Awzar Thi, Member, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong If you are among those fretting about the global financial slump that has taken up so much news time lately, spare […]
Month: August 2007
The ABCs of torture in Indonesia
Dr Philip Setunga, Programme Coordinator, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong Being a policeman is not so much a profession in Indonesia as it is a matter of social status. […]
India’s false pride over human rights
Bijo Francis, Programme Officer, Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong Indians take pride in their country for many reasons, ranging from democracy to unity in diversity. This “pride speech” is […]
The misrule of law in Bangladesh
Rater Zonaki, Human Rights Defender, Sylhet, Bangladesh Arresting and taking high-profile people to court has become a sensational issue in many countries of the world. In Bangladesh, it occurred recently […]
Tortured justice in the Philippines
Bruce Van Voorhis, Communications Officer, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong The international community and citizens of the Philippines have rightly condemned the hundreds of extrajudicial killings and disappearances that […]
Cambodia’s extremist political culture
Dr Lao Mong Hay, Senior Researcher, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong At the end of May 1997, the London-based environmental organization Global Witness published a report in which it […]
Elections no cure for corruption
Pepe Panglao, Journalist, Manila, Philippines Many in the Philippines hope that through elections they can get rid of corrupt and abusive officials and in so doing bring about a brighter […]
Torture is a political product
Basil Fernando, Executive Director, Asian Human Rights Commission & Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong In Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Malaysia, Pakistan, India, China, […]