ASIA: Weekly Roundup, Episode 50

Today, AHRC TV releases its milestone 50th episode of Human Rights Asia Weekly Roundup. In this episode, AHRC TV interviews participants from the 3rd annual meeting of the Asian Alliance Against Torture & Ill-treatment (AAATI) to gain perspective on the meeting.

In particular, AHRC TV interview:

  • Farooq Hamid Naek, a Senator from Pakistan
  • Eran Wickramaratne, a Sri Lankan Member of Parliament
  • Jo-Anne Prud’Homme du Hancourt from DIGNITY Institute, Denmark.
  • Dipendra Jha, a lawyer and human rights advocate from Nepal

The programme closes with an interview of Asian Human Rights Commission Director Bijo Francis, who provides us with his views on the future of the AAATI.

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Document Type : Announcement
Document ID : AHRC-ANM-046-2014
Countries : Asia,
Issues : Administration of justice, ALL EPISODES, Torture,