28 May 2008 | ACHR – Asian Centre for Human Rights
India
Rajasthan: At least 38 persons killed by police within 5 days in protests organised by Gujjar demanding "scheduled tribes" status for access to state benefits
The Gujjar protest and reservation politics (Appeal or News Release, English)
22 May 2008 | ACHR – Asian Centre for Human Rights
Nepal
Ram Hari Shrestha abducted by People's Liberation Army (PLA) and tortured; he later died of his injuries; most crimes committed by Maoists, including deaths similar to Shrestha's, are neither investigated nor prosecuted
Another Commission is not enough: Ram Hari Shrestha and the Corrosive Impact of Impunity on Nepal’s Unsteady Peace (Appeal or News Release, English)
23 April 2008 | ACHR – Asian Centre for Human Rights
Bangladesh
Chittagong Hill Tracts: On 20 April 2008 hundreds of illegal settlers attacked seven indigenous Jumma villages; at least 500 houses burnt down; several people wounded or raped
“Life Is Not Ours”: Attacks on indigenous Jumma peoples of Bangladesh and the need for international action (Appeal or News Release, English)
16 April 2008 | ACHR – Asian Centre for Human Rights
India, Nepal
Brief report on enforced disappearances, extrajudicial executions and impunity of the army; the murder case of Showkat Ahmad Kataria
The State versus Kataria - The Impunity of the Indian Army and Lessons from Nepal (Appeal or News Release, English)
9 April 2008 | ACHR – Asian Centre for Human Rights
Pakistan
Punjab: Provincial government of banned ACHR report
ACHR urges Pakistan to lift ban on its report (Appeal or News Release, English)
27 March 2008 | ACHR – Asian Centre for Human Rights
Bangladesh
Review of rulings of Chief of Supreme Court regarding case of extortion against detained former prime minister Sheikh Hasina; Chief derived bench of High Court of its jurisdiction under which it had declared the case against Hasina illegal
The trial of Sheikh Hasina: International community fails to ensure due process (Appeal or News Release, English)
27 March 2008 | ACHR – Asian Centre for Human Rights
Bangladesh
Review of rulings of Chief of Supreme Court regarding case of extortion against detained former prime minister Sheikh Hasina; Chief derived bench of High Court of its jurisdiction under which it had declared the case against Hasina illegal
The trial of Sheikh Hasina: International community fails to ensure due process (Appeal or News Release, English)
13 February 2008 | ACHR – Asian Centre for Human Rights
Pakistan
Short report on the human rights situation in Pakistan particularly with regard to the period after the imposition of the state of emergency on 3 November 2007 (political repression, prisoners rights, vulnerable groups, impunity and media)
Army as the Judge, Jury and Executioner (Special or Analytical Report, English)
6 February 2008 | ACHR – Asian Centre for Human Rights
Sri Lanka
Report on human rights violations (enforced disappearances, Tamils as targets of arbitrary arrest, detention and torture, prisoner's rights, impunity, vulnerable groups)
Sri Lanka: A test for the UPR mechanism (Special or Analytical Report, English)
30 January 2008 | ACHR – Asian Centre for Human Rights
India
Article on disparity and lack of consistency in treatment of displaced people; ACHR calls for clear policy on rights of internally displaced persons across India
Internally Displaced People in India: An unequal share of the scraps? (Appeal or News Release, English)