Graveyard | Articles | Reports | Cyber Links | About this site UN Documents | Other Documents Urgent Appeals NEPAL: Alleged brutal torture of a man by Kathmandu police - 2008-04-21 SRI LANKA: Whereabouts unknown of a man detained for questioning - 2008-04-07 UPDATE (Nepal): Morang district police have allegedly threaten a victim of torture to withdraw her case from court - 2008-03-20 SRI LANKA: Whereabouts of a man is unknown after arbitrary arrest - 2008-03-18 PAKISTAN: Death by hanging of a man set on March 12 after confessing due to torture by military - 2008-03-05 THAILAND: Lives of witnesses at risk if ministry does not reverse decision on protection before February 29 - 2008-02-27 SRI LANKA: Claymore mine kills and injures several children and civilians - 2008-02-15 THAILAND: Alleged torture of teacher after raid on school by Border Police in Southern Thailand - 2008-02-12 SRI LANKA: Police allegedly attempt to abduct a journalist - 2008-01-08 UPDATE (Sri Lanka): More victims of killings and disappearances reported in November - 2007-12-20 UPDATE (Sri Lanka): A further list of victims of extrajudicial killings and disappearances reported for November in Sri Lanka - 2007-12-04 UPDATE (Sri Lanka): List of 53 disappearances reported for the month of October - 2007-11-22 UPDATE (Sri Lanka): List of 53 extrajudicial killings reported for the month of October - 2007-11-13 UPDATE (Pakistan): Prominent lawyer disappears; eight others charged with high treason, tortured in detention - 2007-11-13 INDONESIA: One person killed and two seriously injured by a group allegedly contracted by the military - 2007-11-08 UPDATE(Philippines): More activists and widows helping victims facing threats in separate incidents - 2007-11-06 PHILIPPINES: Activist forcibly taken by soldiers disappear while in custody - 2007-11-05 PHILIPPINES: Police kill farmer in front of his family; another activist disappears - 2007-10-30 UPDATE (Burma): More details of deaths during protests emerge - 2007-10-24 UPDATE (Philippines): Four activists facing continuing threats under surveillance - 2007-10-16 read more Statements PAKISTAN: Government must form a tribunal to investigate cases of missing persons - 2008-05-10 SRI LANKA: Cautious welcome to the introduction of a law on witness protection - 2008-05-07 INDIA: The Manipur state government is recruiting state mercenaries - 2008-05-06 PAKISTAN: Government issues false statements about missing persons - 2008-05-06 SRI LANKA: A call by a group of JVPers for critical self evaluation of past violence has the potential of ushering in political change for the better - 2008-05-02 SRI LANKA: IIGEP episode, AG's department becoming prosecutor and defender at the same time - 2008-04-24 SRI LANKA: Criminalize refusal to record complaints of victims of crimes and human rights abuse - 2008-04-18 SRI LANKA: A nation without a political will - 2008-04-18 SRI LANKA: Evolution of the falsifier's role of the Attorney General's Department - 2008-04-17 [ALRC Statement] INDIA: Initiate good precedents in the Universal Periodic Review - 2008-04-08 read more Press Releases THAILAND: Angkhana urges UN on missing husband, torture - 2008-03-12 [ALRC Press Release] ASIA: The ALRC submits seven country reports to the UN's Universal Periodic Review mechanism - 2008-02-28 [ALRC Press Release] BURMA: ALRC calls for special UN strategy group; expert urges concessions from government - 2007-12-12 [AHRC Human Rights Day] THAILAND: Resurgent military threatens rights, law - 2007-12-10 [AHRC Forwarded Press Release] PAKISTAN: Suspension of constitution grave blow to rule of law. President urged to end attack on independence of judges and lawyers. - 2007-11-09 read more

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