Bijo Francis, Advocate, Kerala This August, a case of ‘Sati’ – an act of suicide by a wife who throws herself on to the burning funeral pyre of her husband […]
Volume 01 Number 05
Volume o1 Number 05
National security legislation and its adverse consequences: A submission on ‘Proposals to implement Article 23 of the Basic Law?
Asian Human Rights Commission As a regional human rights non-government organization based in Hong Kong, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has observed the adverse effects of national security legislation […]
Pakistan criminal law needs amendments: A proposal
Ijaz Ahmad, Judicial Magistrate, Pakistan Over the 55 years since its establishment, the Government of Pakistan has been practicing laws and procedures it adopted from the British colonial regime. Minor […]
Memoirs of a forensic medical practice*
Professor Niriellage Chandrasiri, President, College of Forensic Pathologists of Sri Lanka Memoirs can be a collection of pleasant and unpleasant reminiscences over a period of time arising from personal experience. […]
Invitation for submissions
article 2 is inviting submissions for a coming edition on Rape. Articles should focus on specific case studies of the legislative and practical treatment of rape cases in Asian countries, […]
Fear of rape: The experience of women in Northeast India
Nonibala Devi Yengkhom & Meihoubam Rakesh, Advocate, North East Network, India Justice J S Verma, former Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (India) has said that the law enforcement […]