SOUTH ASIA: The police as the spoiler of criminal investigations
Article : The following is a comment from a reader to an AHRC Urgent Appeal on the issue of dowry deaths in India. We reproduce this short comment by the reader because it represents the general perception about the police in all South Asian countries in their role in criminal investigations: "Police in maximum measure finds the wrong person because some unavoidable circumstance had made them bound to forget the proper code of investigation... Read More...
SRI LANKA: The Domestic Violence Act and the actual situation
Article : When we consider the daily reports in the electronic media, television, radio and the printed media as well as the many incidents that are brought to our attention it is blatantly clear to see that wives and children are being subjected to many difficulties and remain vulnerable. I have personally handled many cases of victims who have been injured due to domestic violence. Read More...
PHILIPPINES: Two journalists killed, two others receive threats in separate incidents in Mindanao
Urgent Appeal Case : We deeply regret to inform you that two journalists have been killed while two others have received threats in separate incidents in April and May. The AHRC is deeply concerned by the ongoing attacks on journalists as a result of their work depriving them of the protection necessary to exercise their freedom of expression. Read More...
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