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Month: June 2005
Tales of two Sri Lankan massacres: The relevance of Embilipitiya to Bindunuwewa
Basil Fernando, Executive Director, Asian Human Rights Commission & Asian Legal Resource Centre Hardly any one looks into the massacres, killings and other violence in Sri Lanka during recent decades […]
Rule of law versus rule of lords in Thailand: Stronger institutions needed
Asian Legal Resource Centre (An additional document in support of the alternative report to the initial report of Thailand to the Human Rights Committee presented by the Asian Legal Resource […]
Interrogating injustice; Make way for the rule of law
Supara Janchitfah, Correspondent, Bangkok Post (Two articles published in the Bangkok Post on 10 July 2005: republished with grateful acknowledgment of the author and publisher.) Interrogating injustice International covenants stipulate […]
Governments of Asia obliged to respond to rising popular sentiment against torture
Asian Human Rights Commission Protests against the use of torture by law enforcement agencies are becoming more widespread in countries throughout Asia. These are emanating from a growing popular sentiment […]