Basil Fernando, Executive Director, Asian Human Rights Commission & Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong Under the Gaullist Constitution one of the major responsibilities of the French president is that […]
Month: October 2005
The superior probability of guilt and its application by the Sri Lankan police
Samith de Silva, Senior Legal Advisor, Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong The presumption of innocence is an integral part of the criminal law in all Common Law countries. The […]
Statement to the UN Committee against Torture on torture in Sri Lanka
Danish Rehabilitation & Research Centre for Torture Victims The Danish Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims (RCT) has had close cooperation with the Family Rehabilitation Centre (FRC) in Sri […]
Response to the UN Committee against Torture on torture in Sri Lanka
Janasansadaya, Sri Lanka After reviewing the ‘List of Issues to be considered during the examination of the Third Periodic Report of Sri Lanka (CAT/C/48/Add.2)’ [CAT/C/35/L/LKA (List of Issues), 30 June […]
Persistent systemic torture by the security forces and total impunity in Nepal
Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong Introduction This document has been prepared in order to supplement the information provided to the UN Committee against Torture (herein referred to as the […]
Note on publication changes for article 2 and Human Rights SOLIDARITY
From September 2005, Human Rights SOLIDARITY, the sister publication of article 2, which is published by the Asian Human Rights Commission, has gone completely online atwww.hrsolidarity.net. Although a limited number […]
Launch of discussions on drafting Asian Charter on the Rule of Law
Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong With a view to drafting an Asian Charter on the Rule of Law, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is launching a series of […]
An x-ray of the Sri Lankan policing system and torture of the poor
Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong An x-ray of the Sri Lankan policing system & torture of the poor is the third report produced on police torture and other abuses […]