The internet is a tool that the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has sought to utilise for a number of years to better promote and protect human rights in the region. We wish to introduce below new web sites dedicated to human rights issues in Indonesia and the Philippines as well as the web site for a new e-newsletter, Trishna, an e-newsletter about livelihood and food issues among Dalit and tribal groups in India that was jointly initiated by the Social Development Foundation (SDF) in Delhi and the AHRC. We also wish to highlight several older web sites below devoted to specific countries and other AHRC e-newsletters.

Indonesia: <http://indonesia.ahrchk.net>
Philippines: <http://philippines.ahrchk.net>

The two web sites on these specific countries provide legislation in each country related to human rights. The Indonesian web site, for instance, contains information about bills on witness protection and the creation of a truth and reconciliation commission while the site pertaining to the Philippines furnishes the proposed Anti-torture Act of 2005 as well as other proposed legislation related to people's economic, social and cultural rights. The Philippine web site offers current human rights laws as well. Both web sites also make available the AHRC's urgent appeals, statements and press releases regarding both countries.

Cambodia Human Rights: <http://cambodia.ahrchk.net>
Kashmir Human Rights: <http://kashmir.ahrchk.net >
Korea Human Rights: <http://korea.ahrchk.net/english> in English and <http://korea.ahrchk.net> in Korean
Malaysia Human Rights: <http://malaysia.ahrchk.net>
Nepal: <http://www.nepal.ahrchk.net>
Sri Lanka Human Rights: <http://srilanka.ahrchk.net> in English and <http://srilanka.ahrchk.net/sin> in Singhalese
Thailand: <http://thailand.ahrchk.net/?alt=english> in English and <http://thailand.ahrchk.net> in Thai

Other countries in the region are highlighted in this series of web sites. Among the material that is provided on these sites are news stories and other articles, urgent appeals, documents supporting campaigns, reports from legal reform seminars, U.N. submissions, publications that are available, historical information and links to human rights organisations and newspapers in these countries.

Trishna (Desire to Allay Hunger): <http://trishna.foodjustice.net>

The connections between hunger and starvation in India and problems related to people's livelihood, landlessness, displacement and the shortage of natural resources are the main focal points of this e-newsletter, especially as they pertain to Dalits and tribal people living in both the country's rural and urban areas. The primary perspective of the publication is that hunger is not an economic issue as much as it is a social problem created by India's caste system. Articles, news items and AHRC's hunger alerts and relevant urgent appeals and statements comprise the contents of this biweekly e-newsletter.

Asia Child Rights: <http://acr.hrschool.org>
Jana Sammathaya (Folk Consensus): <http://www.ahrchk.net/js>
Krodhi Praja Nyayadhisha (Justice by the Angry People): <http://www.ahrchk.net/kpn>
Religious Perspectives on Human Rights: <http://www.rghr.net>
Manav Astitwa (Voice of Humanity for Peace and Justice): <http://www.ahrchk.net/ma/index.php>
Qaumi Yak Jahti (Folk Consensus): <http://www.ahrchk.net/qaumi>
Sada-E-Aman (Voice of Peace): <http://kashmir.ahrchk.net/mainfile.php/sea>

AHRC produces several other e-newsletters that share analysis, commentary and news items that are delivered by e-mail that can also be read at the web sites above. These e-newsletters deal with human rights abuses in specific parts of Asia, are based on a particular human rights theme or are devoted to a spectrum of human rights issues in the region. Those wishing to subscribe can do so online.