Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong Witnesses are very important to any criminal justice system. A lot of weight is placed on witness testimonies, particularly in Asian jurisdictions. In many […]
Sri Lanka
Appendix IV: Selected appeals issued by the AHRC
UP-45-2005: THAILAND: Wife of missing human rights lawyer intimidated Update on Urgent Appeal 19 April 2005 [RE: FA-06-2004: THAILAND: A human rights lawyer Mr. Somchai Neelaphaijit missing; UA-94-2004: THAILAND: Severe […]
Report on visit to Indonesia by the UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers
The present report concerns a mission to Indonesia undertaken from 15 to 24 July 2002 by the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers. The Special Rapporteur had […]
New law needed to implement the UN Convention against Torture in Indonesia
Taufik Basari, Attorney, Legal Aid Institute of Jakarta, Indonesia The United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment obliges state parties to “take the […]
Institutions for the rule of law and human rights in Cambodia
Dr Lao Mong Hay, Former Head, Legal Unit, Centre for Social Development, Cambodia A brief reference to Cambodia’s recent history is required for an understanding of its institutions of the […]
“We beat our hungry children to sleep”: People’s tribunal on starvation in eastern Uttar Pradesh
People’s Vigilance Committee for Human Rights, Uttar Pradesh, India & Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong On 30 September 2005 a people’s tribunal consisting of senior social activists conducted […]
Urgent Appeals File: Gopen Sharma-Threats to life in the fight for food
Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha, West Bengal, India & Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong Gopen Sharma is a human rights defender who has been working in the hunger-hit areas of Jalangi, […]
“The river is hunting us from the north; the government is hunting us from the south”: People’s tribunal on starvation in Jalangi, West Bengal
Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha, West Bengal, India & Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong On 23-24 September 2005 a people’s tribunal consisting of retired high court judges, doctors, lawyers and social […]
The right to a public hearing
Justice H Suresh, Bombay High Court (retired), India There are large scale violations of human rights in India; so also in other countries. Till recently, the courts were the only […]
Introduction: Two people’s tribunals on severe hunger and utter neglect in India
Editorial board, article 2 In September 2005 the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) participated in two people’s tribunals on hunger and state neglect in India organized by partner organizations there. […]