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 […]
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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, […]
Appendix II: Transcript of conversation between Supreme Court Judge Pairote Navanuch, Supreme Court Secretary Virat Chinvinijkul and a senior government official on the eve of the 2006 Election Commission dismissal
This is an edited transcript adapted the full text of the conversation in Thai , available on the “Hi Thaksin” website, which has been blocked to users in Thailand. The […]
Appendix I: Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand BE 2540 (1997) (extracts)
Chapter I: General Provisions 1. Thailand is one and indivisible Kingdom. 2. Thailand adopts a democratic regime of government with the King as Head of the State. 3. The sovereign […]
The draft 2007 Constitution of Thailand: A generals’ charter in judges clothing
Awzar Thi, Member, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong Alexander Hamilton wrote in 1787 that where powers of government are properly separated the judiciary poses the least threat to constitutional […]
The search for order: Constitutions and human rights in Thai political history
Dr Thanet Aphornsuvan, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand In 1997, parliament passed the new Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand BE 2540 (1997). The new constitution reflected […]