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2004 Urgent Appeals
 
[Hunger Alert] BURMA: Several thousand villagers fled from army attacks in Papun Township, Karen state - 2004-12-29

SRI LANKA: Ministry of Health announces list of medical items required to deal with tsunami aftermath - 2004-12-29

BANGLADESH: Gang rape of woman by 14 police personnel - 2004-12-24

UPDATE (Nepal): Man re-arrested for a third time as punishment for informing human rights organisations of his situation - 2004-12-24

UPDATE (Indonesia): 19 protesters still being detained while no action taken against the police officers responsible for the Bojong shooting - 2004-12-22

[Hunger Alert] INDIA: Family forced into abject poverty because of police and army actions - 2004-12-22

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): The rape case pending for over three years in magistrate court - 2004-12-21

THAILAND: Migrant workers' rights activist facing legal prosecution and death threats - 2004-12-21

SRI LANKA: Another alleged police murder of a man by the Moratuwa police - 2004-12-17

UPDATE (INDIA): NHRC and Supreme Court instruct state government to act on starvation and hunger cases - 2004-12-17

CAMBODIA: Government interference threatens the independence of the Bar Association by overturning the result of presidency election - 2004-12-17

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Continuing death threats to human rights activists and torture victims after murder of Gerald Perera - 2004-12-17

INDIA: Farmer died after extreme torture by Border Security Force personnel in Shirsiklaibari village, Malda district - 2004-12-15

BURMA: Villager jailed illegally over farmers' petition - 2004-12-15

[Hunger Alert] INDIA: Indian Red Cross ignores starvation of Kolkata evictees - 2004-12-15

NEPAL: Another illegal arrest and disappearance of a man by the Joint-Security Forces - 2004-12-15

INDIA: A disappeared victim's mother's seven year search for justice; Fair trial and urgent protection required - 2004-12-14

INDIA: Man sustains severe injuries after police brutality - 2004-12-13

THAILAND: Another case of torture to obtain confession at Ayutthaya Police Station - 2004-12-10

UPDATE (Thailand): Case of the killing of a migrant worker dragged on by apparent delay of trial; Public prosecutor must speed up the case - 2004-12-10

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): The investigation into Gerald Perera's case is dragging; Urge the IGP to arrest the accused without further delay - 2004-12-09

INDONESIA: Police Officers shot live bullets to the protesters in Bojong Village, Kelapanunggal District - 2004-12-08

UPDATE (Thailand): Torture cases transferred to special investigators, but police still free - 2004-12-07

PHILIPPINES: A human rights worker killed in Albay - 2004-12-02

NEPAL: Another two persons were re-arrested despite the Appellate Court's release orders in Banke District - 2004-12-01

SRI LANKA: Conspiracy to increase torture at police stations in Sri Lanka - 2004-11-30

INDONESIA: The family receives death threats for demanding an impartial inquiry into the death of Munir - 2004-11-26

INDIA: Man dies in jail after prison wardens set him alight - 2004-11-26

INDIA: Police inaction provides ample opportunity for criminals to walk free - 2004-11-25

NEPAL: Reported cases of extra-judicial killings by personnel from the Joint Security team - 2004-11-25

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Gerald Perera died after gunshot; His family needs urgent protection - 2004-11-25

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): More death threats to a torture victim and a human rights defender; Witness protection is urgently needed - 2004-11-25

UPDATE (Thailand): Demand immediate criminal action against police torturers - 2004-11-24

NEPAL: A 16-year-old girl was gang-raped by army soldiers from the Eastern Pritana Headquarter, Itahari - 2004-11-24

SRI LANKA: Sri Lankan woman brutally assaulted and treated inhumanely whilst a housemaid in Saudi Arabia - 2004-11-24

SRI LANKA: An innocent young man tortured by the Panadura North Police after being illegally arrested - 2004-11-23

UPDATE (Philippines): Updates on the 127 families forcibly evicted in Davao City, Mindanao - 2004-11-23

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): No action from the government to protect torture victim even after attempt on his life - 2004-11-23

INDIA: Allegations of Police aiding criminals in relation to a man's death in West Bengal - 2004-11-22

NEPAL: Person re-arrested and detained by the security forces despite release orders from the Supreme Court - 2004-11-22

SRI LANKA: Torture victim pursuing criminal torture case shot - 2004-11-21

UPDATE(Sri Lanka): A torture victim has received threats by Katugastota Police, after he lodged a complaint against them - 2004-11-19

SRI LANKA: Torture of a young man allegedly prosecuted with false charges by the Pussellawa police - 2004-11-18

SRI LANKA: Police officer not arrested despite magistrate's request - 2004-11-17

INDIA: Suspicious death of Veerapan and three others by Special Task Force without following proper investigation procedure - 2004-11-16

UPDATE (India): Witness protection required for Gujarat victims and witnesses - 2004-11-15

PHILIPPINES: 127 families lost their homes due to illegal demolition in Davao City - 2004-11-15

UPDATE (Thailand): More serious allegations of police torture emerge in Thailand - 2004-11-15

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Inaction by the Attorney General to prosecute the torture perpetrators of Mullakandage Lasantha Jagath Kumara - 2004-11-12

THAILAND: Two cases of extremely serious torture and cruel and inhuman treatment by Thai police officers - 2004-11-12

NEPAL: Extra-judicial killings of three young men at Hasandaha VDC of Morang District - 2004-11-11

SRI LANKA: A man arbitrary arrested and tortured by Kalutara North Police - 2004-11-10

THAILAND: Abuse of workers' rights at two factories on Thai-Burma border - 2004-11-10

INDIA: A hundred women and children evicted from a night shelter in New Delhi, India - 2004-11-10

SRI LANKA: Student threatened due to complaint of assault by teachers - 2004-11-09

UPDATE (Pakistan): Alleged second Jirga and political interference in case pending against murders of two girls - 2004-11-08

INDIA: Neglect of Vishnupur Sub-Divisional Hospital to provide emergency medical treatment to a pregnant woman - 2004-11-05

INDIA: A Dalit youth brutally tortured whilst in police custody at the Njarackal Police Station - 2004-11-04

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): A 17-year-old torture victim, Sandun Kumara, needs urgent protection - 2004-11-04

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Human Rights Commission of Sri Lnaka decided to transfer the Kandy coordinator - 2004-11-02

INDIA: A suspicious death of a man whilst in the Thrissur Town West police custody in Kerala - 2004-11-02

PAKISTAN: A group of human rights defenders charged with sedition in Shikarpur - 2004-11-01

UPDATE (Thailand): A list of the victims of the mass killing in Narathiwat province; Immediate international intervention needed - 2004-10-28

[Hunger Alert] INDIA: Intolerable delay in implementation of court ruling exacerbates hunger among Dalit community in Uttaranchal - 2004-10-27

SRI LANKA: A man tortured and prosecuted on an alleged false charges by the Hasalaka Police station - 2004-10-26

UPDATE (Burma): Villagers released from detention in forced labour case - 2004-10-26

THAILAND: At least 84 people killed in Southern Thailand - 2004-10-26

UPDATE (Nepal): New ways to legitimize massive disappearance, enforcement of draconian law – TADO - 2004-10-21

UPDATE (Thailand): Update on libel suit against media-reform activist Ms Supinya - 2004-10-21

UPDATE (Thailand): Justice Minister responds over case of disappeared lawyer - 2004-10-20

UPDATE (Burma): Victims in criminal defamation case jailed; ILO says trying to resolve matter - 2004-10-19

SRI LANKA: A man arbitrarily assaulted by the SI of the Horana Police Station without any reason - 2004-10-19

SRI LANKA: State police serving criminals and organized criminal gangs and NOT the people - 2004-10-18

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Arrest of the family of a man who was allegedly killed by police torture - 2004-10-15

UPDATE (Thailand): Inaction by Thai authorities in investigating the disappearance of Mr. Somchai Neelaphaijit - 2004-10-14

Nepal: Massive disappearances / impunity - 2004-10-14

MALDIVES: A political activist in solitary confinement after being arbitrarily arrested - 2004-10-13

INDIA: Custodial death / suicide in West Bengal - 2004-10-13

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Case of Chamila Bandara; the issue of the Kandy Coordinator and the rights of the people in Kandy for human rights protection - 2004-10-13

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): National Police Commission takes actin against a perpetrator of torture - 2004-10-12

UPDATE (Burma): Villagers given six-months' jail term for alleging forced labour - 2004-10-12

SRI LANKA: Alleged illegal detention and torture of a man by officers at Kuruwita Police - 2004-10-12

PAKISTAN: A dual murder of 16-year-old girl and a 19-year-old boy on the pretext of honor killing - 2004-10-12

INDIA: A group of human rights defenders in Tamil Nadu illegally arrested by the Cuddalore police - 2004-10-11

INDIA: A suspicious death of a man who was in custody of the Belghoria police - 2004-10-08

SRI LANKA: A young man brutally tortured by the Veyangoda police after his illegal arrest - 2004-10-08

UPDATE (India): Delay in forwarding court records adds to a ten year wait for justice - 2004-10-08

SRI LANKA: Victim suffers from the inaction of the Panadura Police about his complaint - 2004-10-07

SRI LANKA: A man allegedly killed in police custody at the Polonnaruwa Police Station - 2004-10-05

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Urgent protection is necessary for the torture victim - 2004-10-04

NEPAL: Three cases of arbitrary detention by security personnel - 2004-09-30

NEPAL: A 14-year old Dalit girl raped and murdered by a group of upper caste men - 2004-09-30

UPDATE (India): Supreme Court instructs Uttar Pradesh government to look into severe malnutrition and starvation deaths - 2004-09-30

UPDATE (Burma): Henzada Township court throws out forced labour complaints - 2004-09-28

NEPAL: Two cases of immediate re-arrest of detainees after the court ordered their release - 2004-09-28

SRI LANKA: A man tortured and prosecuted with false charges by the Samanalaweva Police Post - 2004-09-24

PAKISTAN: A young woman killed by her husband with false allegation - 2004-09-24

SRI LANKA: A 10-year-old girl has been sexually harassed by a group of people - 2004-09-23

INDIA: A man arrested with fabricated charges and paraded in under-clothed condition - 2004-09-23

SRI LANKA: Second torture of a torture victim who was kidnapped by the perpetrator - 2004-09-22

[Hunger Alert] INDIA: Imminent starvation among Dalits classed as Above Poverty Line by authorities in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh - 2004-09-22

NEPAL: A young man facing torture and disappearance while in illegal custody at Majaha Gaon Army Barrack - 2004-09-21

[Hunger Alert] INDIA: Children going blind due to starvation in Uttar Pradesh state - 2004-09-21

NEPAL: 14-year-old Dalit girl and her mother sentenced 20 years of imprisonment for a murder they did not commit - 2004-09-20

UPDATE (Burma): Another complaint registered against local authorities in Henzada Township - 2004-09-17

[Hunger Alert] THAILAND: Hunger caused by mass arrest of villagers - 2004-09-16

NEPAL: A ban imposed on the Dalit community in Bhagawatpur village by the upper caste villagers - 2004-09-16

SRI LANKA: Alleged illegal detention and torture of a man by the Polgahawela police on fabricated charges - 2004-09-15

NEPAL: A man severely tortured by the Balaju Ward Police - 2004-09-14

INDIA: A young boy died and the other two boys severely injured by brutal torture - 2004-09-13

SRI LANKA: A young prisoner is missing from Open Prison Camp at Pallekele - 2004-09-13

[Hunger Alert] INDIA: Severe hunger in eastern Uttar Pradesh State - 2004-09-13

MALDIVES: Incommunicado detention and fear of torture on civilians in Maldives - 2004-09-10

PAKISTAN: A woman killed by her nephew on the pretext of honor killing - 2004-09-09

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Serious security threat to Mr. Dingiri Banda who lodged three complaints against two army captains - 2004-09-07

SRI LANKA: A man brutally tortured by the Yatawatta police - 2004-09-06

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Inaction of the Bar Association to find redress for the victim - 2004-09-03

BURMA: Complaints against forced labour blocked and victims punished - 2004-09-03

BURMA: Attempt at stopping police abuse ends in jail term - 2004-08-30

SRI LANKA: Teachers discriminate against 11-year-old student for receiving torture compensation - 2004-08-27

(UPDATE) Pakistan: Complainant of honour killing case forced to accept jirga decision - 2004-08-26

(UPDATE) Sri Lanka: Protection needed for torture victim seeking redress - 2004-08-26

BANGLADESH: Rapid Action Battalion officers arbitrarily torture and detain three men, resulting in the death of one - 2004-08-24

INDIA: Pregnant Dalit woman assaulted by West Bengal police - 2004-08-24

INDIA: Violent attack on human rights defenders by supporters of West Bengal ruling party - 2004-08-23

INDIA: Manipur state government closing down independent media and civic organizations - 2004-08-23

INDIA: Woman raped by Railway Protection constable in vacant train compartment - 2004-08-23

PAKISTAN: A cleric dies in custody after being detained for suspected al-Qaeda links - 2004-08-20

(UPDATE) Republic of Korea: Song Du-yul sentenced by High Court under the National Security Law - 2004-08-20

SRI LANKA: Brutal force used to disperse unarmed and peaceful workers - 2004-08-19

INDIA: Father dies after ten years of waiting for justice for his son - 2004-08-18

PHILIPPINES: Military operations lead to torture and death of innocent civilians - 2004-08-17

UPDATE (Pakistan): Jirgas and feudal lords continue undermining rule of law in Pakistan - 2004-08-17

SRI LANKA: Death of victim after being brutally assaulted in prison - 2004-08-17

UPDATE (India): Supreme Court refuses to reconsider President’s decision to allow execution - 2004-08-13

SRI LANKA: Ambalangoda police release tortured children after parents pay Rs. 3000 - 2004-08-13

THAILAND: Families demand real perpetrators of bus shooting be brought to justice - 2004-08-13

SRI LANKA: Men illegally arrested and tortured by Matale Police, and falsely charged with stealing money - 2004-08-11

PAKISTAN: A brother killed his sister on the pretext of honor killing - 2004-08-05

SRI LANKA: A mother seeks an impartial inquiry into the mysterious death of her 14-year-old son - 2004-08-03

UPDATE (Nepal): A man who was detained by the army in violation of the court order was released - 2004-08-03

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Supreme Court awarded Rs. 1 million to the family of torture victim - 2004-08-02

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Update on a boy brutally assaulted by his teachers - 2004-07-29

INDIA: Torture and murder of a woman by armed forces in India - 2004-07-29

NEPAL: Army denies release of detainee despite court order - 2004-07-28

UPDATE ( India): Please send a letter to the President of India to commute the death sentence of Mr. Dhananjay Chatterjee - 2004-07-28

THAILAND: Severe torture victims still in custody while police torturers remain in posts - 2004-07-26

SRI LANKA: Man illegally arrested and tortured by Paiyagala Police, and falsely charged with possessing cannabis - 2004-07-26

SRI LANKA: Illegal arrest and brutal torture of a young man by the Wariyapola police - 2004-07-24

PHILIPPINES: Three persons killed and one person wounded by the elements of the 60th Infantry Battalion in in Laak, Compostela Valley Province - 2004-07-23

SRI LANKA: A boy brutally assaulted by his teachers and denied his right of education - 2004-07-23

THAILAND: Transparency in trial of the killers of a migrant worker demanded - 2004-07-23

UPDATE (Thailand): Arrest warrant issued against a local politician for the murder of Charoen Wat-aksorn - 2004-07-22

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): No action by the Attorney General to prosecute the torture perpetrators of Chamila Bandara's case - 2004-07-21

SRI LANKA: A woman assaulted by the Baduraliya Police only because she reported the police's illegal business - 2004-07-20

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): A Kandy coordinator of National Police Commission allegedly cooperates with torture perpetrators - 2004-07-19

PHILIPPINES: Two men illegally arrested and tortured; civilian women illegally detained by the 60th Infantry Battalion of Philippine Army - 2004-07-19

UPDATE (Nepal): The four persons who were re-arrested by security forces in violation of court orders have been found in Morang prison - 2004-07-19

NEPAL: Re-arrest of four people by the police in the court yard in the presence of the lawyers - 2004-07-16

INDIA: A 32 year old man severely tortured and killed by Kharagpur Police, West Bengal - 2004-07-16

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Urban Development Authority ignores National Human Rights Commission recommendations for Oliyamulla evictees - 2004-07-14

PAKISTAN: Honor killing takes lives of 19-year-old girl and 30-year-old man - 2004-07-13

UPDATE (Malaysia): Authorities continue to refuse victim's family access to post-mortem report in case of suspicious death - 2004-07-09

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): SRI LANKA: Torture victim severely beaten again and feared being killed by the police; URGENT INTERVENTION NEEDED to save a victims life - 2004-07-08

MALAYSIA: Person found hanging in police station toilet - 2004-07-08

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Priyankara brutally assaulted and arrested with no access to lawyers - 2004-07-08

SRI LANKA: Kaduruwela police illegally arrest and torture person on mistaken identity - 2004-07-07

PAKISTAN: Christian pastor abducted and assaulted in Quetta - 2004-07-06

SRI LANKA: Badureliya police illegally arrest and torture three men, and force one to plead guilty to false charges - 2004-07-06

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Tissa Kumara receives further death threats - 2004-07-05

INDIA: Human rights defenders attacked for attempting to rescue children from circus - 2004-07-05

SRI LANKA: Human Rights Commission officers obstructed from carrying out their duties by the police - 2004-07-02

SRI LANKA: Tortured army officer complains to Bar Association of Sri Lanka after his lawyers withdraw case - 2004-07-02

SRI LANKA: Police control of magistrate courts - 2004-06-30

UPDATE (Thailand): Criminal Court decides to let libel suit against Ms Supinya Klangnarong proceed - 2004-06-29

SRI LANKA: Provide fax machines in all courts to reduce delay in court communications - 2004-06-28

PHILIPPINES: Forcible disappearance of a young man in Davao City - 2004-06-28

UPDATE(Sri Lanka): Magistrate orders exhumation of the body of the police officer who allegedly died due to torture - 2004-06-28

UPDATE (Nepal): Seven people who faced returned home safely - 2004-06-28

INDIA: Campaign for total ban on Death penalty-capital punishment - 2004-06-25

NEPAL: Two cases of arbitrary detention and torture - 2004-06-24

THAILAND: A prominent environmentalist Charoen Wat-aksorn murdered and an independent investigation required - 2004-06-24

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Police pressure the torture victim to withdraw case by threatening his family - 2004-06-24

SRI LANKA : 17-year-old man tortured to confess theft in police officers home - 2004-06-24

NEPAL: Seven persons facing re-arrest by the police in violation of a court order - 2004-06-23

UPDATE (Pakistan): Police inaction as threats continue against a victim's family and human rights group - 2004-06-23

THAILAND: Human rights defender faces preliminary decision in libel case - 2004-06-21

INDIA: A 60 year old man severely tortured by the Thrithala police - 2004-06-21

PAKISTAN: A sexual harassment of a 6 year old boy by his teacher - 2004-06-18

SRI LANKA: Illegal arrest and severe torture of a man by the Horana Police - 2004-06-18

PAKISTAN: 23-years-old women killed in alleged "honor killing" drama - 2004-06-16

INDIA: A detainee waiting for trial for 24 years develops mental illness - 2004-06-16

SRI LANKA: Death of policeman on duty, suspected murder and cover up - 2004-06-14

UPDATE (THAILAND): 5 suspects in the alleged abduction of missing human rights lawyer Mr. Somchai Neelaphaijit bailed out - 2004-06-11

SRI LANKA: Extra-judicial killing by the Welipenna Police allegedly for personal reasons - 2004-06-10

UPDATE (Pakistan): The accused in the case of Ms. Hazooran's murder was arrested - 2004-06-10

SRI LANKA: A man severely tortured by the Katupotha Police only for asking the reason of arrest - 2004-06-09

MALAYSIA: Suspicious death of Francis Udayapan; Independent inquiry is required - 2004-06-09

PAKISTAN: A dual murder of a woman and a man in the pretext of honor killing - 2004-06-09

UPDATE (Nepal): The two arrested human rights defenders were released unconditionally - 2004-06-08

INDIA: A man brutally tortured by the Pavaratty Police and Guruvayoor Police now suffers from police inaction - 2004-06-07

NEPAL: Two human rights defenders were illegally arrested and are currently being detained at the Anamnagar City Police Office, Kathmandu - 2004-06-05

INDIA: A torture victim is forced to give bribes to his perpetrator while the police fabricate charges against him - 2004-06-04

INDIA: One man beaten to death while another seriously injured by the Thrissur Traffic Police Station officers - 2004-06-03

SRI LANKA: A torture victim in police custody needs urgent medical attention - 2004-06-03

SRI LANKA: Two innocent civilians assaulted by the drunk police officers from the Aluthgama Police Station - 2004-06-02

BANGLADESH: Two human rights activists are held incommunicado and are at risk of torture - 2004-06-02

INDIA: A man allegedly tortured to death and the police attempt to cover up the incident by fabricating charges - 2004-06-01

PAKISTAN: A suspect in a blasphemy case died after being attacked by a policeman with a brick cutter - 2004-06-01

SRI LANKA: An innocent bystander shot by the Wattala Police without any provocation - 2004-05-31

INDIA: Brutal attack on Dalits settlement in the Kalapatti Village, Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu by upper caste - 2004-05-28

SRI LANKA: Torture and inhuman treatment of a prisoner by the prison officer at Kalutara Prison - 2004-05-28

SRI LANKA: A torture victim remanded on false charges for his refusal to withdraw a complaint against the police - 2004-05-28

UPDATE (Pakistan): Three of the nine perpetrators were arrested but the police officer pressured politically - 2004-05-27

UPDATE (Pakistan): Victim's sister receives death threat; Victim's family needs urgent protection - 2004-05-27

NEPAL: Re-arrest of two individuals by district police after court ordered their release - 2004-05-24

PAKISTAN: Teen tortured in madrassa - 2004-05-21

PAKISTAN: Member of Christian minority community killed - 2004-05-18

PAKISTAN: Two-and-a-half-year-old girl raped - 2004-05-17

NEPAL: Arrests, Incommunicado Detention and Torture in Custody of Civil Servants - 2004-05-13

PAKISTAN: Girls killed for visiting grandparents without permission in another 'honour killing' - 2004-05-11

PHILIPPINES: Victim of summary killings shot in Mindoro Oriental prior to national elections - 2004-05-04

UPDATE (SRI LANKA) : Tuberculosis patient kept in solitary cell due to fabricated charges by police - 2004-05-03

SRI LANKA: Two more police torture cases; Case of E. Amal Fernando by the officers from the Kalutara Police Special Operation Unit and Case of U.L. Don Sumith Chandana by the Bentota Police - 2004-04-30

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): The torture victim acquires tuberculosis by the direct action of the police - 2004-04-30

INDIA: A young man was allegedly tortured to death in judicial custody at the sub jail at Calicut, Kerala - 2004-04-29

PHILIPPINES: Torture and harassment of B'laan farmers in Colombio, Sultan Kudarat - 2004-04-29

UPDATE (Nepal): Police commandeering private trucks in their illegal operations - 2004-04-27

INDIA: Brutal torture of a man in police custody by the Srirampur Police - 2004-04-24

PAKISTAN: A honor killing victim's family suffers from the police inaction - 2004-04-24

SRI LANKA: A young man died after being severely tortured by the police for trivial reasons - 2004-04-22

UPDATE (Nepal): Continued arrests and detentions of demonstrators, bystanders and journalists - 2004-04-21

PAKISTAN: A 36 year old woman was killed by her husband on the pretext of honour killing - 2004-04-20

BURMA: Two rape victims of local official jailed after attempting to bring charges - 2004-04-19

UPDATE (India): Post mortem procedures in West Bengal and the case of Mousumi Ari - 2004-04-19

SRI LANKA: Police severely assault two men outside a cemetery - 2004-04-16

UPDATE (Nepal): Arbitrary detention and arrests continued - 2004-04-16

NEPAL: Hundreds of people rounded up and arbitrarily detained in Nepal - 2004-04-15

MALAYSIA: Burmese asylum seekers targeted in a series of arrests - 2004-04-15

INDIA: West Bengal police shoot dead alleged criminal and then imprison innocent boy on pretext - 2004-04-14

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Trial drags on for rape victim as she awaits justice - 2004-04-13

INDIA: Kerala police assault victim for marrying businessman's daughter - 2004-04-13

SRI LANKA: A man died after being tortured by the Mahawela Police - 2004-04-09

PAKISTAN: A 13-year-old girl was killed by her in-laws on the pretext of honour killing and her body was not found yet - 2004-04-07

INDIA: Police, magistrate and doctor cover-up murder of 17-year-old girl - 2004-04-02

SRI LANKA: Children abused and sexually harassed by the teacher for two years - 2004-04-02

SRI LANKA: A man was severely injured on his face and head after being tortured at the Kadugannawa Police Station - 2004-04-01

CHINA: Three "Tiannanmen Mothers" were arrested by the police - 2004-04-01

UPDATE (South Korea): The Korean Government must immediately stop the massive arrest and deportation of undocumented migrant workers - 2004-03-30

UPDATE (India): Please send a letter to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra calling for right to land for Adivasi people - 2004-03-29

SRI LANKA: IFJ appeal letter regarding the politically motivated interference in Sri Lankan media - 2004-03-29

INDONESIA: Protest letter of International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) to the President Megawati Soekarnoputri - 2004-03-26

UPDATE (Thailand): Mr. Somchai Neelaphaijit is still missing and the police may be involved in his disappearance - 2004-03-25

INDIA: AHRC letter to the President of India regarding the horrendous practices during forensic examinations in West Bengal - 2004-03-23

PAKISTAN: Another honour killing case from Sindh Province - 2004-03-22

THAILAND: A human rights lawyer Mr. Somchai Neelaphaijit missing - 2004-03-17

INDIA: Two social workers arrested by the Jangipara Police on false charges of committing offences against the state - 2004-03-16

UPDATE (India): The family of the victim who died under police custody suffers from police inaction - 2004-03-12

BURMA: Death Penalty on the nine people by North Rangoon District Court - 2004-03-11

NEPAL: Rape of two blind girls by the hostel warden and danger of police inaction - 2004-03-09

PAKISTAN: A young woman killed by her husband on the pretext of honour killing - 2004-03-08

INDIA: Custodial torture and death of Mr. Hafeel by the police at the Perumbadappu Police Station in Kerala - 2004-03-04

INDIA: Forced work and assault of 6 young men by the Delhi police - 2004-03-03

INDIA: Custodial death of a young man in West Bengal - 2004-03-02

SRI LANKA: A young man assaulted and shot dead by the police in the course of investigation - 2004-03-02

UPDATE (Burma): Maung Chan Thar Kyaw released - 2004-03-01

UPDATE (Burma): Update on child jailed for witnessing massacre - 2004-02-24

BURMA: Child jailed for witnessing massacre - 2004-02-23

UPDATE (Philippines): A torture victim Omar Ramalan filed five criminal charges against the military personnel who tortured him - 2004-02-23

NEPAL: Three young persons shot dead by security personnel and a girl among the victims were gang-raped before being killed in Pokahari Chauri-4, Kavre District - 2004-02-23

SRI LANKA: A man illegally arrested and being tortured by the police at Katugastota Police Station in Kandy - 2004-02-20

INDIA: A 27-year-old police constable trainee committed suicide due to inhuman training and torture at Kerala Armed Police Battalion - 2004-02-17

NEPAL: The Dalit community in Saptari district was attacked due to an inter-caste marriage and the couple was kidnapped - 2004-02-13

SRI LANKA: Severely injured torture victim need urgent medical treatment - 2004-02-13

PAKISTAN: A 45-year-old lady and a 25-year-old man killed on the pretext of honour killing - 2004-02-12

PHILIPPINES: A couple arbitrarily arrested and tortured by military soldiers - 2004-02-11

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Michael Anthony Fernando is provided no protection even after an attempt on his life - 2004-02-10

NEPAL: Dalits beaten up and forbidden to enter village temple - 2004-02-06

NEPAL: Four men arbitrarily detained and suspected of being seriously tortured - 2004-02-05

PAKISTAN: Attack on the Bible Society in Karachi - 2004-02-05

SRI LANKA: Arbitrary shooting of the police into a crowd - 2004-02-04

INDIA: Religious intolerance and communal violence in Jhabua, India - 2004-02-03

INDIA: Prisoners in Maharashtra on hunger strike protesting diet changes - 2004-02-03

INDIA: Discrimination against Dalits in Gujarat - 2004-02-02

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Michael Anthony Fernando attacked - 2004-02-02

INDIA: The destruction of the Siddha Hospital and the Immaculate Conception Sisters in Madurai District by the Revenue Department officials - 2004-01-30

INDIA: Murder of two social activists in Gaya, Bihar State - 2004-01-30

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): The police threatened the victims of the police attack in Baddegama village, Madahapola - 2004-01-29

INDIA: A young man fighting against police corruption received death threats and his sister was kidnapped - 2004-01-28

UPDATE (Thailand/Cambodia): Sok Yoeun won't be extradited to Cambodia - 2004-01-27

SRI LANKA: Torture by pouring boiling water on the victim's genitals by the officers of the Matale Police Station in Kandy - 2004-01-26

SRI LANKA: A gang rape victim suffers from police inaction - 2004-01-21

PHILIPPINES: A man shot dead and another severely injured by the military in Barangay Gawang, Maguindanao - 2004-01-19

SRI LANKA: 73 workers are on the street while the company director ignores the law - 2004-01-19

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): A young man is in remand prison for over one year on fabricated charges by the police - 2004-01-18

UPDATE (India): An AHRC letter to the president of the India regarding eviction of Untouchables - 2004-01-16

UPDATE (SRI LANKA): Delayed inquiries on alleged torture, illegal arrest and detention - 2004-01-15

SRI LANKA: Man tortured by drunk policemen from the Mahiyanganaya Police Station - 2004-01-13

SRI LANKA: A man who gave up illicit liquor sale was tortured by police from the Katugastota Police Station - 2004-01-12

SRI LANKA: Brutal attack of the police on the people in Baddegama village in Madahapola who campaigned against crime - 2004-01-09

UPDATE (South Korea): Two deported Bangladesh activists face prosecution in Bangladesh and the migrant workers' trade union is targeted by the Korean government - 2004-01-09

NEPAL: A young human rights defender was killed in Banke District - 2004-01-06


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