Article 2: How has freedom of expression been curtailed over the years in Pakistan, in the name of religion? Extremist elements operating in the name of religion and certain government […]
Interview of Mr. Naseer Memon on freedom of expression
Volume 14
Introduction : Volume 14 Number 02
Basil Fernando, Director, Policy and Programme Development, Asian Human Rights Commission During the last 15 years the Asian Human Rights Commission and its sister organisation the Asian Legal Resource Centre […]
Crackdown on protests: exclusion of students’ rights in the education law
Noreen, intern, Asian Human Rights Commission; Danilo Reyes, editor, article 2 Before the riot police’s crackdown on the student protesters marching some 500 kilometers from Mandalay to Yangon on 20 […]
Torture by law enforcers: are Burma’s police the new military?
Danilo Reyes, article2editor This article will look into the practice of torture in Burma by examining individual torture cases recorded from early 2012 to the present, the period described by […]
“Students are still in jail, I can’t just ignore them”
Aung Min Khine, a 16-year-old student protestor, Burma Aung Min Khine, a 16-year-old student protestor, talks about how he was arrested, detained and severely beaten by over a dozen riot […]
“To sign UNCAT depends on who holds the real power”
Dr.Aung Moe Nyo, Member of Parliament (Pyithu Hluttaw), National League for Democracy, Burma In this interview, Dr. Aung Moe Nyo, of the National League for Democracy, and Member of Parliament […]
Mind of steel, heart of gold: tribute to U Win Tin
Debby Chan Sze Wan, PhD candidate at the Department of Politics and Public Administration, the University of Hong Kong. The great Chinese philosopher Confucius said, “The superior man does not, […]
Burma’s silent struggle: ensuring mental health of tortured political prisoners
Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), Burma Earlier this year the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights stated that whilst Burma had promised to end the era of […]
The Legacy of Dictatorship in Myanmar’s Judicial System
Thein Than Oo, Myanmar Lawyers’ Network “Myanmar is a country in which the rule of law is lexically present but semantically absent.” (Nick Cheesman- Opposing the Rule of Law). The […]
Twelve stories of torture cases in Burma, 2012-15
Burma Desk, AHRC Story 1: Volunteer teachers sexually assaulted and killed inside a church compound Names of victims: Maran Lu Ra, 21 and Tangbau Hkown Nan Tsin, 20 Date of […]