K C Kamalasabesan, Attorney General, Sri Lanka In the recent past the Department of Attorney General in Sri Lanka has had several workshops, seminars and presentations on the rights of […]
Month: August 2004
Urgent Appeals File: Bhikari Paswan–Ten years of waiting for justice in West Bengal end with a funeral
Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong & Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha, West Bengal, India On Wednesday, 28 July 2004, the Calcutta High Court took a short time to announce a decision […]
The shame of Bengal: An unchanged social system
V B Rawat, Social Development Foundation, Delhi, India Kishan Balmiki is a father of three who works for the Howrah Municipal Corporation, in greater Kolkota, India, as a ‘New Reserve […]
The rule of law and human rights
Basil Fernando, Executive Director, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong Serious problems relating to the rule of law have together become a serious impediment to the realisation of human rights […]
Not even the right to be heard: A discussion with Kirity Roy on the Bellilious Park Eviction
Please describe a little of the history of Bellilious Park. In the first part of the nineteenth century, a wealthy European named Isaac Bellilious settled his business in Howrah, and […]
Letter to the Mayor of Howrah on the Bellilious Park eviction
9 June 2003 To: The Mayor Howrah Municipal Corporation Howrah Dear Sir, We, the undersigned organizations, work in different fields of the society among the downtrodden people. We have received […]
Legal games versus the rights of the poor
Editorial board, article 2 Footnote: This edition of article 2, focused on the Bellilious Park eviction, in West Bengal, India, complements the July 2004 edition of its sister publication, Human […]
“Correctly and quickly”? Thoughts on decisions by the Supreme Court in Burma
Min Lwin Oo, Lawyer, Burma Lawyers’ Council, Thailand It is human nature that nobody will be satisfied with losing. Humans will not miss the opportunity to go to the ends […]