Ijaz Ahmad, Judicial Magistrate, Pakistan Every one of us has to abide by the rules and regulations of our society. This not only ensures our safety as individuals but also […]
Month: August 2003
Obstacles to prisoner complaints in Hong Kong, Thailand and Malaysia
Audrey Wolffs, Researcher, Asian Legal Resource Centre The right to an effective remedy under article 2 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) applies to all persons, […]
‘Modi-tva’ and Indian nationalism after Gujarat
Meryam Dabhoiwala, Researcher, Asian Legal Resource Centre 15 August 2007 will mark India’s 60th Independence Day celebrations. Hopefully those celebrations will truly be celebratory in nature, fulfilling the promises […]
India’s graduate schools of crime
– Bijo Francis, Advocate, Kerala, India The condition of the jails in India is deplorable even in comparison to any of its other basic public facilities. The money spent on […]
Dealing with the tremendous problem of torture in India
Consultation on the Convention against Torture, Kerala, India 1. Torture is widespread and has routinely been practised at police stations in India. Unchallenged and unopposed, it has become a ‘normal’ […]
Genocide in Gujarat: Government and police complicity
Concerned Citizens Tribunal – Gujarat 2002 The state government The complicity of the state government is obvious. And, the support of the central government to the state government in all […]
Chained and segregated in Korean prisons
Kim Soo A, Urgent Appeals desk, Asian Human Rights Commission On 23 May 2002 Mr Bae, 34, committed suicide in a disciplinary segregation cell at Busan Penitentiary. At the time […]
Arbitrary and unconventional detention in Burma
Burma Issues & Altsean-Burma Across Burma [Myanmar] people are arbitrarily detained on suspicion of supporting illegal associations. In Burma’s conflict zones these arbitrary detentions are inextricably linked to accusations of […]