Interviews

Zaenuda Ikhwanul Aziz, is the secretary of the legal committee of the Indonesian Ahmadiyah congregation (Jamaah Ahmadiyah Indonesia – JAI). He is actively involved in the struggle of the Ahmadiyah in the country. How do you feel about what is happening to the Ahmadiyah community in Indonesia? We feel that we are being discriminated against, especially […]

An interview with Basil Fernando, director for Policy and Programme Development of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) SPECIAL REPORT Torture in the Philippines & the unfulfilled promise of the 1987 Constitution OVERVIEW: In this eighth interview in the series, Basil Fernando, a Sri Lankan human rights lawyer and director for Policy and Program Development […]

An interview with a human rights activist published by the Asian Human Rights Commission The Asian Human Rights Commission is publishing an interview with Kamal Pathak, Deputy Director of Advocacy Forum-Nepal. Advocacy Forum (AF) is a leading non-profit, non-governmental organization working at the frontline of the fight against torture in Nepal. Based on his organisation’s […]

An interview with Rita Melecio, staff member of a local NGO documenting torture cases, published by the Asian Human Rights Commission PHILIPPINES: Torture victims speak out–“The evidence is suppressed to weaken a case” — Interview 7 OVERVIEW: In this seventh interview in the series, Rita Melecio, a staff member of Task Force Detainees of the […]

The case of Abina’s relatives, collectively known as the GenSan 3, is featured in the special report in Article 2, titled: Torture in the Philippines & the unfulfilled promise of the 1987 Constitution. Although her relatives have already been exonerated from the false charges the impact of the detention and torture they suffered still haunts them. In […]

OVERVIEW: In this fifth interview in the series, Marvin (full identity is withheld) talks about the illegal arrest, detention and torture of his neighbours, Eduardo Singita and Junior Navarro in Bayugan, Agusan del Sur in April 2010. In remote villages, self-censorship is so intense as a result of fear that once anyone in the village speaks […]

An interview with Dianne Mariano, a human rights activist helping victims of torture, published by the Asian Human Rights Commission PHILIPPINES: Torture victims speak out–“They are too frightened to file a case” — Interview 4 SPECIAL REPORT Torture in the Philippines & the unfulfilled promise of the 1987 Constitution OVERVIEW: In this fourth interview in the […]

An interview with torture victim Riel Custodio published by the Asian Human Rights Commission PHILIPPINES: Torture victims speak out–“I cannot easily trust the police and military anymore” — Interview 3 SPECIAL REPORT Torture in the Philippines & the unfulfilled promise of the 1987 Constitution OVERVIEW: In this third interview in the series, Riel Custodio, one of […]

An interview with torture victim Romeo Luneta published by the Asian Human Rights Commission PHILIPPINES: Torture victims speak out–“I still suffer from trauma after two decades” Interview 2 SPECIAL REPORT Torture in the Philippines & the unfulfilled promise of the 1987 Constitution OVERVIEW: In the second part of the interview, Romeo Luneta speaks about his […]

An interview with a torture victim published by the Asian Human Rights Commission PHILIPPINES: Torture victims speak out on the practice of torture — Interview 1 SPECIAL REPORT Torture in the Philippines & the unfulfilled promise of the 1987 Constitution OVERVIEW: The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is publishing from today interviews conducted with victims […]

An interview with a Burmese lawyer taken by the Asian human Rights Commission BURMA: Burmese lawyer shares his point of view on habeas corpus and related issues (1)The lower house Senators swore on 30 March 2011 to maintain sovereignty as their priority. Do you think that as a result of this declaration they can practice […]

Sri Lanka: Ms. Edrisinghe, Sinhalese and a Graduate Teacher shares her views on policing in Sri Lanka What do you think about the policing system of Sri Lanka? I cannot be satisfied with the Sri Lankan police. They were established as a state institution which was intended to protect the law and order in the […]

ASIA: Women’s view on prevention of torture — Interview 46 SRI LANKA: Ms. HM Kanthi Kumari, (22) (Not her real name) is a Sinhalese, university student What do you think about policing system of Sri Lanka? When we compare the policing system of Sri Lanka with other organs of the state we cannot be satisfied […]

An Interview with a Burmese lawyer taken by the Asian Human Rights Commission BURMA: Burmese lawyer shares his point of view on current situation of the Burmese judges and lawyers and related issues How many years have you practiced as a lawyer? What kind of cases have you been working on? I have been working […]

PHILIPPINES: Rosa Cer Dela Cruz, a broadcasting student shares her views on policing in the Philippines   What do you think of the policing system of your country? Is it good? Or do you think it should be different? Kindly explain. You can take your time. The policing system in the Philippines is harsh. The logic of […]

ASIA: Women’s views on prevention of torture – Interview 43 An Interview conducted by the Asian Human Rights Commission PHILIPPINES: Alice Gapal, a member of the Gabriela Women’s Party talks about the Philippine National Police What do you think of the policing system of your country? Is it good? Or do you think it should […]

An interview conducted by the Asian Human Rights Commission  ASIA: Women’s views on prevention of torture — Interview 41 SRI LANKA: Mrs. R.M.C Menike (52) is Sinhalese and from Palapathwala, Matale. A staff nurse by profession; she talks about the policing system of Sri Lanka. What do you think about the policing system of your […]

An interview with Hernani Barros, a farmer in Negros province, conducted by the Asian Human Rights Commission PHILIPPINES: ‘They give us coffins, not food to eat’ OVERVIEW: In 1988, the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Programme (CARP) was made into law for the express purpose of addressing the widespread lack of available land by distributing farmland to […]

An interview conducted by the Asian Human Rights Commission ASIA: Women’s views on prevention of torture — Interview 40 SRI LANKA: Mrs. RMAR a retired police sergeant talks about policing in Sri Lanka What do you think of the policing system of your country? Is it good? Or do you think it should be different? […]

An interview published by the Asian Human Rights Commission INDIA: Corrupt officers investigating corruption! Today there are lot of discussions about policing in India. But most of these discussions fail to address the real problems within the police and appears to be intentionally refusing to discus about the most obvious, the crimes committed by police […]