Topic: Asian Centre for Human Rights
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Thailand has a chance if Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva can stop the killings
Former foreign minister of Thailand weighs in on Thailand's crisis.
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In India, beaten US journalist becomes focus of police torture probe
A report on 'widespread and systemic' police torture in India was published today, focusing on the case of US journalist Joel Elliott. Mr. Elliott claims that Indian police beat him severely while he was in their custody.
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Sri Lanka to probe alleged wartime human rights abuses
Sri Lanka promised to conduct its own human rights inquiry after the EU and US released reports on abuse last week. But critics say the government may whitewash its findings.
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Journalist's 20-year sentence casts chill in Sri Lanka
Tamil columnist J.S. Tissainayagam, whom US President Barack Obama had recognized as an example of a persecuted journalist, was charged with fomenting communal disharmony and sentenced to hard labor.
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