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 […]
Sri Lanka
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 […]
Human rights judgments under the 1997 Constitution of Thailand
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]