Basil Fernando Legal battles do not often attract much public attention, particularly when about legislative amendments, however they can have momentous consequences. In retrospect the course of history may appear […]
Volume 01 Number 01
Human rights defenders in Asia: Written statement to the UN Commission on Human Rights 58th Session, 2002
Asian Legal Resource Centre 1. The Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms […]
CAMBODIA: Independence of the judiciary and rule of law in Cambodia
So Inn, Cambodia Defenders Project Independence of the judiciary In the past the executive and legislative branches of government heavily interfered in Cambodian courts. However over time this interference has […]
The anatomy of impunity
Basil Fernando Impunity is a much-used word these days. Perhaps for that very reason it has lost effect. United Nations agencies – and even organizations of states such as the […]
Attacks on human rights defenders in Indonesia: Written statement to the UN Commission on Human Rights 58th Session, 2002
Asian Legal Resource Centre 1. The Asian Legal Resource Centre welcomes the recent prosecution of 10 persons responsible for crimes against humanity in East Timor between January and October 1999. […]