New Delhi: Asian Centre for Human Rights in its report, “India: Not Safe for Extradition of those facing Death Penalty?” released today stated that despite the Law Commission’s recommendations for speedy abolition of the death penalty from the statute books, except in cases where the accused is convicted of involvement in a terror case, the Central […]
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Pakistan’s resolution against Myanmar at the UNHRC contains factually incorrect information: ACHR calls for amendment
New Delhi: Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) in a press release today stated that Pakistan’s draft resolution against Myanmar tabled at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva yesterday contains factually incorrect information and does not include key issues relating to the Rohingya refugees. The draft resolution (A/HRC/29/L.30 dated 1 July 2015) titled “Situation […]
UN Human Rights Council President assures action against Maldives on the Supreme Court judgement
New Delhi: In response to the letter from the Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) on 26 June 2015 concerning the ruling of the Supreme Court of the Maldives against five members of the Human Rights Commission on the unlawfulness of the written submission of the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (HRCM) to the Second […]
Maldives – ACHR seeks UN action against Supreme Court judges for violation of the UN Human Rights Council Resolution
New Delhi: Asian Centre for Human Rights today urged the President of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC, Ambassador Mr Joachim Rücker of Germany to issue a “President’s Statement” on the situation of human rights in Maldives at the ongoing 29th Session of the UNHRC for the blatant violation of the UNHRC Resolution No. 24/24 of 9 October 2013 […]
Maldives is not doing enough: A resolution at the 29th session of the UN Human Rights Council is a must
(avialable at http://www.achrweb.org/Review/2015/246-15.html) New Delhi: Since the release of ACHR’s briefing paper “ Maldives: The case for a resolution at the 29th session of the UN Human Rights Council ” on 15 June 2015, the Government of Maldives has taken more draconian measures which call for adoption of a resolution at the ongoing session of the UN Human Rights Council. […]
UN Human Rights Council urged to a pass resolution against Maldives
– President Yameen putting his opponents in jail but not taking any action against those joining the Islamic State – New Delhi: Asian Centre for Human Rights today called upon the UN Human Rights Council, which is holding its 29th session from today i.e.15th June 2015 in Geneva, to adopt a resolution on the deplorable human rights […]
Over 200,000 Rohingyas waiting to be trafficked
-UN and Bangladesh making them easy prey to traffickers and terrorists- New Delhi: Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) in a report (http://www.achrweb.org/Review/2015/244-15.html) released today stated that the United Nations and the Government of Bangladesh have been deliberately making the Rohingyas easy prey to the traffickers and terrorists, and over 200,000 undocumented Rohingyas in Bangladesh are essentially waiting to […]
ACHR welcomes UN High Commissioner’s statement on unlawful conviction of Maldives’ ex-President
NEW DELHI: The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) today welcomed the statement of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein which questioned the unfair and hasty trial for convicting Maldives’s ex-President Mohammed Nasheed to 13 years imprisonment under trumped up terrorism charges and called for respect for standards of fair trial including “adequate time […]
UN Security Council urged to intervene on Maldives following sentencing of former President Nasheed under terrorism charges
NEW DELHI: The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) today called upon members of the United Nations Security Council to hold an emergency session on the situation in the Maldives following sentencing of former President Mohammed Nasheed to 13 years imprisonment under trumped up terrorism charges and urged the members of the UN Security Council to […]
Former President Nasheed must be released
Prosecutor General Muhthaz Muhsin and presiding Judge Abdulla Didi must be barred from travelling overseas NEW DELHI: The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) today called upon the President of Maldives Mr Abdulla Yameen to immediately release former President Mohamed Nasheed, who has been in illegal detention on what can credibly be described as trumped up […]