Asian Legal Resource Centre

16/07/2026

Maldives: Journalists arrested, media outlet raided

The state of civic space is rated as ‘obstructed’ by the CIVICUS Monitor. Over the last few years, there have been reports of harassment and threats to journalists, arbitrary arrests and excessive force against protesters, restrictions on protest and threats against human rights defenders, both ...

27/02/2025

INDONESIA: Crackdown on protests, stifling of expression and repression in Papua continues in Prabowo’s first four months in power

A Statement from CIVICUS forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission In Indonesia, civic space remains rated as ‘obstructed’ in the latest People Power Under Attack report published in December 2024. Among the main concerns are the use of restrictive laws, including defamation provisions agai...

26/02/2025

PAKISTAN: Government criminalises activists, increases online controls and cracks down on protests by the opposition and ethnic groups

A Statement from CIVICUS forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission The state of civic space in Pakistan is rated as ‘repressed’ by the CIVICUS Monitor. Ongoing concerns include the repression against the opposition, the censorship of journalists and attacks on peaceful protests by the oppos...

10/12/2024

Human Rights Day: A challenge to the conscience of the international human rights community

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of Human Rights Day The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) joins the rest of the international community today to celebrate and at the same time to reflect on the challenges faced by the global human rights project at this very cruci...

09/10/2024

Thinking with colors: Young persons kidnapped and killed inside a navy camp in Sri Lanka

The picture produced below shows how the kidnapping for ransom and killing of 11 young person’s inside a navy camp has become a problem troubling the conscience of the entire nation. This incident had a profound effect on the minds of everyone. On the one hand, there is a demand for justice. This ...

03/10/2024

Authorities continue to silence dissent with crackdown on Baloch and other activists, protesters and journalists

A Joint Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission and CIVICUS The state of civic space in Pakistan is rated as ‘repressed’ by the CIVICUS Monitor. Ongoing concerns include the repression against the opposition, the censorship of journalists and attacks on peaceful protests around the electi...

27/09/2024

SRI LANKA: The most important step in the fight against corruption

Due to the recent elections, there is now a great expectation for some decisive change. Everybody agrees that the election results show a very definite rejection of the old way, the old leadership, and the traditional style. People want something very different. What is the most important change tha...

26/09/2024

The urgent need for a competent investigative unit for the Commission against Bribery and Corruptions

23/09/2024

Opportunity for Democracy