Awzar Thi, Member, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong In August 2007, rallies against rising prices in Burma were met with familiar violence. In the former capital, Rangoon, government-organised gangs […]
Sri Lanka
Ten case studies in legal dementia
U Tin Nyein: Jailed because someone else flooded his land U Tin Nyein, 46, farmer, son of U Khwe, residing in Kwunthi Chaung village, Kyun village tract, Bogalay Township, Pyapon […]
Appendix I: International community is failing the people of Myanmar again
1. On 15 August 2007, the Government of Myanmar increased the cost of all vehicle and gener[Uator fuels, over which it holds a monopoly, without prior announcement. As has been […]
Appendix II: Burma—The myth of state stability & a system of injustice
During 2006 Burma continued to be characterised by wanton criminality of state officers at all levels, and the absence of the rule of law and rational government. Throughout the year, […]
Milking the cow dry in Burma
Awzar Thi, Member, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong If you are among those fretting about the global financial slump that has taken up so much news time lately, spare […]
The ABCs of torture in Indonesia
Dr Philip Setunga, Programme Coordinator, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong Being a policeman is not so much a profession in Indonesia as it is a matter of social status. […]
India’s false pride over human rights
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 […]
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 […]