Asian Human Rights Commission

27/02/2025

INDONESIA: Crackdown on protests, stifling of expression and repression in Papua continues in Prabowo’s first four months in power

A Statement from CIVICUS forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission In Indonesia, civic space remains rated as ‘obstructed’ in the latest People Power Under Attack report published in December 2024. Among the main concerns are the use of restrictive laws, including defamation provisions agai...

26/02/2025

PAKISTAN: Government criminalises activists, increases online controls and cracks down on protests by the opposition and ethnic groups

A Statement from CIVICUS forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission The state of civic space in Pakistan is rated as ‘repressed’ by the CIVICUS Monitor. Ongoing concerns include the repression against the opposition, the censorship of journalists and attacks on peaceful protests by the oppos...

23/10/2024

INDONESIA: Suppression of protests and crackdown on activism in Papua persisted ahead of President Prabowo’s inauguration

A Joint Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission and CIVICUS In Indonesia, civic space remains rated as ‘obstructed’. Among the main concerns are the use of restrictive laws, including defamation provisions against human rights defenders and journalists as well as harassment and threats ag...

22/10/2024

गुंडा नहीं हैं हम।

वो बस कई साल का भरम था।

आज पुलिस ने रोका तो बात ही करवानी पड़ीः

डाँट ऊपर से खाया कि राज्य में हो और बताया तक नहीं।

09/10/2024

Thinking with colors: Young persons kidnapped and killed inside a navy camp in Sri Lanka

The picture produced below shows how the kidnapping for ransom and killing of 11 young person’s inside a navy camp has become a problem troubling the conscience of the entire nation. This incident had a profound effect on the minds of everyone. On the one hand, there is a demand for justice. This ...

03/10/2024

Civic Space – lessons learnt from three Asian countries – Myanmar, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

We are sharing a short video commentary on the context between authoritarianism and democracy in three Asian countries, which are facing unprecedented struggles between the forces which represented authoritarianism of various forms and those of the opposition who are making extraordinary efforts to....

03/10/2024

Authorities continue to silence dissent with crackdown on Baloch and other activists, protesters and journalists

A Joint Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission and CIVICUS The state of civic space in Pakistan is rated as ‘repressed’ by the CIVICUS Monitor. Ongoing concerns include the repression against the opposition, the censorship of journalists and attacks on peaceful protests around the electi...

27/09/2024

SRI LANKA: The most important step in the fight against corruption

Due to the recent elections, there is now a great expectation for some decisive change. Everybody agrees that the election results show a very definite rejection of the old way, the old leadership, and the traditional style. People want something very different. What is the most important change tha...

26/09/2024

The urgent need for a competent investigative unit for the Commission against Bribery and Corruptions

26/09/2024

The urgent need for a competent investigative unit for the Commission against Bribery and Corruptions

24/09/2024

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Election Result 2024Decisive Opportunity for Democracy- RuleOf Law- Protection of Human Rights andEnd Corruption.Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)Congratu...

23/09/2024

Opportunity for Democracy