Bijo Francis, Advocate, Kerala This August, a case of ‘Sati’ – an act of suicide by a wife who throws herself on to the burning funeral pyre of her husband […]
Month: October 2002
National security legislation and its adverse consequences: A submission on ‘Proposals to implement Article 23 of the Basic Law?
Asian Human Rights Commission As a regional human rights non-government organization based in Hong Kong, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has observed the adverse effects of national security legislation […]
The police, judiciary and rule of law in Asia
Basil Fernando, Executive Director, Asian Legal Resource Centre This paper is based on actual experiences of policing and the rule of law in Asia in recent times. The views […]
Pakistan criminal law needs amendments: A proposal
Ijaz Ahmad, Judicial Magistrate, Pakistan Over the 55 years since its establishment, the Government of Pakistan has been practicing laws and procedures it adopted from the British colonial regime. Minor […]
Memoirs of a forensic medical practice*
Professor Niriellage Chandrasiri, President, College of Forensic Pathologists of Sri Lanka Memoirs can be a collection of pleasant and unpleasant reminiscences over a period of time arising from personal experience. […]
Invitation for submissions
article 2 is inviting submissions for a coming edition on Rape. Articles should focus on specific case studies of the legislative and practical treatment of rape cases in Asian countries, […]
Fear of rape: The experience of women in Northeast India
Nonibala Devi Yengkhom & Meihoubam Rakesh, Advocate, North East Network, India Justice J S Verma, former Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (India) has said that the law enforcement […]
Comments on ‘Torture committed by the police in Sri Lanka?
Dr. Lyal S. Sunga, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong Almost every country, including Sri Lanka, recognizes that torture counts as one of the most pernicious violations of human […]