INDIA: Assam police harass and threatened a rape victim
February 8, 2011 : The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Barak Human Rights Protection Committee (BHRPC), Assam concerning the case of rape of a 20…
INDIA: Journalists assaulted in Assam University
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Barak Human Rights Protection Committee (BHRPC) that a group of journalists were assaulted at the Assam University campus in…
INDIA: Human rights defenders continue to face threats in Varanasi
January 28, 2011 : The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information concerning the case of human rights defenders working with Guria receiving threats for their work against…
INDIA: Assam police assaulted mother and daughter during mid-night at home
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Barak Human Rights Protection Committee (BHRPC), Assam concerning the case of assault of a 24 year-old-girl and her mother…
INDIA: Two persons tortured in Kerala for no reason
February 21, 2011 : The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that the Kerala State Police has illegally arrested and tortured two persons on 11 February 2011 in…
INDIA: Brutal custodial torture by West Bengal Police of a young couple
March 15, 2012 : The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM) concerning another case of brutal custodial torture by the West Bengal…
INDIA: Yet another illegal arrest and disappearance in Manipur
February 22, 2011 : The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from Human Rights Alert (HRA) concerning the case of arrest and subsequent disappearance of yet another person…
INDIA: Action must follow the report discovering mass graves in north Kashmir
August 25, 2011 : The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) appreciates the efforts taken by the State Human Rights Commission of Jammu and Kashmir in conducting an enquiry and filing…
INDIA: Two persons arrested and tortured in West Bengal
October 10, 2011 : The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM) concerning two more cases of police violence from West Bengal. It…
INDIA: West Bengal state police refuses to help a family to rescue a kidnapped girl
November 7, 2011 : The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has once again received information from MASUM, a human rights organisation working in West Bengal, concerning the kidnapping of a…