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2008 Urgent Appeals
 
UPDATED APPEAL (Pakistan): The family of a human rights lawyer and fatwa target is attacked; police continue to refuse protection - 2009-09-11

SRI LANKA: Police assaulted and laid false charges on an officer working against illegal logging - 2008-12-23

PHILIPPINES: Sixty two farming families face loss of land - 2008-12-22

UPDATE (Indonesia): Another activist arrested for holding a peaceful protest - 2008-12-20

[Hunger Alert] UPDATE (India): Post mortem confirms girl dies from acute malnutrition - 2008-12-19

SRI LANKA: Intervention sought for a Buddhist Novice sexually abused by a monk - 2008-12-19

SRI LANKA: Torture victim continuously denied examination and medical treatment in detention - 2008-12-18

PHILIPPINES: Police take no action against fleeing gunmen who shot and killed a human rights activist - 2008-12-17

SRI LANKA: A rape victim was intimidated and harassed by the police to marry her abductor and rapist - 2008-12-11

INDONESIA: Rights activist Buktar Tabuni arrested after peaceful protests - 2008-12-10

INDONESIA: Killing of an activist - 2008-12-05

SRI LANKA: No action taken against air force officers who assaulted villagers and damaged their property - 2008-12-04

SRI LANKA: Jailers assault and arbitrarily detain a man who failed to pay a bribe - 2008-12-03

PAKISTAN: Eight women and their children taken as hostages by police are at risk of torture and sexual harassment - 2008-12-02

CAMBODIA: Police Captain assaults a boy at a border crossing in Banteay Meanchey province - 2008-11-30

SRI LANKA: Policemen have yet to be charged over the custodial death of a man - 2008-11-30

SRI LANKA: Police allegedly fabricate a case involving the assault on two men - 2008-11-27

INDIA: Security agencies suspected in the murder of a young journalist in Manipur - 2008-11-26

CAMBODIA: Prison guards allegedly torture an inmate to death in Phnom Penh - 2008-11-26

THAILAND: Court due to release important verdict on disappearance case - 2008-11-26

CAMBODIA: Armed officials and soldiers beat villagers and torched their homes in Kampot province - 2008-11-24

PHILIPPINES: Two political activists and a farmer killed in separate incidents - 2008-11-14

UPDATE (Burma): Closed door trial sentenced blogger to over 20 years - 2008-11-13

UPDATE (Bangladesh): Superior police patronise Paikgachha police to continue fabricating charges against detained human rights defenders - 2008-11-11

UPDATE (Philippines): Arrest of three activists; 17 others falsely charge with murder - 2008-11-10

MALAYSIA: Lawyer persecuted by police for statement in court alleging police negligence - 2008-11-07

[Hunger Alert] INDIA: Two and a half year-old girl died from starvation after her house was destroyed by the village head - 2008-11-07

UPDATE (Bangladesh): Police demand more bribes from detained human rights defenders - 2008-11-07

BURMA: First charges against monk who led protests and 10 others now going to court - 2008-11-06

UPDATE (Thailand): Court ignores evidence of police killings - 2008-11-06

UPDATE (Bangladesh): Two human rights defenders are at risk of torture in their police remand - 2008-11-05

PAKISTAN/INDIA: Petition for a girl who committed suicide over the continued detention of her parents in India - 2008-11-05

UPDATE (Bangladesh): Absence of fair trial in alleged false charge against Mr. Akash - 2008-11-03

UPDATE (Philippines): A man is continuously held for six years without trial - 2008-11-03

PAKISTAN: A father and a son are missing after arrest - 2008-11-01

BURMA: Police lie about date of arrest to illegally detain and imprison five people - 2008-11-01

INDONESIA: Nine women labeled as witches are subjected to ill-treatment in West Papua - 2008-10-31

SRI LANKA: Police allegedly assault a boy and the man who protests the assault - 2008-10-31

INDIA: Young man abused and tortured to confess crime - 2008-10-31

CAMBODIA: Police allegedly assault venders in Battambang province - 2008-10-30

SRI LANKA: Assault and fabrication of charges against a minor by police - 2008-10-29

PHILIPPINES: Arbitrary arrest and detention of a labour lawyer; 18 other activists falsely charged - 2008-10-28

SRI LANKA: A complainant in a corruption case is at risk from threats from the police - 2008-10-27

UPDATE (Cambodia): Nine residents of the Dey Kraham community in Phnom Penh summoned to court; arrest and final eviction feared - 2008-10-27

BANGLADESH: Investigating officer of a rape case is colleague of the accused - 2008-10-24

SOUTH KOREA: Police allow thugs hired by a company to assault protestors - 2008-10-24

BURMA: A woman harassed and jailed for making complaints against local officials - 2008-10-23

[Hunger Alert] INDIA: Three and a half-year-old boy may die from acute malnutrition - 2008-10-22

BANGLADESH: Death threat by police against a complainant in a corruption case - 2008-10-22

SRI LANKA: Arbitrary arrest and detention of three men - 2008-10-21

PAKISTAN: Three girls handed over to a man who killed his wife on the pretext of honour killing as compensation - 2008-10-21

FORWARDED APPEAL (Indonesia): Three men face death penalty after being tried retroactively, illegal under the Indonesian Constitution - 2008-10-20

THAILAND: Police raid community radio station and confiscate equipment - 2008-10-17

GENERAL APPEAL(Cambodia): Turning off fresh water supply; flooding villages; filling up a lake to force eviction of residents living on the banks in Phnom Penh - 2008-10-17

SRI LANKA: New technique to impede investigation into cases of torture and false charges - 2008-10-16

UPDATE (Indonesia): Court treats torture case as minor offence; police responsible are freed - 2008-10-15

UPDATE (Burma): Legally incoherent cases lodged against comedian and journalist for cyclone relief work - 2008-10-15

PAKISTAN: Police inaction on attack and threats against a charitable clinic serving for poor - 2008-10-15

CAMBODIA: Police assault a man in Battambang province - 2008-10-13

PHILIPPINES: Soldiers allegedly threaten union leaders and workers to stop their activities - 2008-10-13

SRI LANKA: Police allegedly torture a man and detain him for four months - 2008-10-10

SRI LANKA: Police allegedly assault minor and fabricate charges - 2008-10-10

UPDATE (Philippines): Abadilla Five's petition to review conviction suffers further delay - 2008-10-09

BURMA: Police inaction on rape and murder of schoolgirl - 2008-10-09

FORWARDED APPEAL (Sri Lanka): Immediate protection needed for Mr. J.C. Weliamuna with impartial investigation for grenade attack - 2008-10-08

PHILIPPINES: Human rights activist disappears; subject of overt surveillance - 2008-10-08

BURMA: A man charged without evidence for sending news abroad - 2008-10-08

PAKISTAN: Death sentence of a man without legal representation; execution scheduled for Wednesday morning - 2008-10-05

FORWARDED APPEAL (Sri Lanka): Fear for safety: J.C. Weliamuna, human rights lawyer and His Family - 2008-10-04

PHILIPPINES: An army sergeant has the obligation to disclose the identities of the soldiers who assaulted a man - 2008-10-03

PHILIPPINES: A man falsely charged with terrorism - 2008-10-03

MALAYSIA: Blogger is detained without trial - 2008-09-30

SRI LANKA: Grenade attack against lawyer appearing for human rights victims - 2008-09-30

GENERAL APPEAL (Pakistan/India): At least 61 persons including minors are detained in India for alleged forged documents issued by Pakistan authorities - 2008-09-30

UPDATE (Nepal): Torture victim Sumitra is transferred to Morang District Police Office - 2008-09-30

SINGAPORE/USA: A blogger sentenced for expressing opinion on the judiciary - 2008-09-29

GENERAL APPEAL (Indonesia): Hundreds die due to government's failure to control Cholera outbreak - 2008-09-26

PAKISTAN: Three more women allegedly buried in same way as five women buried in Balochistan - 2008-09-26

SRI LANKA: Custodial death in Negombo; prime witness assaulted by jailors - 2008-09-24

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Torture victim shot dead while seeking justice - 2008-09-24

UPDATE (Nepal): A woman torture victim faces threats by police after disclosing her torture incident - 2008-09-22

SRI LANKA: Senior police assault and fabricate charges against other officers - 2008-09-19

INDIA: A girl kidnapped and forced into prostitution for two years but police do nothing - 2008-09-19

SRI LANKA: Five girls assaulted and ill-treated by teachers due to principal's negligence - 2008-09-19

SRI LANKA: A thorough investigation is required in the case of the rape of a minor - 2008-09-18

CAMBODIA: Police fail to arrest persons who mutilated the fingers of an alleged thief in Banteay province - 2008-09-17

SRI LANKA: Elpitiya police allegedly torture two young men and fabricate charges - 2008-09-17

INDIA: A 13 year old girl is sexually assaulted but police fail to arrest the perpetrator - 2008-09-17

NEPAL: A woman torture victim is at risk of further ill-treatment and torture in Morang district - 2008-09-16

SRI LANKA: Police allegedly torture a man to extract information - 2008-09-16

BURMA: Blogger charged without evidence for upsetting tranquility during protests - 2008-09-12

UPDATE (Nepal): A proper investigation is required on Arjun Bohadur Lama's disappearance - 2008-09-12

PAKISTAN: Two persons murdered after an anchor person proposed the widespread lynching of Ahmadi sect followers - 2008-09-10

BURMA: A man charged for having contact with overseas radio station - 2008-09-09

BANGLADESH: Whereabouts of a man remain unrevealed after being arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion in Barisal - 2008-09-09

INDIA: Fifteen-year-old girl abducted and sold while police did nothing - 2008-09-09

INDIA: A schizophrenic man is detained in solitary confinement without medical treatment - 2008-09-08

FORWARDED APPEAL (Philippines): Illegal arrest and detention of eight activists - 2008-09-03

SRI LANKA: Police allegedly hung a man upside down and poured the juice of chilies in his eyes and nose in order to extract information - 2008-09-03

INDONESIA: Eight people in Aceh convicted of disseminating pamphlets - 2008-09-01

FORWARDED APPEAL(Nepal): Humanitarian assistance is needed for displaced persons by flood in Sunsari District - 2008-08-30

SRI LANKA: Alleged assault and ill treatment of a woman by police and jailors - 2008-08-30

PAKISTAN: Murder of mother and daughter on the pretext of honour killing - 2008-08-29

BANGLADESH: A man is killed by the Rapid Action Battalion in Barisal - 2008-08-29

NEPAL: A torture victim allegedly receives constant threats from the police in Myagdi district - 2008-08-29

UPDATE (Philippines): Court orders release of falsely charged activists - 2008-08-29

SRI LANKA: Police allegedly assault family members - 2008-08-28

INDIA: Ongoing violence against the Dalits in Orissa must be prevented immediately - 2008-08-28

SRI LANKA: Police allegedly mishandle a case by using threats - 2008-08-27

PHILIPPINES: Four activists receiving threatening messages for investigating disappearance - 2008-08-27

GENERAL APPEAL (Pakistan): Four persons burned alive in hot coal tar while other abuses reported during military operation in Balochistan - 2008-08-26

[Hunger Alert] GENERAL (India): Corruption in public service promotes starvation and malnutrition in Uttar Pradesh - 2008-08-26

UPDATE (Philippines): A Pastor previously harassed by armed men again threatened with death - 2008-08-21

BURMA: Three men charged for harbouring a monk after 2007 protests - 2008-08-20

INDIA: Corrupt police officers aid murder suspects - 2008-08-19

THAILAND: Dismissal of a union leader wearing a protest shirt - 2008-08-19

FORWARDED APPEAL (Thailand): Five student activists advocating human rights are at risk of torture - 2008-08-18

PAKISTAN: A fishing community is made hostage by landlords and police - 2008-08-14

INDIA: BSF torture a man to death and then bribe the victim's family to ensure their silence - 2008-08-13

UPDATE (Cambodia): Dey Kraham community in Phnom Penh fears imminent forcible eviction - 2008-08-12

UPDATE (Philippines): Lawyers demand adequate action, protection of witnesses - 2008-08-12

BURMA: At least three more rights defenders arrested over cyclone relief work - 2008-08-12

UPDATE (India): Human rights activists in Varanasi facing continuous threat from women traffickers - 2008-08-11

SRI LANKA: Police allegedly assault and fabricate charges against teachers - 2008-08-11

PAKISTAN: Five women buried alive, allegedly by the brother of a minister - 2008-08-11

UPDATE (Cambodia): Military police ill -treated and assaulted a journalist during investigation - 2008-08-08

BANGLADESH: Student political leader held in detention for 19 months without trial or specific charge - 2008-08-08

UPDATE (Pakistan/USA): Dr. Afia's health is in serious condition and two of her children remain missing - 2008-08-08

INDIA: Another minor killed by the Border Security Force in West Bengal - 2008-08-08

SOUTH KOREA: Arbitrary detention of a conscientious objector for disobedience - 2008-08-08

BURMA: Three more persons charged without evidence over September protests - 2008-08-07

[Hunger Alert] GENERAL (India): Neglect by government aggravates poverty of Dalits in Varanasi - 2008-08-05

INDIA: An Indian national is shot by BSF forces and falsely imprisoned as a Bangladeshi - 2008-08-04

SRI LANKA: Two young men severely assaulted; one has permanently lost his eyesight due to delayed medical treatment - 2008-08-01

PHILIPPINES: Labour department's complicity in unlawful acts deprives sexually abused workers from creating a union - 2008-08-01

INDONESIA: Police allegedly torture villagers; one of whom is in intensive care - 2008-08-01

SOUTH KOREA: Conscripted policeman ill-treated after expressing opinion on the internet - 2008-08-01

CAMBODIA: A military police officer assaults a journalist for reporting on his corruption in Sihanoukville - 2008-07-31

CAMBODIA: Prime Minister Hun Sen's nephew assaults a Member of Parliament - 2008-07-30

UPDATE (Philippines): A police director tries to exonerate officers from responsibility of unsolved cases over lack of witnesses - 2008-07-29

INDIA: Dalit girl raped and trafficked by village head in Gujarat - 2008-07-26

UPDATE (Philippines): Over twelve persons murdered separately, including two young boys - 2008-07-25

NEPAL: Police tortures a young man in Kathmandu - 2008-07-24

PAKISTAN/USA: A lady doctor remains missing with her three children five years after her arrest - 2008-07-24

SRI LANKA: Kandy police illegally detain and torture a school teacher - 2008-07-24

UPDATE (Philippines): Police' failure to solve "vigilante killings" aggravates murder - 2008-07-22

UPDATE (Philippines): Solicitor General told to comment on the petition of Abadilla Five in ten days - 2008-07-22

INDIA: Security forces murder another civilian in a fake encounter in Manipur - 2008-07-22

UPDATE (Thailand): A Commander tries to exonerate himself and his men over an Imam's death - 2008-07-21

SRI LANKA: School boy assaulted and frightened by death threats made by his Principal - 2008-07-21

UPDATE (India): Border Security Force continues to threaten victims’ families - 2008-07-21

PAKISTAN: A girl raped in custody by police officers and her sister kept nude in lock up - 2008-07-21

UPDATE (Nepal): Need for urgent protection for women activists working on Laxmi Bohara’s case - 2008-07-17

NEPAL: One Dalit family was forcibly evicted by higher caste people in Siraha District due to an inter-caste marriage - 2008-07-17

UPDATE (Philippines): Court to hear case of activists, others falsely charged two years ago - 2008-07-17

SOUTH KOREA: Police allegedly fabricate charges against a man - 2008-07-16

SRI LANKA: Police told a mother complaining beating of her son by a principal to forget making complaints - 2008-07-16

GENERAL APPEAL (Pakistan): Thousands of peasants suffered through negligence of Sindh government - 2008-07-16

FORWARDED APPEAL (South Korea): An international call for your support of the Migrants Trade Union's legal union status - 2008-07-15

PAKISTAN: Police officials kidnap and arbitrarily detain a labourer for ransom - 2008-07-15

CAMBODIA: A journalist and son shot dead in Phnom Penh - 2008-07-14

SRI LANKA: A torture victim's life is in danger at Moratuwa Police Station - 2008-07-14

PAKISTAN: Two persons were killed in police encounter - 2008-07-12

SOUTH KOREA: Police assault a lawyer providing legal advice during protests - 2008-07-11

INDIA: Police fail to investigate a case of rape and mother receives death threats - 2008-07-11

INDIA: Vice-Chancellor of Gujarat University practices caste based discrimination - 2008-07-11

CAMBODIA: Police allegedly extort bribes in arrest in Rattanakiri province - 2008-07-10

SOUTH KOREA: Three human rights defenders are arrested as instigators of illegal protest - 2008-07-10

NEPAL: Alleged cruel form of torture imposed on two sisters by the Surkhet district police - 2008-07-09

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Sub-Inspector and Police Sergeant recommended to pay compensation to torture victim - 2008-07-09

BANGLADESH: Justice denied to another custodial death case - 2008-07-08

CAMBODIA: Army beats and arrest villagers in a land dispute in Kampot province - 2008-07-04

BANGLADESH: A man tortured to death; relatives threatened to withdraw the case - 2008-07-03

BURMA: Another person charged with sedition for protesting against price rises - 2008-07-03

PAKISTAN: Perpetrators of murder enjoy impunity - 2008-07-03

PAKISTAN: Threat of death of a young couple under the name of honour killing - 2008-06-30

PAKISTAN: Military officers dislocate centuries-old fishing communities - 2008-06-26

SRI LANKA: Men allegedly with the backing of police threaten petitioners to withdraw case - 2008-06-25

UPDATE(Thailand): Inquest into custodial death of Yapa opens in Narathiwas - 2008-06-25

CAMBODIA: Police pressurise officer to relinquish his rights in a land dispute in Rattanakiri province - 2008-06-25

INDIA: Two manual scavengers killed while working without any equipment in Gujarat - 2008-06-24

NEPAL: Kanchanpur district police refuse to take action on the alleged murder of a woman - 2008-06-23

INDIA: Bonded labour of children continues in Jaunpur of Uttar Pradesh - 2008-06-23

GENERAL APPEAL (Philippines): Labor office fails to ensure factory pays back wages to workers - 2008-06-20

WORLD: Please intervene in the attempt to remove UN Special Procedure mandate holders - 2008-06-17

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES/PAKISTAN: A Pakistani television channel asked to stop its transmissions - 2008-06-13

INDIA: West Bengal state administration trying to intimidate human rights defenders - 2008-06-13

UPDATE (Indonesia): Decree banning religious group must be revoked - 2008-06-12

CAMBODIA: Unlawful arrest of a newspaper editor in Phnom Penh - 2008-06-11

PHILIPPINES: A pastor freed following his abduction now fears for his life - 2008-06-11

BURMA: Elderly protestor wrongly detained, tried and imprisoned - 2008-06-10

SRI LANKA: Torture victim suffers hearing loss following assault - 2008-06-10

SRI LANKA: Inadequate police action into the sexual abuse of a girl - 2008-06-10

SRI LANKA: Teacher severely beats a student once again - 2008-06-06

SRI LANKA: Police continuously detain and torture a man arrested without charge - 2008-06-06

BURMA: Leading comedian working for cyclone victims arrested - 2008-06-05

INDONESIA: Yet another attack on a group advocating religious freedom - 2008-06-05

INDIA: Forcibly evicted Dalit families struggling to survive in Gujarat - 2008-06-05

SRI LANKA: Police assault and falsely charged five men - 2008-06-04

SRI LANKA: Police severely tortures brothers in custody; one now suffers from a psychological disorder - 2008-06-04

CAMBODIA: Police beat villagers appealing for Prime Minister's intervention on land grabbing - 2008-06-03

SRI LANKA: Torture victim attempts suicide due to humiliation - 2008-06-03

[Hunger Alert] UPDATE (India): Boy suffering malnutrition dies; 13 others remain at serious risk - 2008-06-03

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): A police officer with pending case reinstated - 2008-06-02

SRI LANKA: Police severely torture a young man in custody - 2008-06-02

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Attempt to label Mr. Lalith Rajapakse a criminal is to murder him - 2008-05-31

SRI LANKA: Two persons disappear in separate incidents - 2008-05-30

INDONESIA: A man dies in police custody following arrest - 2008-05-30

PAKISTAN: Anti nuclear demonstrators arrested, one activist remains missing - 2008-05-30

[Hunger Alert] INDIA: Fourteen children may die soon due to malnutrition in Varanasi - 2008-05-29

SRI LANKA: Alleged ill treatment against a couple by Ahangama police - 2008-05-28

THAILAND: Man is missing after complaining about government corruption at police station - 2008-05-28

BURMA: Police held drivers and their trucks carrying relief - 2008-05-28

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Life of Mr. Lalith Rajapakse likely to be in danger again - 2008-05-27

THAILAND: Two websites illegally blocked; twenty nine banned for discussion on monarchy - 2008-05-27

INDIA: Another forced displacement due to caste based discrimination - 2008-05-26

UPDATE (Philippines): More unsolved murders of crime suspects - 2008-05-26

SRI LANKA: Alleged assault of a student by Deniyaya police - 2008-05-26

SRI LANKA: Custodial death of young man - 2008-05-23

SRI LANKA: Police refused to take action on rape of girls - 2008-05-23

INDONESIA: Failure to provide protection for religious group - 2008-05-21

INDIA: Human rights defender once again receives threats in Uttar Pradesh - 2008-05-21

GENERAL APPEAL (Cambodia): Army threaten villagers in land disputes - 2008-05-21

GENERAL APPEAL (Philippines): Systemic failure to prevent a pattern of arbitrary deprivation of dozens of lives - 2008-05-21

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Continuous detention of journalist without charge - 2008-05-20

SOUTH KOREA: Two newly elected migrants' union leaders again deported - 2008-05-19

INDIA: Teenage girl raped while she was held as bonded labourer by mill owner in Gujarat - 2008-05-19

PHILIPPINES: Farmer leader object of overt surveillance and threat shot dead - 2008-05-19

INDONESIA: Police burned a man alive over private matter in Semarang, Central Java - 2008-05-19

SRI LANKA: Police fabricate charges against two men after assault on his private matter - 2008-05-16

CAMBODIA: Police report a man drowned in water of hardly a meter depth - 2008-05-16

INDIA: Villager assaulted by police constable in Kerala - 2008-05-16

NEPAL: An alleged serious assault of a political activist by Maoists in Bhojpur district - 2008-05-15

NEPAL: Police illegally searched a human rights lawyer's house in Banke district - 2008-05-15

UPDATE (India): Urgent call to appoint a special public prosecutor to ensure fair trial - 2008-05-14

INDIA: Student arrested for organising meeting against SPOs in Manipur - 2008-05-14

SRI LANKA: Police officer reportedly rapes a woman while conducting inquiry - 2008-05-13

NEPAL: Four men tortured by the Udayapur district police while in illegal detention - 2008-05-13

THAILAND: Websites are denounced for allowing forum discussions - 2008-05-13

BURMA: Government officers force homeless villagers out of public buildings - 2008-05-09

[Hunger Alert] INDIA: A three-year-old girl is struggling from malnutrition - 2008-05-08

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

PHILIPPINES: A farmer held five months on without charges in court - 2008-05-07

[Hunger Alert] INDIA: A three-year-old girl may die from acute starvation in Varanasi - 2008-05-06

GENERAL APPEAL (Burma): Forty prisoners killed during and after cyclone by shooting and torture - 2008-05-06

CAMBODIA: Young man died in pre-trial detention due to medical negligence - 2008-05-05

UPDATE (Nepal): Umesh Lama withdrew his case due to alleged serious threats by police - 2008-05-05

UPDATE (Philippines): Supreme Court must act promptly to petition for review to an appeal court's decision affirming conviction - 2008-05-05

INDIA: Session's judge supports caste based discrimination in Gujarat - 2008-05-05

PHILIPPINES: Soldiers continuously harass and threaten a union leader and her fellow workers - 2008-04-30

SRI LANKA: Young boy severely assaulted by deputy principal - 2008-04-30

UPDATE (Nepal): Torture victim under pressure to withdraw the case - 2008-04-29

SRI LANKA: Young boy reportedly severely tortured to obtain a confession - 2008-04-29

INDIA: Another Dalit murdered by the dominant caste members over the land dispute in Gujarat - 2008-04-29

BURMA: Young woman and man illegally held and charged without evidence over protests - 2008-04-28

INDIA: Young boy reportedly killed by Border Security Force (BSF) in West Bengal - 2008-04-28

PHILIPPINES: Two persons held for days without arrest orders and charges - 2008-04-28

UPDATE (Indonesia): Autopsy revealed that four deceased were shot and several were injured - 2008-04-25

INDIA: Attempted kidnapping of two girls likely to go unpunished in Varanasi - 2008-04-25

BANGLADESH: False charges against two persons in jail must be dropped - 2008-04-25

UPDATE (South Korea): Supreme Court dismisses all charges against Song Du-yul - 2008-04-23

BURMA: Local officials illegally confiscate land from elderly farmer - 2008-04-22

INDIA: One more person killed by Border Security Force (BSF) in West Bengal - 2008-04-22

NEPAL: Alleged brutal torture of a man by Kathmandu police - 2008-04-21

UPDATE (Philippines): Surveillance continues against an activist allegedly by military - 2008-04-21

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Inaction of the Attorney General to appeal the case of Gerald Perera - 2008-04-18

INDIA: A Dalit brutally murdered by the dominant caste members in Gujarat - 2008-04-18

UPDATE (Cambodia): Police fail to investigate series of death threats against a journalist - 2008-04-16

UPDATE (Iran): Release of a mother of two who faced being stoned to death - 2008-04-15

FORWARDED APPEAL (Sri Lanka): Arbitrary detention of journalist - 2008-04-15

UPDATE (Philippines): Police halts investigation blaming victim's failure to identify attackers - 2008-04-15

[Hunger Alert] INDIA: State government fails to punish corrupt shopkeeper who runs a ration shop in Varanasi - 2008-04-11

PHILIPPINES: Policemen attack peaceful protest yet again - 2008-04-11

SRI LANKA: Alleged torture and illegal detention of a man - 2008-04-11

INDIA: One more person shot dead by Imphal West District Police Commandos - 2008-04-10

BANGLADESH: Paikgachha police repeatedly intimidate a man to give up possession of land - 2008-04-10

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Police accused of Gerald Perera's torture are acquitted - 2008-04-09

SRI LANKA: Whereabouts unknown of a man detained for questioning - 2008-04-07

UPDATE (Thailand): Another torture reported in the South; dead body bears marks of torture - 2008-04-03

SRI LANKA: Police illegally detain a man over a civil case - 2008-04-03

UPDATE (Cambodia): Urgent call for prompt investigation into the alleged torture of a police officer in Kep seaside town - 2008-04-03

PHILIPPINES: Sick boy dies after being punished by teacher - 2008-04-03

BANGLADESH: Journalist detained for revealing police malpractices - 2008-04-03

PHILIPPINES: Government firm terminates three workers; suspends 36 others for holding protest - 2008-04-02

UPDATE (Cambodia): Urgent call for prompt investigation into alleged torture - 2008-04-02

INDIA: A Dalit reportedly killed in custody in Gujarat - 2008-04-02

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Police allegedly do not arrest the accused due to private relationship - 2008-04-01

THAILAND: A man shot dead and another tortured by the military in the South - 2008-04-01

SRI LANKA: Alleged torture of man by prison officer in Kandy - 2008-04-01

NEPAL: Constant and arbitrary arrest of Tibetan protesters by police - 2008-04-01

BURMA: Another human rights defender assaulted - 2008-03-31

INDIA: Teachers accused of sexually harassing female students in Gujarat - 2008-03-31

BANGLADESH: Police allegedly mishandle a case - 2008-03-28

UPDATE (Philippines): Sick detainee needs urgent adequate medication - 2008-03-28

SRI LANKA: Protection urgently needed for the family of a rape victim - 2008-03-27

INDIA: Border Security Force (BSF) allegedly sexually harassed woman in West Bengal - 2008-03-27

INDIA: Police tortured a man in Kerala - 2008-03-26

PHILIPPINES: Arbitrary arrest and detention of a couple in military custody - 2008-03-25

SRI LANKA: Police allegedly fabricated charges against a man and his family members - 2008-03-25

[Hunger Alert] GENERAL (India): Emergency assistance must be given to the poor living in Maharajganj district - 2008-03-21

THAILAND: Custodial death of a man in military camp in Southern Thailand - 2008-03-21

SRI LANKA: Police allegedly torture young man to extract confession - 2008-03-20

UPDATE (Nepal): Morang district police have allegedly threaten a victim of torture to withdraw her case from court - 2008-03-20

SRI LANKA: Government illegally influences police and medical staff - 2008-03-19

BURMA: Young man wrongly jailed on charge of inciting September protests - 2008-03-19

BANGLADESH: Suspicious death of a man in police custody - 2008-03-19

[Hunger Alert] GENERAL(India): Alleged corruption by village authorities results in lack of food and adequate housing for the poor in Uttar Pradesh - 2008-03-18

SRI LANKA: Whereabouts of a man is unknown after arbitrary arrest - 2008-03-18

SRI LANKA: Kandana police allegedly tortured a man and warned him not to report the incident - 2008-03-18

UPDATE (Cambodia): A ranking police officer allegedly order a lower officer punished in a land dispute - 2008-03-14

PAKISTAN: A man falsely implicated in 57 First Information Reports (FIRs) and his family members are also facing 33 FIRs - 2008-03-13

BURMA: Young woman jailed for life without getting lawyer and in violation of many procedures - 2008-03-13

INDIA: Alleged fake encounter killing of a man by the Border Security Force in West Bengal - 2008-03-12

CAMBODIA: A police officer allegedly tortured and illegally detained in custody due to a land dispute - 2008-03-11

PHILIPPINES: A trade union leader constantly threatened by the military - 2008-03-10

UPDATE (Philippines): Labour leader who survives an earlier attempt on his life is killed - 2008-03-10

UPDATE(Nepal): Police Human Rights Cell fails to provide any justice to torture victim - 2008-03-05

PAKISTAN: Death by hanging of a man set on March 12 after confessing due to torture by military - 2008-03-05

[Hunger Alert] INDIA: Nine families suffer from hunger due to alleged corruption and negligence - 2008-03-04

INDIA: Alleged extrajudicial killing of four men in Manipur - 2008-03-03

FORWARDED APPEAL (Singapore/Malaysia): Death penalty of three Malaysians in Singapore - 2008-02-29

CAMBODIA: Village head disperses villagers; prevents Member of Parliament from meeting with them - 2008-02-29

SRI LANKA: Alleged torture and laying false charges against family members by Kolonne police - 2008-02-27

THAILAND: Police illegally detain and forcibly repatriate victims of bomb blast - 2008-02-27

THAILAND: Lives of witnesses at risk if ministry does not reverse decision on protection before February 29 - 2008-02-27

SRI LANKA: Witness of murder case allegedly harassed and removed from employment - 2008-02-25

SRI LANKA: Police allegedly assault and fabricate charges against two men - 2008-02-25

[Hunger Alert] INDIA: Four-year-old boy died from malnutrition in Uttar Pradesh - 2008-02-25

THAILAND: Government ministry prevents family of boy killed by paramilitaries from getting help of lawyers - 2008-02-21

UPDATE (South Korea): Interventions defeat threat to the independence of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea - 2008-02-21

CAMBODIA: Police allegedly torture a man in Koh Kong province - 2008-02-20

[Hunger Alert] ]INDIA: Two-year-old girl may die of malnutrition in Uttar Pradesh - 2008-02-18

PAKISTAN: Thirteen people killed in fake encounter in Sahiwal district - 2008-02-16

PAKISTAN: Life of a prisoner in Guantanamo is at risk - 2008-02-15

SRI LANKA: Claymore mine kills and injures several children and civilians - 2008-02-15

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

SRI LANKA: Police and jail guard allegedly torture a boy to confess - 2008-02-14

PHILIPPINES: Soldiers kill eight persons in Sulu on pretext of "legitimate encounter" - 2008-02-13

SRI LANKA: Mirihana Special Investigation Unit allegedly tortures a man after arbitrary arrest - 2008-02-13

SAUDI ARABIA/INDIA/SRI LANKA: Death sentence of two Sri Lankan and one Indian in Saudi Arabia - 2008-02-12

UPDATE (Burma): Family and human rights defenders threatened over complaint - 2008-02-12

THAILAND: Alleged torture of teacher after raid on school by Border Police in Southern Thailand - 2008-02-12

UPDATE (India): Arrest of human rights activists stayed by the court - 2008-02-11

FORWARDED APPEAL (Iran): Stoning to death of two women in Iran - 2008-02-06

PAKISTAN: Police refuse to file charges against a provincial minister and his men who severely assaulted and detained activists - 2008-02-06

BURMA: Monks, nuns and civilians still detained after nationwide protests in September 2007 - 2008-02-06

UPDATE (Cambodia): Attempts of forcible eviction in Dey Krohorm continue; another woman injured - 2008-02-05

BURMA: Young woman illegally detained and denied bail after September protests - 2008-02-02

INDIA: A man remanded in custody without charge - 2008-02-01

SRI LANKA: A man allegedly assaulted due to a private quarrel by the police who then filed fabricated charges against him - 2008-02-01

SRI LANKA: Teachers deprive a student from receiving education after getting forcible statement - 2008-02-01

BURMA: Family given paltry compensation for death of porter in army service - 2008-01-31

GENERAL APPEAL (Cambodia): A senior army officer allegedly pressures local authorities in order to illegally grab land - 2008-01-31

BURMA: Child soldier kept in jail since 2005 - 2008-01-30

THAILAND: Ten activists charged for protesting against undemocratic legislation - 2008-01-30

FORWARDED APPEAL (Malaysia): Five activists are detained for 2 years without trial under the Internal Security Act - 2008-01-30

GENERAL APPEAL(India): Caste based discrimination against 13 villages in Tamil Nadu must end - 2008-01-29

SRI LANKA: Police allegedly assault and fabricate charges against three men for refusing to pay bribe - 2008-01-28

THAILAND: Alleged use of torture to obtain forced confessions in southern Thailand - 2008-01-25

BANGLADESH: A man tortured by the Gournadi police in Barisal - 2008-01-25

GENERAL APPEAL (Cambodia): Forcible eviction and blockade of food supplies against the villagers in Kompong Thom province - 2008-01-24

PHILIPPINES: Yet another activist killed following threats - 2008-01-24

BANGLADESH: A man died due to alleged custodial torture - 2008-01-24

SRI LANKA: Panadura south police allegedly mishandle the case of assault of a couple - 2008-01-24

PAKISTAN: Rape victim held against her will for months must be freed - 2008-01-23

UPDATE (India): Cases registered against Guria must be expedited - 2008-01-23

CAMBODIA: Police bury a corpse of an alleged rape victim without postmortem - 2008-01-22

GENERAL APPEAL (South Korea): Independence of National Human Rights Commission of Korea is at risk - 2008-01-19

UPDATE (India): Human rights organisation likely to be destroyed by malicious police action - 2008-01-18

SRI LANKA: Alleged torture and fabrication of charges against a journalist by Kalpitiya police - 2008-01-16

NEPAL: Assault and threat of a policeman by senior police officers at District Police Office in Surkhet - 2008-01-15

THAILAND: Alleged torture of two men in southern Thailand - 2008-01-14

INDIA: A college teacher arrested and tortured in Manipur - 2008-01-10

INDIA: Yet another minor killed by the Border Security Force in West Bengal - 2008-01-09

UPDATE (Bangladesh): Mr. Akash faces three alleged false charges; Judge issued warrant against him - 2008-01-09

SRI LANKA: Police allegedly attempt to abduct a journalist - 2008-01-08

PHILIPPINES: Attempts to kill a farmer following abduction, torture and captivity requires credible inquiry - 2008-01-08

[Hunger Alert] INDIA: Yet another person dies from starvation in Uttar Pradesh - 2008-01-07

UPDATE (Cambodia): No investigation into injuries of two women; ten villagers sued and one still detained - 2008-01-06

GENERAL APPEAL (Cambodia): Police disperse people's march protesting against land grabbing - 2008-01-03

UPDATE (Philippines): Colleague of murdered bishop receives death threats - 2008-01-02


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