Mumbai to Muslimabad?: Pakistan’s plan to absorb India into Islamic state by 2030
December 31, 2011 : Most of us in the West know that the relationship between Pakistan and India has been strained since the former was created as a state in…
Pakistan violates ceasefire, fires at Indian posts in Karnah
December 5, 2011 : Violating the ceasefire along the Line of Control, Pakistani troops fired at Indian posts in Karnah area of Kupwara district. The Pakistani troops opened fire at…
Abductions of Hindu girls, forced conversions to Islam, on the rise in Pakistan
Bharti, A 15 year-old, is the 18th Hindu girl to have been reportedly abducted, forced to convert to Islam, and forced to marry a Muslim man, in the Lyari area…
Bangladesh: Hindu temples under seige
January 17, 2012 : Bangladshi Hindus came out to form a human chain on the streets in protest against "land grabs" by Muslim organizations on 15th January, the day of…
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…
SRI LANKA: A Tamil man of Indian origin was arrested, tortured and laid with fabricated charges
February 27, 2012: The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that in 2008 Mr. A Navajeevan (27) of Rawatte Lower Division, Ukuwela in Matale District was working as…
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…