Lawyers Council of Thailand & Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong Mine threatens environment and heritage Black Case No. 218/2545, Khon Kaen Administrative Court Somphong Chinsaeng and 392 other residents […]
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Constitutionalism and human rights in Asia
Human Rights Correspondence School, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong The structure of modern nations has been shaped with government being divided into executive, legislative and judicial bodies, with the […]
Legal systems, like ecological systems, can be destroyed by adverse conditions
Basil Fernando, Executive Director, Asian Human Rights Commission & Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong When a legal system is exposed to adverse conditions for a length of time its […]
Thailand’s struggle for constitutional survival
Editorial board, article 2 Human rights, the rule of law and constitutionalism in Thailand have been set back many years since the return to power by the military on 19 […]
Subverted justice and the breakdown of the rule of law in Sri Lanka
Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena, lawyer, columnist & author, Sri Lanka At each historical juncture, the framers of Sri Lanka’s post-independence constitutional documents have suffered from a deep-rooted reluctance to give practical effect […]
Comprehensive torture prevention in Sri Lanka
Basil Fernando, Executive Director, Asian Human Rights Commission & Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong Maintaining very close links with torture victims is the starting point for any serious work […]
Can a dysfunctional policing system be reformed?
Basil Fernando, Executive Director, Asian Human Rights Commission & Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong For decades various official commissions that have studied policing in Sri Lanka have reached the […]
The criminal justice system of the Philippines is rotten
Philippines desk, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong Why do victims and witnesses do not come forward to file charges or support cases in court after shootings, assaults and other […]
Six suggestions to improve the criminal justice system of the Philippines
Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong The Asian Legal Resource Centre and Asian Human Rights Commission call for the following steps to be taken as top priorities in order to […]
Rotten to the core: Unaddressed killings, disappearances & torture in the Philippines
Glossary AHRC Asian Human Rights Commission Barangay Village Cafgu Citizen’s Armed Forces Geographical Unit (militia) IB Infantry Battalion (Philippine Army) ID Infantry Division (Philippine Army) IFI Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Philippine […]