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2008 AHRC in News
 
BURMA: World fails to unite on crisis in Myanmar [SCMP] - 2008-05-13


PHILIPPINES: Asian rights group seeks review of 'Abadilla 5' verdict [Inquirer.net] - 2008-05-13


SRI LANKA: Stop blocking UN HR monitoring mission [South Asian Media Net] - 2008-05-11


SRI LANKA: Stop blocking a UN human rights monitoring mission in Sri Lanka [ReliefWeb] - 2008-05-09


BURMA: This colossal humanitarian crisis demands a far more resolute response from the global community and the Burmese government [ReliefWeb] - 2008-05-09


CAMBODIA: Rights Group Urges Investigation of Inmate Death [VOA News] - 2008-05-09


BURMA: Burma crisis deserves resolute response [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-05-09


GERMANY/CHINA: Aktion: Protest-Armbänder Olympia 2008 [EVLKA News] - 2008-05-08


CAMBODIA: Cambodian opposition parties threatened ahead of election+ [AP/BRIETBART] - 2008-05-08


CAMBODIA: Any Opposition Must Have Vision: Observers [VOANews] - 2008-05-08


PAKISTAN: Two judges for the price of one [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-05-08


BURMA: Hardest hit Laputta Township yet to receive aid [ReliefWeb] - 2008-05-08


BURMA: Where are Burma's neighbors? [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-05-08


PHILIPPINES/BURMA: Hong Kong group chides Arroyo for 'meager' assistance to Myanmar [GMANews.TV] - 2008-05-08


CAMBODIA: From Afar, Rights Experts Frets for Election, Courts [VOA News] - 2008-05-08


SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka's UN Rights Bid Opposed [OneWorld.net] - 2008-05-07


BURMA: Despite Disaster, Controversial Burma Referendum Will Go Ahead [CNS News] - 2008-05-07


SRI LANKA: UN: Reject Sri Lanka’s Bid for Human Rights Council [HRW] - 2008-05-07


SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka's UN Rights Bid Opposed [OneWold.net] - 2008-05-07


SRI LANKA: Lanka's record undermines claim for a place in UN rights body [The Hindu News Update] - 2008-05-07


INDIA: India's assistance to Myanmar must reflect its regional role [ReliefWeb] - 2008-05-07


CAMBODIA: Misuse of courts mars Cambodian election [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-05-07


PHILIPPINES: Rights group questions illegal arrest, detention of Quezon farmer [GMANews.TV] - 2008-05-07


THAILAND: Cyclone Help For Irrawaddy Delta Survivors [Scoop Independent News] - 2008-05-07


THAILAND/BURMA: Cyclone help for Irrawaddy Delta survivors [The Free Press] - 2008-05-06


BANGLADESH: Military power and perversion of politics [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-05-06


BURMA: Cyclone Nargis in Burma: the aftermath [Guardian Unlimited] - 2008-05-06


BURMA: the cyclone and the referendum [openDemocracy] - 2008-05-06


INDIA: Bush cannot fool all the people all the time [merinews] - 2008-05-06


BURMA: No place for profiteering, referendum amid devastation [ReliefWeb] - 2008-05-06


INDIA: Arming citizens creates state mercenaries [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-05-05


PHILIPPINES: Hong Kong group mounts e-mail campaign for Abadilla 5 [GMANews.TV] - 2008-05-05


BURMA: International assistance needed now, especially from Asia [ReliefWeb] - 2008-05-05


SRI LANKA: Call to evaluate Sri Lanka's violent past [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-05-02


BURMA: Rage against Burma's mockery of justice [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-05-01


THAILAND: Freelancer backed in fight with Tesco [Freelance, UK] - 2008-05-01


PHILIPPINES: Human rights group scores soldiers for harassing labor leader [GMANews.TV] - 2008-05-01


PHILIPPINES: Are police enemies of the people? [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-04-30


THAILAND: Writers criticise Tesco for 'chilling' Thai libel actions [Guardian Unlimited] - 2008-04-30


BANGLADESH: 'Reformation' making a mess of Bangladesh [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-04-30


BANGLADESH: State patronized terror in Bangladesh [Global Politician] - 2008-04-29


PAKISTAN: Asian rights panel condemns killing of Pak Hindu [MSN News] - 2008-04-29


THAILAND: 'A disproportionate response' [Guardian Unlimited] - 2008-04-29


INDIA: Can India be an example to Nepal? [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-04-28


PHILIPPINES: Medical malpractice a real issue--'running priest' [Inquirer] - 2008-04-25


SRI LANKA: Foreign dignitaries in 'sinister plot'? [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-04-25


THAILAND: Casualties of Thailand's 'war on drugs' [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-04-24


CAMBODIA: Rights Commission Blasts Bribery in Fire-Fighting [VOA News] - 2008-04-24


THAILAND: Shorter Stays Proposed for Burmese Visitors to S. Thailand [The Irrawaddy] - 2008-04-24


INDONESIA: Hardcore Muslims bate President Yudhoyono [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-04-23


SRI LANKA: Who can clean this mess? [Khaleej Times Online] - 2008-04-22


BURMA: NLD Insists Suu Kyi Must Get Chance to Vote on May 10 [The Irrawaddy] - 2008-04-22


BANGLADESH: The ugly face of judicial corruption [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-04-22


INDIA: Indian police stealing from children [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-04-21


SRI LANKA: Journalists Face Grave Threats in Sri Lanka [TENS] - 2008-04-18


SRI LANKA: Evolution of the falsifier's role of the Attorney General's Department [Sri Lanka Watch] - 2008-04-18


SRI LANKA: A requiem for justice in Sri Lanka [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-04-18


PHILIPPINES: Rights group hits Abadilla 5 life sentence [Inquirer.net] - 2008-04-18


PAKISTAN: Munir A Malik wins Gwangju award [National News, The Post] - 2008-04-18


THAILAND: Thailand's army not better than Burma's [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-04-17


BANGLADESH: State patronized terror in Bangladesh [American Chronicle] - 2008-04-17


SRI LANKA: IIGEP departs - a Requiem for Justice and Human Rights [InfoLanka News] - 2008-04-17


PHILIPPINES: Death Squad 'Cleanses' Davao [IPS] - 2008-04-16


CAMBODIA: Cambodia needs anti-torture commission [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-04-16


SRI LANKA: Green Party of EU Condemns Slovakia’s Arms Agreement with Sri Lanka [TENS] - 2008-04-16


PHILIPPINES: Manila's 'Dirty Harry' Mayor under pressure over son's drug arrest [ABC Radio, Australia] - 2008-04-15


BANGLADESH: Political dialogue or secret deals? [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-04-15


SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka fast moving into a police state [Lanka Everything, UK] - 2008-04-14


SRI LANKA: Shocked Asian Human Rights Commission to urge AG to appeal againt Gereld Perera accused acquital judgement [Lanka Everything, UK] - 2008-04-14


INDONESIA: Critical Assessments Review, Indonesia [Scoop World] - 2008-04-14


THAILAND: Police hunt for driver of Thai death truck [Reuters] - 2008-04-12


SRI LANKA: A Mother and her 9 year Old Daughter Surrenders to JHRC [TENS] - 2008-04-11


PAKISTAN: Why was a couple stoned to death? [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-04-11


THAILAND: Survivors of Thai death truck to be deported [Reuters] - 2008-04-11


PAKISTAN: Human rights groups denounce burning to death of up to 7 lawyers in Karachi and call for immediate action [MWC news] - 2008-04-11


THAILAND: Sri Lanka torture case lesson for Thailand [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-04-11


SRI LANKA: Rizana case sent back to Supreme Court [Daily News, SL] - 2008-04-10


SRI LANKA: Personal tragedy ignored in Sri Lanka [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-04-09


PAKISTAN: Relatives of missing Pakistanis hope for judge’s return [Reuters / Gulf Times] - 2008-04-09


BANGLADESH: Public interest is a joke in Bangladesh [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-04-08


INDIA: Protecting right to health in India [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-04-07


PHILIPPINES: Watchdog calls for termination of RP membership in UN rights body [GMANews.TV] - 2008-04-07


CAMBODIA: Court Calls Kep Policeman in Land Case [VOA News] - 2008-04-07


PHILIPPINES: Dismissed DCWD employees welcome AHRC intervention [Sun.Star Davao] - 2008-04-06


PHILIPPINES: KMU condemns busting of DCWD union [MindaNews] - 2008-04-06


SRI LANKA: 740 Civilians Missing in Jaffna within last Two Years - JHRC [TENS] - 2008-04-04


SRI LANKA: Torture perpetrators encouraged [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-04-04


BANGLADESH: The delicate image of Bangladesh [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-04-03


BURMA: Burma's pointless plants a needless burden [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-04-03


INDIA: Can militant Indian Hindus condemn China? [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-04-03


PAKISTAN: Legal implications of Gilani's moves [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-04-02


SRI LANKA: IIGEP and UTHR J actions expose mockery of justice [Sri Lanka Watch] - 2008-04-02


INDONESIA: Care for the sick tests a nation's health [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-04-02


PHILIPPINES: CBCP intervention sought for sick detainees [CBCP News] - 2008-04-01


INDIA: Story of hearing-impaired teen's 'torture' goes to UN [IndianExpress] - 2008-04-01


PAKISTAN: Pakistan's neo-colonial rule [Guardian Unlimited] - 2008-04-01


PHILIPPINES: Rights group doubts police version on GenSan killings [Mindanews] - 2008-04-01


SRI LANKA: MP murdered. media freedom attacked [Green Left] - 2008-03-29


PHILIPPINES: HK group presses RP gov't on ailing Abadilla suspect [GMANews.TV] - 2008-03-29


PHILIPPINES: Magarbong pagpunta ni Pang. Arroyo sa Hong Kong ‘iskandaloso’ [Pinoy Weekly] - 2008-03-28


PHILIPPINES: Groups ready protests to 'welcome' Arroyo in HK [GMANews.TV] - 2008-03-28


PAKISTAN: Pakistan's Nelson Mandela [Guardian Unlimited] - 2008-03-28


SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka's Supreme Court rulings ignored [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-03-28


PHILIPPINES: Bishop’s Intervention Sought for Sick Detainee [pinoypress] - 2008-03-27


THAILAND: Thai police are best organized criminals [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-03-27


PAKISTAN: new PM's order to release ousted judges is denunciation of Musharraf [JURIST] - 2008-03-27


BANGLADESH: Election risks and hopes in Bangladesh [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-03-27


CAMBODIA: Cambodia's dysfunctional democracy [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-03-26


SRI LANKA: Five years of Death and Mutilation in Iraq in a vain attempt to eliminate terrorists [LankaWeb news] - 2008-03-23


PHILIPPINES: HK group scores PNP for inaction on human rights abuses [GMANews.TV] - 2008-03-22


PAKISTAN: The presidency vs the world [The International News] - 2008-03-22


PHILIPPINES: AHRC to retiring CA justice: Resolve Abadilla 5 case soon [GMANews.TV] - 2008-03-21


SRI LANKA: Trade unions act for media freedom [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-03-21


PAKISTAN: Christian executed after confession under torture [Inspire Magazine, UK] - 2008-03-20


BURMA: Burma's rocky roads [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-03-20


BANGLADESH: Bangladeshis deserve right to information [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-03-19


PHILIPPINES: Sowing fear in the Philippines [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-03-19


SRI LANKA: Milk and murder: The baby killers [Daily Mirror] - 2008-03-19


ASIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL REVIEWS MANDATES ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES, INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY, USE OF MERCENARIES AND MINORITY ISSUES [UNHCHR] - 2008-03-18


INDONESIA: Berantas Korupsi dengan Pembuktian Terbalik [Suara Pembaruan Daily] - 2008-03-17


BURMA: Activists to campaign for freer Myanmar [SCMP] - 2008-03-17


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INDONESIA: Cegah Koruptor Kabur, Semua Aset Disita [Suara Pembaruan Daily] - 2008-03-15


INDIA: Udayakumar, Madhani, Chinnakkanal evictions find mention [newindpress.com] - 2008-03-15


SRI LANKA: Smokescreen arguments defend bandit system [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-03-14


SRI LANKA: Lanka official seeks clemency for Rizana [Bahrain Tribune] - 2008-03-14


ASIA: Human Rights Council considers reports of Special Rapporteurs on Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Myanmar [ReliefWeb] - 2008-03-13


SRI LANKA: Bhaila in Riyadh to seek clemency for Rizana [ArabNews/The Island] - 2008-03-13


ASIA: COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON PROMOTION OF CIVIL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT [UNHCHR] - 2008-03-13


BURMA: ASEAN ignores Burma's jailed teachers [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-03-13


CAMBODIA: Cambodia rejects U.S. report on human rights+ [AP/Breitbart] - 2008-03-13


SRI LANKA: Sri Lankan Official in Riyadh to Seek Clemency for Rizana [Arab News] - 2008-03-13


SRI LANKA: IFJ & AHRC urges protection of detained journalists [Lanka Dissent] - 2008-03-13


ASIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON REPORTS ON RIGHT TO ADEQUATE HOUSING AND ON MINORITY ISSUES [UNHCHR] - 2008-03-12


CAMBODIA: U.S. says human rights record in Cambodia remains poor+ [AP] - 2008-03-12


SRI LANKA: Smokescreen arguments defend bandit democracy [TamilWeek] - 2008-03-12


THAILAND: Wife of missing Muslim human rights lawyer wants ousted Thai PM Thaksin to testify [AP] - 2008-03-12


THAILAND: DSI asked to be discrete over missing Muslim lawyer's case [MCOT English News] - 2008-03-12


CAMBODIA: Police Assailed for Alleged Torture of Own [VoA news] - 2008-03-12


INDONESIA: Indonesian corruption body takes bold step [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-03-12


SRI LANKA: Help End Sri Lanka Detentions, UN Asked [OneWorld.net] - 2008-03-12


SRI LANKA: International monitors needed — ALRC [The Morning Leader] - 2008-03-12


BANGLADESH: Mixed messages on Bangladesh election [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-03-10


PAKISTAN: Restoring justice in Pakistan [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-03-10


INDIA: Sharmila remanded to JC; Returns to JN security ward after Nth release [e-pao/The Sangai Express] - 2008-03-09


SRI LANKA: International Independent Group of Eminent Persons calls it a day [TamilBrisbane.com] - 2008-03-09


SRI LANKA/SAUDI ARABIA: Rizana Case Moves to Supreme Judicial Council [Arab News/SL Daily News] - 2008-03-09


SRI LANKA/SAUDI ARABIA: AHRC hopeful of reversing judgment on Rizana [Sunday Observer] - 2008-03-09


ASIA: Stark women rights violations during 2007 [The Nation] - 2008-03-08


ASIA/SRI LANKA: Concern for the increase in violence and refugees in the country [Agenzia Fides] - 2008-03-08


SRI LANKA: GoSL lacks will to bring justice – IIGEP [TamilStar.com] - 2008-03-08


SRI LANKA: Tamils targeted by security rules [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-03-07


ASIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES INTERACTIVE DEBATE WITH HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ON REPORT OF HER OFFICE [UNHCHR] - 2008-03-07


PAKISTAN: Promoting human rights [The Washington Times] - 2008-03-07


BURMA: Detainees in Burma: In a lawless land, any law will do [JURIST] - 2008-03-07


SRI LANKA: Complete Collapse of the Rule of Law [TamilCanadian] - 2008-03-06


THAILAND: No justice for disappeared Thai lawyer [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-03-06


BANGLADESH: People suffering due to Emergency [OneWorld South Asia] - 2008-03-05


CAMBODIA: Hun Sen's ineffective war on land-grabbing [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-03-05


PAKISTAN: Lawyer’s movement is the ‘vanguard of democracy’ [The Frontier Post] - 2008-03-04


THAILAND: Thailand to Restart War on Drugs [Asia Sentinel] - 2008-03-04


BANGLADESH: Government insensitive to disaster [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-03-03


PAKISTAN: Musharraf must not delay power handover [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-03-03


PAKISTAN: Pakistani polls bring hope but democracy is far off [Sunday Examier] - 2008-03-02


SRI LANKA: SL facing total collapse of rule of law [South Asian Media Net] - 2008-03-02


SRI LANKA: Lanka facing total collapse of rule of law [The Sunday Leader] - 2008-03-01


INDIA: No place for bigots in SA [The Times] - 2008-03-01


CHINA: ÊÇÐÞÊΣ¬»¹ÊÇÐÂÕþ²ßµÄ¿ªÊ¼£¿[Deutsche Welle] - 2008-02-29


THAILAND: Trigger Happy [CityLife, Chiang Mai] - 2008-02-29


SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka's crisis of governance [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-02-29


THAILAND: Thailand's dirty history [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-02-28


SRI LANKA: Alleged torture and laying false charges against family members by Kolonne police [infolanka news] - 2008-02-28


(in German) CHINA: Arrest im Gästehaus [Rheinischer Merkur] - 2008-02-28


BANGLADESH: People suffering due to Emergency [OneWorld South Asia] - 2008-02-28


CAMBODIA: The Cambodian government should address problems rather than attacking people or organisations which have identified them [AHRC/Protectionline] - 2008-02-27


SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka's Rights Violations Reached Crisis Level - MRG [TENS] - 2008-02-27


PHILIPPINES: University degrees for sale [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-02-27


SRI LANKA: A court attacks human rights defenders right [SiberNews] - 2008-02-26


SRI LANKA: A court attacks human rights defenders right [TamilStar/SiberNews] - 2008-02-26


SRI LANKA: Witness of murder case allegedly harassed and removed from employment [Sri Lanka News] - 2008-02-26


BANGLADESH: HR Violations Widespread in Bangladesh [The South Asian] - 2008-02-25


BANGLADESH: Bangladesh needs no new brand of democracy [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-02-25


SRI LANKA: Lessons from Pakistan for Sri Lanka [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-02-25


SRI LANKA: President courts impeachment over Constitutional Council [The Sunday Leader] - 2008-02-24


SRI LANKA: A fatal blow to Sri Lanka's Bribery Commission [Sri Lanka News] - 2008-02-22


MALAYSIA: Malaysia at crossroads [Asian Pacific Post] - 2008-02-21


INDONESIA: Soeharto buried while Munir is vindicated [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-02-20


PAKISTAN: The emergence of a democratic Pakistan [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-02-20


PAKISTAN: Pakistan Vote Cannot Be Fair, Say Rights Groups [OneWorld] - 2008-02-18


BANGLADESH: Hearing and listening crisis in Bangladesh [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-02-18


PAKISTAN: Pakistan Election Rigging Warning [OneWorld] - 2008-02-18


INDIA/PAKISTAN: IDSN Reports for the Universal Periodic Review (‘UN Human Rights Exams’) of India and Pakistan [India Committee of the Netherlands] - 2008-02-15


PHILIPPINES: Rights body blames military commanders [gulfnews/Reuters] - 2008-02-15


ASIA: IDSN Reports for the Universal Periodic Review (‘UN Human Rights Exams’) of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka [Indianet] - 2008-02-15


INDIA: Allegations against 24 AR - 'Picked up youth has disappeared' [E-Pao/Sangai Express] - 2008-02-15


EU: EU sparks fears over bid to clamp down on tourists [The Standard/AFP] - 2008-02-15


SRI LANKA: Common thieves are common in lawless land [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-02-15


PHILIPPINES: AFP general held responsible for massacre [Inquirer.net] - 2008-02-14


CAMBODIA: Ending U.N. mandate in Cambodia may imperil human rights [Human Rights Tribune/UPI Asia Online] - 2008-02-14


SRI LANKA: Seven-year-old boy removed from school [infolanka] - 2008-02-14


PHILIPPINES: Philippine rights agency blames military for deaths [Reuters/Yahoo! Asia News] - 2008-02-14


MALAYSIA: Anwar: Early Elections Is To Prevent My Candidacy [Sin Chew Daily/Word Journal] - 2008-02-14


PHILIPPINES: CHR blames Sulu military commander for Maimbung 'massacre' [Inquirer.net] - 2008-02-14


PHILIPPINES: Philippine rights agency blames military for deaths [Reuters/elECOnomista.es] - 2008-02-14


CAMBODIA: Ending U.N. mandate imperils human rights [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-02-14


BANGLADESH: Attorneys defy Constitution in court [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-02-14


THAILAND: A policy of not solving human rights cases [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-02-14


SAUDI ARABIA / SRI LANKA / INDIA: AHRC appeals against death penalty in Saudi Arabia [Lanka Dissent] - 2008-02-14


SRI LANKA: Four Civilians Seek Protection with JHRC [TENS] - 2008-02-14


MALAYSIA: Anwar denounces Malaysian snap elections [AFP/The Standard] - 2008-02-14


THAILAND: Government urged to sign UN pact [Bangkok Post] - 2008-02-13


BURMA: Lawlessness, the stuff that binds in Burma [DVB] - 2008-02-12


BANGLADESH: Prosecutors' ploy to release politicians [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-02-12


PAKISTAN: Detention of deposed CJ runs into its 100th day [merinews] - 2008-02-12


PAKISTAN: Pakistan lawyers re-arrested after release [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-02-12


PHILIPPINES: Cost of corruption [Inquirer.net] - 2008-02-12


THAILAND: RIGHTS-THAILAND: Police In The Dock For Resort To Torture [IPS] - 2008-02-11


BURMA: U.N. peace envoy to meet head of Burma junta [Reuters] - 2008-02-10


SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka Deadly Place for Journalists - WAN [TENS] - 2008-02-08


SRI LANKA: Time for new consensus in Sri Lanka [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-02-08


BURMA: Six bucks, the value of a life in Burma [IUPI Asia Online] - 2008-02-07


PHILIPPINES: Deadly inequality in the Philippines [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-02-06


BANGLADESH: No logic in forcing media self-censorship [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-02-04


PAKISTAN: Ex-generals aim to sabotage Pakistan poll [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-02-04


SRI LANKA: Despair and the theater of the absurd [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-02-01


THAILAND: Asian torturers don't need US example [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-01-31


INDONESIA: Indonesia's curbs on religious rights [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-01-30


SRI LANKA: More Sri Lankans sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia; no legal representation [LBO] - 2008-01-29


PAKISTAN: President Musharraf engages in a hate speech against journalists [OneWorld.net] - 2008-01-28


BANGLADESH: Militarized maladies and mercy in Dhaka [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-01-28


PAKISTAN: No democracy under muzzled judiciary [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-01-28


CAMBODIA: RIGHTS-CAMBODIA: Land Grabbing - A Serious Concern [IPS] - 2008-01-28


CAMBODIA: Chea Vichea murder case remains a bitter pill [Phnom Penh Post] - 2008-01-28


SRI LANKA: Fish eaten in a dream does not count [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-01-25


MALAYSIA: (in Simplified Chinese) [zaobao.com] - 2008-01-25


SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka's war on terror violates minority rights [The Muslim News] - 2008-01-25


ASIA / PAKISTAN: Aitzaz and Munir win rights award [South Asian Media Net] - 2008-01-24


BURMA: Burmas Generäle haben alles im Griff [Tages Anzeiger] - 2008-01-24


MALAYSIA: Malaysia losing investment over pro-Malay policies: Anwar [AFP] - 2008-01-24


BURMA: Burma's haves and have-nothings [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-01-24


ASIA: Two leading Pakistani lawyers to receive 3rd Asian Human Rights Defender Award - 2008-01-24


SRI LANKA: Criminal Investigations Need Monitoring [Scoop/TamilStar.com] - 2008-01-24


ASIA / PAKISTAN: Aitzaz, Munir win human rights award [The Nation] - 2008-01-24


ASIA / PAKISTAN: Anti-Musharraf lawyers win human rights award [The Daily Star] - 2008-01-24


CAMBODIA: For Cambodians, fear is a way of life [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-01-23


ASIA / PAKISTAN: Anti-Musharraf Pakistan lawyers win human rights award [The Economic Times] - 2008-01-23


SOUTH KOREA: EDITORIAL from the Korea Herald [Yonhap news] - 2008-01-23


PAKISTAN: Unresolved constitutional issues [Development & Cooperation] - 2008-01-22


CAMBODIA: Hundreds rally in Cambodia for anniversary of union leader's murder [EarthTimes.org] - 2008-01-22


CAMBODIA: Release Scapegoats for Labor Leader's Murder [Amnesty International, USA] - 2008-01-22


BANGLADESH: Are politicians immune to pain? [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-01-21


PAKISTAN: Pakistan judges treated as security threat [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-01-21


PHILIPPINES: Int'l human rights group scores 'symptom of lawlessness' in RP [Philippines Daily Tribune] - 2008-01-19


INDIA: Despite new schemes... [Expressindia] - 2008-01-19


SRI LANKA: 3 Family Men Seeks Protection from JHRC [TENS] - 2008-01-18


SRI LANKA: Human lives matter [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-01-18


PHILIPPINES: Catholic priest killed, teacher held hostage [Gulfnews] - 2008-01-17


PHILIPPINES: Palace confident police can get killers of priest, judge [Sun.Star Manila] - 2008-01-17


PHILIPPINES: Are some Filipinos subhuman? [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-01-16


SRI LANKA: Ending Truce likely to have a Devastating effects on Civilians in Sri Lanka - Arbour [TENS] - 2008-01-16


PHILIPPINES: Priest, judge slain, as spate of RP killings remains unsolved [GMANews.TV] - 2008-01-16


PAKISTAN: AHRC flays actions against judges [The Frontier Post] - 2008-01-15


PAKISTAN: Pakistan legitimizes forced disappearances [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-01-15


PHILIPPINES: Killing of activists and journalists drops in the Philippines [IHB] - 2008-01-14


PAKISTAN: An Exclusive Interview with Munir Malik by Baber Ayaz for Asian Human Rights Commission [Pakistan Christian Post] - 2008-01-14


PHILIPPINES: Killings in Philippines leave deeply entrenched fear, distrust [Davao Today] - 2008-01-13


PAKISTAN: Targeting of lawyers and the cover up [merinews] - 2008-01-13


SRI LANKA: Broad alliance to fight lawlessness [South Asian Media Net] - 2008-01-11


SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka abandons rules against murder [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-01-11


SRI LANKA: A group calls for a broad alliance to fight against lawlessness and corruption [ReliefWeb] - 2008-01-10


SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka Loses Voting Rights in UNHRC [TENS] - 2008-01-10


PAKISTAN: Musharraf crack down on civil society [Merinews] - 2008-01-09


SRI LANKA: Time for World Action and Intervention in Sri Lanka – AHRC [TENS] - 2008-01-09


INDONESIA: Child abuse rooted in social neglect [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-01-09


PAKISTAN: Daughters of Asma Jehangir assaulted, threatened [The Daily Star] - 2008-01-08


PAKISTAN: Legal implications of Bhutto's murder [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-01-08


PHILIPPINES: Protection sought for Tarlac priest who receives threats [gmanews.tv] - 2008-01-08


THAILAND: Strange fruit in Kalasin [UPI Asia Online] - 2008-01-03


SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka's Tamils face a new tsunami [tamilcanadian.com] - 2008-01-02



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