Justice H Suresh, Bombay High Court (retired) What we have witnessed in Gujarat-where hundreds of men, women and children were burnt alive by organized communal gangs-is one of the worst […]

Dr Nalin Swaris, ALRC Associate Member, Sri Lanka The College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka and the Ethics Committee of the Sri Lanka Medical Association held a symposium on Ethical […]

Bijo Francis, Advocate, Kerala The criminal justice system of India, though it has manifold arms for execution and delivery, derives much of its authority through the tenets provided by the […]

N R Madhava Menon, Vice-Chancellor, National University of Judicial Sciences, Calcutta Policing in democratic societies is governed by the rule of law and is indeed a difficult and challenging task. […]

Editorial Board, article 2 Article 2 is pleased to announce that Prof Kwak Nohyun has become the newest member of its editorial board. Prof Kwak is an Associate Professor of […]

Asian Human Rights Commission 1. The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is aware that many cases of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment come before the […]

Colin Gonsalves, Advocate, Supreme Court of India The events unfolding in Gujarat and the shameful role of the police force there once again bring into focus the need for India […]

Arunleev Singh Walia, General Secretary, Lawyers for Human Rights International8/15/02 Even after 50 years of India’s independence, the people of Punjab still suffer the wrath of police brutality and the […]