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BURMA: A judge admits to having no authority over his own court
STATEMENT: The Asian Human Rights Commission has closely followed the case of Phyo Wai Aung, who is the sole person detained and accused in connection with blasts on 15 April 2010 in Rangoon that killed 10 people and injured 168. Phyo Wai Aung has steadfastly maintained his innocence and has complained that he was brutally tortured for nine days to extract a confession. The AHRC has already issued appeals on his case and its sister organization, the Asian Legal Resource Centre, has submitted a special dossier on the case to United Nations human rights experts.
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	WORLD: The international community should take notice of the death of liberal democracy in Sri Lanka through the 18th Amendment to the Constitution
	STATEMENT: Today, the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka will be passed by a fast-track-procedure which has effectively disallowed public participation and discussion. The opposition has announced that it will boycott the proceedings as mark of protest and it has also declared 8th September (today), as a 'black day' for Sri Lanka.
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[AHRC Article] INDIA: India should follow Britain in treating caste as an aspect of race!:2010-09-08	PHILIPPINES: Three brothers killed in another 'legitimate encounter':2010-09-08
BURMA: A judge admits to having no authority over his own court:2010-09-08	INDONESIA: Killing of a journalist in Papua explained as suicide by local police:2010-09-08
[AHRC Forwarded Statement] SRI LANKA: Civil Rights Movement Statement on 18th Amendment to the Constitution:2010-09-08	SRI LANKA: Ganemulla police illegally arrested, detained, tortured and filed fabricated charges against a civilian:2010-09-08
WORLD: The international community should take notice of the death of liberal democracy in Sri Lanka through the 18th Amendment to the Constitution:2010-09-08	[Hunger Alert] INDIA: A Mother and her six month old child face food and health insecurity under bonded labour:2010-09-08
Read More..	SRI LANKA: Pussellawa Police illegally arrested, detained, tortured, and filed fabricated charges against an estate labourer:2010-09-07
	PHILIPPINES: Suspicious death of a man last seen in NBI custody :2010-09-03
SRI LANKA: Video presentation on long term impact of 18th Amendment (In Sinhala) :2010-09-08	SRI LANKA: Panwila Police illegally arrested, detained and tortured an innocent civilian:2010-09-01
[AHRC Forwarded Press Release] SRI LANKA: Media organizations oppose 18th Amendment to the Constitution as an Emergency Bill :2010-09-03	SRI LANKA: Anamaduwa Police illegally arrested, detained and tortured a school-boy and filed fabricated criminal charges:2010-09-01
[AHRC Forwarded Press Release] PAKISTAN: UN Press Conference in Geneva:2010-08-30	SRI LANKA: Special Task Force illegally arrest, detain and file fabricated charges against a German philanthropist staying in Sri Lanka :2010-08-31
[ALRC Press Release] BURMA/MYANMAR: Dossier of torture cases submitted to U.N. experts:2010-08-27	NEPAL: Police negligence in a case of rape and beating of a 16-year-old girl:2010-08-31
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NEW HRCS	NEW Ethics in Action	NEW Publication	New article2

Human Rights Correspondence School This lesson introduces the right to the truth, which is an inherent part of international law. This right is fundamental in situations of human rights violations, and is closely linked to the realization of many rights. The lesson outlines various international law provisions making up the right to the truth. It also examines various cases and countries in Asia where the right is commonly denied. and more... >> Human Rights Correspondence School	Ethics in Action - Child labour: Hunger and child malnutrition invisible in the Philippines - UNJUST: The mirror to see Asia - The WISE women of Pakistan - Tribute to murdered environmentalist Charoen Wat-aksorn - Policing in Nepal - The Khairlanji massacre is more than another murder story and more... >>Ethics in Action	The State of Human Rights in Ten Asian Nations - 2009 In "The State of Human Rights in Ten Asian Nations - 2009" the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) presents analysis concerning the human rights situations, violations and developments it has encountered during its work in 2009. The AHRC documents and launches campaigns concerning hundreds of individual cases of grave human rights abuses each year in these countries. This allow it to identify trends in human rights violations and lacuna in the protection of rights that need to be addressed. and more... >> Publication	Vol. 09 - No. 02 June 2010 -- Diagnoses of the NON-RULE OF LAW IN ASIA - Reflection on article 2 of the ICCPR: The role of human rights activists in diagnosing the lack of effective remedies - A three-part study on the crisis in institutions for administration of justice in Sri Lanka and its consequences for the realisation of human rights in Asia - The role of the UN Human Rights Council on rule-of-law problems in Asia - Diagnosing the un-rule of law in Burma: A submission to the UN Human Rights Council�s Universal Periodic Review >> article 2

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BURMA: A judge admits to having no authority over his own court

WORLD: The international community should take notice of the death of liberal democracy in Sri Lanka through the 18th Amendment to the Constitution