N Boinao, Priyokumar, Brojen Toigam & Oinam Hemanta: “It was horrible to see young men treated this way” 1. VICTIMS: 1. N Boinao, 21, son of N Amuchou 2. Priyokumar, […]
Sri Lanka
Appendix II: Concluding Observations of the UN Human Rights Committee on the report of India, 1997 (Extracts)
18. The Committee remains concerned at the continuing reliance on special powers under legislation such as the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, the Public Safety Act and the National Security […]
Thailand: The return of the military & the defiance of common sense
Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong The 19 September 2006 military coup in Thailand led by General Sonthi Boonyaratglin abruptly ended the aggressive and autocratic caretaker government of Pol. Lt. […]
Extrajudicial killings & human rights abuses in the Philippines
Hong Kong Mission for Human Rights & Peace in the Philippines Following reports of widespread and continuing killings of persons in the Philippines, concerns have been growing around the world, […]
Laws without order & courts of no relief in Bangladesh
Md. Ashrafuzzaman, Researcher, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong While the whole of Bangladesh is struggling for some justice, the country’s laws and judiciary are compromised and incapable of meeting […]
Introduction: Lawless law-enforcement & the parody of judiciary in Bangladesh
Editorial board, article 2 This special report, “Lawless law-enforcement & the parody of judiciary in Bangladesh” (article 2, vol. 5, no. 4, August 2006), is the first published by the […]
Bangladesh, a corrupted & tortured nation
Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong Although Bangladesh has twice gone through independence struggles, culminating in full political independence in 1971, its laws have not yet emerged from the 19th […]
Foreword: Short stories about home truths in Bangladesh
Basil Fernando, Executive Director, Asian Human Rights Commission & Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong In 2005 I had the opportunity to visit Bangladesh and meet with victims of torture […]
A message to the people of Bangladesh & the international community
Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong The scale of problems facing Bangladesh is enormous. Profound and long-standing institutional defects have been greatly worsened by Operation Clean Heart and the subsequent […]
Recommendations on witness protection in Thailand
Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong The government of Thailand claims to adhere to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and have in place a constitution that protects […]