concerning the implementation of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

REPORT: The Asian Legal Resource Centre has prepared this report to coincide with the consideration of the initial report of the State of Cambodia to the Committee against Torture (the Committee), under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT). The initial report was...read more... 

ARTICLE2: The special report by the Asian Legal Resource Centre published in this edition of article 2, is on a central issue for the effective rule of law in Sri Lanka, and Asia-wide: policing. What it illustrates is that in Sri Lanka policing has so degenerated that it has become a manifest threat to the rule of law. What it calls for is a fundamental change in practices at all levof policing in the country... read more...

Edited by Philip Setunga & Nick Cheesman "..in Malaysia, the fight against torture is something that, while people may be horrified by it, lacks an active campaign. I think that attending here has really focused my attention on torture and the need for long term reform of the overall system" "..I think there is one element that is very important which is not included and that is the right of families to mourn their loved ones who have died from torture..." read the book online...