Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong The government of Thailand claims to adhere to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and have in place a constitution that protects […]
Volume 01 Number 03
Introduction: Extrajudicial killings of alleged drug dealers in Thailand
Editorial Board, article 2 The extrajudicial killing of some 2000 people accused of involvement in the drug trade in Thailand between February and April of this year is the subject […]
Gujarat, a crime against humanity
Justice H Suresh, Bombay High Court (retired) What we have witnessed in Gujarat-where hundreds of men, women and children were burnt alive by organized communal gangs-is one of the worst […]
SRI LANKA: Between the blinds: Torture and the human reed
Dr Nalin Swaris, ALRC Associate Member, Sri Lanka The College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka and the Ethics Committee of the Sri Lanka Medical Association held a symposium on Ethical […]
First Information Report or ‘First Insulting Response’?
Bijo Francis, Advocate, Kerala The criminal justice system of India, though it has manifold arms for execution and delivery, derives much of its authority through the tenets provided by the […]
Police reform: The imperative for efficiency in criminal justice
N R Madhava Menon, Vice-Chancellor, National University of Judicial Sciences, Calcutta Policing in democratic societies is governed by the rule of law and is indeed a difficult and challenging task. […]
WELCOME: Prominent Korean human rights advocate joins article 2
Editorial Board, article 2 Article 2 is pleased to announce that Prof Kwak Nohyun has become the newest member of its editorial board. Prof Kwak is an Associate Professor of […]
SRI LANKA: The National Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka and its role in ensuring the enforcement of the Convention Against Torture under Act 22 of 1994
Asian Human Rights Commission 1. The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is aware that many cases of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment come before the […]
Institutionalized communalism in the police force: The breakdown in the criminal justice system
Colin Gonsalves, Advocate, Supreme Court of India The events unfolding in Gujarat and the shameful role of the police force there once again bring into focus the need for India […]
Dark clouds of state repression: Police excesses have broken Punjab
Arunleev Singh Walia, General Secretary, Lawyers for Human Rights International8/15/02 Even after 50 years of India’s independence, the people of Punjab still suffer the wrath of police brutality and the […]