Vol. 5 No. 3 – June 2011

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CONTENT

Asia: Outdated policing systems rely on the use of torture as the most important tool in criminal investigations

Asian Human Rights Commission

Bangladesh: People’s movement against sand-grabbing 
Shahed Kayes

The utility of the UN Human Rights Council concerning Asia: Opportunities and obstacles
Michael Anthony

Philippine Penal Code: Breaching human rights
Fergal Mawe

In defence of the human rights defender: FMA Razzak’s story told
Asian Human Rights Commission

Some gouge out the eyes of others
— A poem written for the 150th anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore
Basil Fernando

Buddha’s teachings and the struggle for freedom in Cambodia
Dr Gaffar Peang-Meth

Pakistan’s appeasement policy towards the armed forces
Baseer Naweed