2006-08-17


PHILIPPINES: Lack of political will to stop extrajudicial killings demonstrates drift from democracy [Samar News] - 2006-08-17


SINGAPORE: Chee's lawyer loses plea, walks out [TodayOnline.Com] - 2006-08-17


SRI LANKA: The on-going carnage that no one seems to worry about [Relief Web] - 2006-08-14


THAILAND: Argentina urged to press Surakiart on rights issue [IHT/ Thai Day] - 2006-08-14


PHILIPPINES: Philippine soldiers arrest protester against political killings and abductions [China Post] - 2006-08-08


SRI LANKA: Sri Lankan businessman dies after being arrested and tortured [World Socialist/ Asia Tribune] - 2006-08-07


PHILIPPINES: COMMENT: Super Maids, Super Joke [Minda News] - 2006-08-07


INDIA: Fear psychosis writ large among the Manipuris: AHRC [Kangla Online] - 2006-08-06


INDIA: Anti-AFSPA campaign kicks off [E-Pao.Net, India] - 2006-08-06


THAILAND: AHRC gives thumb down to Surakiart [The Nation] - 2006-08-04


PHILIPPINES: 10 cases to wipe blood on the hands [InQ7.Net/ Philippine Daily Inquirer] - 2006-08-04


PHILIPPINES: CPP, rights group mock Arroyo deadline on killings [InQ7.Net/ Philippine Daily Inquirer] - 2006-08-03


PHILIPPINES: Palace: It’s hard to say what we can do in 10 weeks [InQ7.Net/ Philippine Daily Inquirer] - 2006-08-03


PHILIPPINES: Group calls for probe of slayings in Philippines [The Standard] - 2006-08-03


PHILIPPINES: Asssins in Cebu City ‘trained and paid’; traffic enforcer shot [Sun Star, Cebu] - 2006-08-03


THAILAND: Surakiart 'a threat to global human rights' [The Nation] - 2006-08-01


PHILIPPINES: Two more activists killed, one wounded [The Daily Tribune] - 2006-08-01


PHILIPPINES: Union activists murdered in Philippines [UNISON] - 2006-07-31


PHILIPPINES: Gunmen kill photojournalist in Philippine capital [Reuters/ China Post] - 2006-07-31


THAILAND: Surakiart, what is your qualifications to be UN top post? : AHRC [The Nation] - 2006-07-31


PHILIPPINES: Church, LGU, International Mission Unite vs. Killings [Bulatlat] - 2006-07-29


PAKISTAN: Judiciary responsible for failure to address disappearances, AHRC Report [Pakistan Christian Post] - 2006-07-28


INDIA: Children starving to death in Uttar Pradesh: Rights groups [Indian Catholic] - 2006-07-28


THAILAND: UN, Amnesty urged to look into jail sentences for commissioners [Bangkok Post] - 2006-07-28


THAILAND: Media urged to watch its language [IHT/ Thai Day] - 2006-07-28


PHILIPPINES: Probe your men, rights group urges PNP chief [People's Journal] - 2006-07-28


PHILIPPINES: Philippines warned to report rights abuses to UN or face sanctions [JURIST] - 2006-07-27


PHILIPPINES: Manila may face U.N. blacklist over rights abuse [Reuters/ Washington Post/ Boston Globe/ ...] - 2006-07-27


PHILIPPINES: Asian rights group sounds alarm on threatened priest [INQ7.net / Philippine Inquirer] - 2006-07-27


THAILAND: Surakiart undaunted by poll results [IHT/ Thai Day] - 2006-07-26


INDIA: Nungba incident [Kangla Online] - 2006-07-26


PHILIPPINES: The president fails to take decisive steps to end extrajudicial killings [Samar News] - 2006-07-25


THAILAND: Rights Group Opposes Thai Candidate for UN Chief [Irrawaddy Online] - 2006-07-25


PHILIPPINES: Arroyo fails to take steps to end extrajudicial killings [INQ7.net/ Philippine Daily Inquirer] - 2006-07-25


SRI LANKA: The world must pressure them to talk peace in Sri Lanka [Sri Lanka National Security] - 2006-07-23


PHILIPPINES: HK-based human rights group watch spurns PNP's definition of 'solved' cases [Mindanews] - 2006-07-23


PHILIPPINES: Hong Kong mission to probe killings here [Manila Bulletin] - 2006-07-23


THAILAND: Promoting Surakiart labeled 'immoral' [IHT / Thai Day] - 2006-07-22


BURMA: Burma Making Limited Progress on Forced Labor [Irrawaddy News] - 2006-07-21


THAILAND: Human Rights Groups Slam Thai Government [Irrawaddy News] - 2006-07-20


SRI LANKA: Asian Human Right Commissions charges Sri Lanka HRC for halting its probe into disappearances [Colombo Page] - 2006-07-18


SRI LANKA: The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka has stopped investigations into 2000 disappearance cases to avoid having to pay government compensation to the victims [ReliefWeb] - 2006-07-18


PHILIPPINES: Death threats hound militants [Sun.Star General Santos] - 2006-07-17


PHILIPPINES: Petition to stop killings tops 1000 signatories [Samar News] - 2006-07-17


THAILAND: Breaking a terrible tradition [Bangkok Post] - 2006-07-17


THAILAND: Breaking a terrible tradition [Bangkok Post] - 2006-07-16


PHILIPPINES: 4 militant leaders get death threats [Mindanews] - 2006-07-15


MALAYSIA: Human rights on the march [Sun2Surf] - 2006-07-14


THAILAND: Ministry to investigate calls against DSI chief [IHT/ Thai Day] - 2006-07-12


PHILIPPINES: Human rights all-time issue [Manila Bulletin] - 2006-07-11


SRI LANKA AHRC questions prison discipline in Sri Lanka [Colombo Page] - 2006-07-10


THAILAND: What disappeared leave behind [Bangkok Post] - 2006-07-09


PAKISTAN: ILO, workers urged to oppose "slave labour" bill [Pakistan Christian Post] - 2006-07-09


PHILIPPINES: Stop the killings, open letter and petition urge [Samar News] - 2006-07-08


PHILIPPINES: HK group urges new PNP chief to stop political killings [Minda News] - 2006-07-08


THAILAND: Exhumations in South postponed [IHT/ Thai Day] - 2006-07-08


PHILIPPINES: Asian human rights body urges new PNP chief to put an end to killing of activists [Manila Bulletin] - 2006-07-07


PHILIPPINES: Get activists' killers, Calderon urged [People's Journal] - 2006-07-07


BANGLADESH: Victim of police torture seeks justice from PM [The Daily Star] - 2006-07-06


BANGLADESH: All urged to protest against torture on womenfolk [Bangladesh Observer] - 2006-07-04


BANGLADESH: Editorial: By the Numbers: The ferocity of the police [The Daily Star] - 2006-07-03


THAILAND: Report urges changes in witness protection [IHT/ ThaiDay] - 2006-07-01


PHILIPPINES: Editorial: Enact the antitorture bill [The Manila Times] - 2006-06-30


PHILIPPINES: Outlawing torture must be a priority to show commitment to human rights [Samar News] - 2006-06-26


WORLD: Rights group calls for war on torture [UPI/ World Peace Herald] - 2006-06-26


WORLD: Asian Human Rights Group Urges UN to Set Higher Standards [VoA] - 2006-06-26


WORLD: Asian Human Rights Group Urges UN to Set Higher Standards [VoA/ MensNewsDaily/BloggerNewsNet] - 2006-06-25


WORLD: 'War on terror' threatens 'war on torture' [Milli Gazette] - 2006-06-24


NEPAL: Nepal: Accountability for perpetrators of torture and redress for victims urged [Relief Web] - 2006-06-23


SRI LANKA: Request for Parliamentary Resolution to Stop Genocide in Sri Lanka [SiberNews] - 2006-06-15


NEPAL: AHRC Tells PM to Stop Rights Abuses [Himalayan Times] - 2006-06-15


SRI LANKA: HR activists appeal to President Rajapakse not to destroy SL legal foundations [Asian Tribune] - 2006-06-12


THAILAND: Street protest part of democratic process [Bangkok Post] - 2006-06-12


PHILIPPINES: CHR move re torture case in GenSan "welcome but overdue" [Mindanews] - 2006-06-09


PHILIPPINES: AHRC welcomes news that anti-torture bill going to parliament and death penalty abolished [Samar News] - 2006-06-09


BURMA: Burmese Female Rights Defender Released [The Irrawaddy] - 2006-06-06


BURMA/THAILAND: 800 persons fleeing destroyed villages refused entry to Thailand [Relief Web] - 2006-06-05


BURMA/THAILAND: 800 Karen refugees stranded on the border [BBC] - 2006-06-05


SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka Bans Da Vinci Code after Appeal by Catholic Bishops [LifeSite.Net] - 2006-05-31


INDONESIA: U.S. Aid Agencies Help with Indonesia Quake [OneWorld.Net] - 2006-05-30


EAST TIMOR: Increased international support for a peaceful resolution urged as fledgling nation sinks into crisis [Relief Web] - 2006-05-30


PHILIPPINES: It’s not yet over for Erap five [Malaya.Com.Ph] - 2006-05-29


INDONESIA: Effective state responses needed in dealing with earthquake aftermath [HREA.Org/Relief Web] - 2006-05-29


PHILIPPINES: Rights record defended despite growing abduction of journalists [www.gulfnews.com] - 2006-05-28


PHILIPPINES: Where are two missing activists? [People's Journal] - 2006-05-28


PAKISTAN: Two members of the Jeay Sindh Quomi Mahaz Nationalist Party abducted in the latest report of forced disappearance [PCP] - 2006-05-26


PHILIPPINES: Task force on killings must start with witness protection [www.hrea.org] - 2006-05-26


THAILAND: UN chief Annan urged to join debate on rights [IHT ThaiDay] - 2006-05-26


THAILAND: Tak Bai defendants offered aid [Bangkok Post] - 2006-05-25


HONG KONG: Independent RTHK seen as option [SCMP/Asia Media] - 2006-05-24


HONG KONG: Independent RTHK seen as option [SCMP] - 2006-05-24


CAMBODIA: Reputations of Cambodian judges raise questions about credibility of Khmer Rouge tribunal [AP/Union Tribune] - 2006-05-22


CAMBODIA: Asian rights group doubts credibility of some Cambodia judges on Khmer Rouge tribunal [JURIST] - 2006-05-22


SRI LANKA: AHRC denounces President's appointment of Commissioners to HRC [Siber News] - 2006-05-22


CAMBODIA: Cambodia Judges' Credibility Questioned [Associated Press] - 2006-05-22


THAILAND: Govt gets blame for rights failures [IHT/ThaiDay] - 2006-05-22


SRI LANKA: A father's anguish, justice denied [TW News] - 2006-05-20


CAMBODIA: Sri Lankan Judge in Cambodia's War Crimes Tribunal [Daily News] - 2006-05-19


CAMBODIA: Hun Sen has change of heart to UN [Phnom Penh Post] - 2006-05-19


SRI LANKA: An Open Appeal to the President of Sri Lanka [SiberNews] - 2006-05-19


NEPAL: Two Royal govt ministers challenge legality of their arrest [newKerala] - 2006-05-16


PAKISTAN: Uprising in Nepal and politics of compromise in Pakistan [The News International] - 2006-05-15


PHILIPPINES: Group hits AFP for ‘violating’ NPA suspect’s rights [Daily Tribune] - 2006-05-15


CAMBODIA: Cambodian rights group voices concern over tribunal jurists [ABC] - 2006-05-14


CAMBODIA: Tainted Jurists on War Crimes Tribunal [IPS] - 2006-05-13


PHILIPPINES: Rights group says RP may lose UN seat [Peoples Journal] - 2006-05-13


THAILAND: EU ‘concerned’ about Somchai case [IHT/ ThaiDay] - 2006-05-12


THAILAND: Angkhana focus of EU rights drive [Bangkok Post] - 2006-05-12


PAKISTAN: Pakistan expressway to render thousands homeless [OneWorld.Net] - 2006-05-11


THAILAND: Thailand opposed for new UN role [IHT/ ThaiDay] - 2006-05-10


NEPAL: Momentum is key in ensuring positive change toward peace, development and human rights in Nepal [Relief Web] - 2006-05-04


INDONESIA: Legal Uncertainties Cloud Indonesian Case [IPS] - 2006-05-03


THAILAND: Somchai's wife to get human rights award [Bangkok Post] - 2006-05-01


BANGLADESH: Bangladesh is trying for a seat in the new UN Human Rights Council [Narinjara.Com] - 2006-04-28


PHILIPPINES: Murder of Peasant Leader Elicits Condemnation of Gov’t, CARP [Davao Today] - 2006-04-27


SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka faces a problem far greater than the escalation of violence [ReliefWeb] - 2006-04-26


PHILIPPINES: UN General Assembly must reject the Philippines' Human Rights Council bid [Samar News] - 2006-04-26


INDONESIA: Indonesia: Supreme Court should set clear guidelines in death penalty review [HREA] - 2006-04-26


NEPAL: Basu: Fight against oppression shows power of journalism [desmoinesregister.com] - 2006-04-26


THAILAND: Rights group condemns mob attack [IHT/ Thai Day] - 2006-04-25


NEPAL: King Gyanendra must be brought to justice: Rights body [OneWorld.Net] - 2006-04-24


BANGLADESH: Dhaka moves to get seat in new UNHRC [Bangladesh Observer/ News From Bangladesh] - 2006-04-24


NEPAL: Nepal's king fights for his throne [AFP/ Yahoo News/ Ninemsn.com.au ...] - 2006-04-23


PHILIPPINES: Anti-torture protest goes to police HQ; torture victims need protection [Samar News] - 2006-04-23


NEPAL: Coup leader Gyanendra must be ousted and brought to justice by popular demand [Relief Web] - 2006-04-22


PHILIPPINES: Gov’t urged to junk Death Penalty [The Daily Tribune] - 2006-04-21


BANGLADESH: Police action on journalists: HK-based HR body urges judicial probe [The New Nation] - 2006-04-20


NEPAL: Immediate solution to the growing crisis needed to avert catastrophe in Nepal [Relief Web] - 2006-04-18


SRI LANKA: Human rights body concerned about violence victims [Colombo Page] - 2006-04-18


PHILIPPINES: Land reform organizer gunned down in Silay City [AFP/ Manila Standard Today] - 2006-04-16


PHILIPPINES: 3 blast suspects deserve 'fair shake' [People's Journal] - 2006-04-15


THAILAND: Somchai’s case gets EU’s attention [IHT/Thai Day] - 2006-04-11


MALAYSIA: Rights Malaysia: Police Reject Ombudsman as Lockup Deaths Rise [IPS News] - 2006-04-10


SRI LANKA: Sri Lankan rights body is ‘facing a collapse’ [Gulf Times] - 2006-04-01


BURMA: Rights Group Voices Concern over Murder Case in Burma [VoA] - 2006-03-31


SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka's Human Rights Commission ceases to function [Colombo Page] - 2006-03-31


CAMBODIA: Grenade attack commemorated [Borneo, Bulletin] - 2006-03-31


CAMBODIA: Grenade attack commemorated [Borneo, Bulletin] - 2006-03-31


CAMBODIA: Cambodian leader blasts UN's 'gods without virtue' [AFP/Channel News Asia] - 2006-03-31


CAMBODIA: Cambodian leader blasts UN's 'gods without virtue' [AFP/TodayOnline] - 2006-03-31


CAMBODIA: Rights body condemns Hun Sen's attack on UN envoy [SCMP] - 2006-03-31


SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka rights body facing collapse, watchdog warns [ZeeNews] - 2006-03-31


CAMBODIA: Cambodian opposition party calls for grenade attack inquiry [Kyodo/ Yahoo News Asia] - 2006-03-30


CAMBODIA: PM Hun Sen's Attack on U.N. Representative Must be Condemned [VoA] - 2006-03-30


SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka rights body facing collapse, watchdog warns [LankaEverything.Com, UK] - 2006-03-30


SRI LANKA: Humanitarian Situation Report - Sri Lanka: 24 - 30 Mar 2006 [Relief Web] - 2006-03-30


CAMBODIA: Cambodian opposition party calls for grenade attack inquiry [TMCNet] - 2006-03-30


SRI LANKA: Human Rights Commission will cease to function from April [Relief Web] - 2006-03-30


CAMBODIA: Asia H. R. Commission: Failure to Arrest Those Behind the 1997 Grenade Attack [VoA] - 2006-03-29


BURMA: Rangoon Murder Trial Opens [The Irrawaddy] - 2006-03-29


THAILAND: 'Disappeared' Rights Lawyer Haunts Gov't [IPS] - 2006-03-29


SRI LANKA: Fear fuelling corruption in Sri Lanka, warns rights group [AFP/Lanka Business Online] - 2006-03-29


NEPAL: Court releases Bagale [NepalNews.Com] - 2006-03-29


INDONESIA: Why do some dictators escape justice? [AP/ The Murcury News etc...] - 2006-03-28


THAILAND: DSI under fire for lack of progress [IHT/ThaiDay] - 2006-03-28


SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka's government auditors protest against attack on independence [Lanka Businesss Online] - 2006-03-26


SRI LANKA: Dateline Colombo: Audit chief exposes graft [The Peninsula Qatar] - 2006-03-25


BURMA: US and Asian rights group condemn Burma over death of Thet Naing Oo [DVB] - 2006-03-24


SRI LANKA: Asian Human Right Commission concerned over criticism against Sri Lanka Auditor General [Colombo Page] - 2006-03-23


HONG KONG SAR: Hong Kong Police Denied HIV Positive Detainees Access To Medications, Report Says [Medical News Today] - 2006-03-23


THAILAND: DSI condemned over Somchai case [IHT/ThaiDay] - 2006-03-23


SRI LANKA: Rights group concerned about Sri Lanka audit chief [AFP/Lanka Business Online] - 2006-03-23


BURMA: Former Political Prisoner’s Death: Official Account Challenged [The Irrawaddy] - 2006-03-23


BURMA: Another Activist Dies Mysteriously (Online Commentary) [The Irrawaddy] - 2006-03-23


INDONESIA: Indonesia: Ratification of key human rights instruments pending [HREA.Org] - 2006-03-22


BURMA: Rights Group Condemns Beating Death by Burmese Security [VoA] - 2006-03-21


HONG KONG SAR: Hong Kong Police Denied HIV-Positive Detainees Access to Medications, Report Says [KaiserNetwork.Org] - 2006-03-21


UNITED NATIONS: New Human Rights Council "welcome step" says AHRC [Samar News, The Philippines] - 2006-03-21


BURMA: Junta Shows its ‘Raw Brutality’ [The Irrawaddy] - 2006-03-21


CAMBODIA: Skepticism greets newfound openness [Washington Post/ Seattle Times] - 2006-03-21


BURMA: Junta Shows its 'Raw Brutality' [The Irrawaddy] - 2006-03-21


BURMA: Rights Group Condemns Beating Death by Burmese Security [VoA] - 2006-03-21


PHILIPPINES: Asia's young democracies are showing their age [USA TODAY] - 2006-03-20


THAILAND: No comeback for the missing [Bangkok Post] - 2006-03-18


UNITED NATIONS: A second chance for all - the AHRC welcomes the establishment of the United Nations Human Rights Council [Samar News, Philippines] - 2006-03-16


THAILAND: Thai Court Finds Media Activist Not Guilty in Shin Corporation Libel Case [VoA] - 2006-03-15


THAILAND: Somchai to receive human rights award [IHT/ThaiDay] - 2006-03-12


THAILAND: DSI failing in missing Somchai case, says wife [IHT/ThaiDay] - 2006-03-11


PHILIPPINES: Rights group insists GenSan police tortured MILF suspect [Minda News/ The Mindanao Daily Mirror] - 2006-03-11


PHILIPPINES: 5 solons ask international human rights group for intervention (Samar News) - 2006-03-11


THAILAND: The South's unexplained disappearance [Bangkok Post] - 2006-03-11


CAMBODIA: Cambodia Moves Toward Openness [Washington Post] - 2006-03-10


CAMBODIA: Parliament makes radical change to constitution [ABCRadio - 2006-03-02


CAMBODIA: Cambodia PM pledges better governance at donors meet [Reuters/Khaleej Times] - 2006-03-02


CAMBODIA: Cambodia restores immunity to opposition leader [Reuters] - 2006-02-28


INDIA: Slavery, bonded labour flourishing in Varanasi [Indian Catholic] - 2006-02-27


INDIA: AHRC concerned about Manipur situation [The Sangai Express/E-Pao.Net] - 2006-02-25


CAMBODIA: Human Rights, Land, and Rule of Law Should Top Donor Advocacy Agenda [BBSNews.Net] - 2006-02-23


CAMBODIA: Cambodia urged to respect human rights [AP/NDTV] - 2006-02-23


CAMBODIA: Human rights watchdogs urge donors to pressure Cambodia for reforms [Kyodo] - 2006-02-23


CAMBODIA: Donors urged to force reform in Cambodia [Reuters/ ABC News/ Washington Post/ ...] - 2006-02-22


CAMBODIA: Donors Must Demand Progress, Not Promises [Reuters] - 2006-02-22


INDIA: PVCHR takes up cause of bonded labourers [Hindustan Times] - 2006-02-22


BURMA: Concerns over Burma's judiciary [BBC] - 2006-02-21


THAILAND: Missing lawyer named "top human rights defender" in Asia [MCOT News/TNA] - 2006-02-21


THAILAND: Slain Muslim lawyer named Asia`s top rights defender [Zee News] - 2006-02-21


THAILAND: Slain Muslim Lawyer Named Asia's Top Rights Defender [Islam Online] - 2006-02-20


THAILAND: Asian rights watchdog honours dead Thai lawyer [Reuters/Yahoo News] - 2006-02-20


THAILAND: Murdered Thai Muslim lawyer named Asia's top rights defender [AFP/Khaleej Times] - 2006-02-20


THAILAND: Asian Human Rights Commission honors Thai lawyer [ABC] - 2006-02-20


THAILAND: Abducted Thai Lawyer Recipient of AHRC Award [Irrawaddy Online] - 2006-02-20


THAILAND: Murdered muslim lawyer named Asia's top rights defender [The Nation] - 2006-02-20


THAILAND: Asian rights group honours missing Thai [Bangkok Post] - 2006-02-20


SRI LANKA: HR theories explained in Anuradhapura [Sunday Observer] - 2006-02-18


SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka Police 'violated FR' [BBC] - 2006-02-18


SRI LANKA: The Mahavir Goebbels and Justice issues [Daily News] - 2006-02-17


NEPAL: 'Assault' on Rights Activists Flayed [The Himalayan Times] - 2006-02-17


BURMA: Rights Group Seeks Justice for Burmese Migrant [Irrawaddy Online] - 2006-02-16


THAILAND: Alarm bells sound over radio verdict [IHT/Thai Day] - 2006-02-10


THAILAND: Groups hit radio operator's conviction [AFP/Borneo Bulletin] - 2006-02-10


NEPAL: Security forces kill one and arrest more than three hundred on day of illegitimate municipal elections [ReliefWeb] - 2006-02-09


THAILAND: Rights commission blasts govt over action against Sathien [ Bangkok Post/AsiaMedia UCLA] - 2006-02-09


BURMA: Detained in Burma [VoA] - 2006-02-08


THAILAND: Community radio operator convicted of breaching telecom law [SEAPA] - 2006-02-08


THAILAND: Community radio operator convicted of breaching telecommunications law [IFEX] - 2006-02-08


INDIA: AHRC takes note of state`s HR violations [Imphal Press] - 2006-02-08


SRI LANKA: Asian Human Rights Commission urges Sri Lanka President to resolve JSC crisis [Colombo Page] - 2006-02-07


NEPAL: CRISIS PROFILE: What's going on in Nepal? [Reuters] - 2006-02-06


CAMBODIA: Rights groups hail Cambodia pardons, but warn repression continues [AFP/Today Online/Yahoo News] - 2006-02-06


BURMA: US slams Myanmar refusal to hear right activists’ appeal [AFP/Khaleej Times] - 2006-02-05


BURMA: US condemns Myanmar court's refusal to hear activist's appeal case [AFP/Yahoo News/Today Online] - 2006-02-03


BURMA: Burmese junta rejects human rights defender case [BBC] - 2006-02-02


NEPAL: Pro-democracy demos in Hong Kong, Sydney, Brussels and London [NepalNews.Com] - 2006-02-01


NEPAL: Human rights in a black hole one year after the royal coup [ReliefWeb] - 2006-02-01


NEPAL: Nepalese Organise Protest Rally in Hong Kong [NewsLineNepal.Com] - 2006-02-01


BURMA: Asian Human Rights Commission launched Su Su Nwe Webpage [BBC] - 2006-01-31


PHILIPPINES: Asian human rights group wants detained motorbike driver freed [MindaNews] - 2006-01-31


BURMA: Hong Kong Group Appeals to Burma’s Supreme Court [Irrawaddy.Org] - 2006-01-31


NEPAL: RNA firm to maintain peace, security during polls [The Rising Nepal] - 2006-01-30


BURMA: Asian Rights group launches webpage on jail Burmese heroine [DVB] - 2006-01-30


NEPAL: RNA ensures easy access to detention its centers [NepalEyes.Com] - 2006-01-30


NEPAL: RNA providing security for municipal polls [NepalNews.Com] - 2006-01-30


NEPAL: Elections A Step Backwards for Nepal: EU [OhMyNews] - 2006-01-30


NEPAL: Widespread repression and mass arrests continue to take place in Nepal [Relief Web] - 2006-01-30


NEPAL: AHRC appeals for release of political detainees [Kantipur Online] - 2006-01-27


WORLD: Does it matter to others what the UK does? [Times Online/Hindustan Times/NewKerala.Com/WebIndia123.Com] - 2006-01-24


ASIA: Basic rights lacking in Asia [Anglican Journal, Canada] - 2006-01-23


NEPAL: Over 200 persons arrested, including allegations of beatings and [HREA] - 2006-01-22


CAMBODIA: Democracy withers as dictators tighten grip [Sunday Herald, UK] - 2006-01-22


CAMBODIA: Cambodia moves towards dictatorship, people afraid to protest [AsiaNews.It] - 2006-01-21


PHILIPPINES: Absent rule of law threatens human rights in Asia, new report says [SamarNews] - 2006-01-20


NEPAL: Over hundred human rights defenders arrested in a serious escalation of repression [HREA] - 2006-01-20


ASIA: Human rights in decline in Asia [UPI/World Peace Herald] - 2006-01-19


PHILIPPINES: Claim of Philippine government to improved law enforcement far from reality [SamarNews] - 2006-01-18


NEPAL: Families despair over missing relatives [IRINnews.org] - 2006-01-18


ASIA: Human rights in Asia: serious problems in 10 countries [AsiaNews.It] - 2006-01-18


NEPAL: Families despair over missing relatives [Reuters] - 2006-01-18


NEPAL: OHCHR seeks govt clarification [Kanthipur Online] - 2006-01-18


ASIA: HK pushed over Asia torture fears [The Standard] - 2006-01-18


BURMA: Myanmar: Human rights situation declining in Burma, says report [ReliefWeb] - 2006-01-17


TIBET/CHINA: Asian Human Rights Commission cites 'denial of justice' in China [SaveTibet.Org/Phayul.Com] - 2006-01-17


NEPAL: The illegitimate government steps up its repression by enforcing curfews and a total, indefinite ban on demonstrations [ReliefWeb] - 2006-01-17


BURMA: Human Rights Situation Declining in Burma, Says Report [The Irrawaddy] - 2006-01-17


ASIA: Asians miss out on human rights [BBC News] - 2006-01-17


THAILAND: Court ruling on abduction case brings little closure [ABC Radio Australia] - 2006-01-16


THAILAND: The case is not closed [Bangkok Post] - 2006-01-15


SRI LANKA: Basics of making peace [SyberNews.Com] - 2006-01-14


THAILAND: Thai PM Confirms Murder of Muslim Lawyer by Police [IQNA, Iran] - 2006-01-14


THAILAND: Police go free in Thai kidnap case [The Australian] - 2006-01-14


THAILAND: Thai PM says govt may have killed rights lawyer [ISN, Switzerland] - 2006-01-13


THAILAND: Missing Muslim Lawyer Probably Murdered, Says Thai PM [Irrawaddy Online/AP] - 2006-01-13


THAILAND: Thai PM: Human rights lawyer dead [CNN/Reuters] - 2006-01-13


THAILAND: Issue of police impunity revisited [Thai Daily] - 2006-01-13


THAILAND: Major gets 3 yrs for Somchai kidnap [The Nation] - 2006-01-13


CAMBODIA: Cambodia Democracy Under Threat, Activists Say [VoA] - 2006-01-12


INDIA: Hydel dams cause furore in Indian communities [OneWorld.Net] - 2006-01-10


CAMBODIA: Cambodia PM tries to head off opposition with crackdown, critics say [AP/Yahoo News/Today Online] - 2006-01-09


THAILAND: Let's decriminalise defamation [Bangkok Post] - 2006-01-08


HONG KONG SAR/SOUTH KOREA: WTO Protesters Stage Hunger Strike [OhMyNews] - 2006-01-08


ASIA: Remembering the manger after Christmas day is long past [Cook County News-Herald] - 2006-01-05


THAILAND: Access to justice [Bangkok Post] - 2006-01-01


SRI LANKA / SAUDI ARABIA: Human rights group urges Sri Lankan president to intervene to halt executions in Saudi Arabia [AP] - 2005-04-13



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