Books

A joint report on the human rights situation in Papua, Indonesia published by the Franciscans International, the Faith Based Network for West Papua and the Asian Human Rights Commission. The report covers civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights in the crisis region.

In Plato's Republic, Glaucon narrates a story about a ring of invisibility. The man who found the ring used his power to enter the palace, rape the queen, kill the king and to take over the throne.

Goal one: Extreme Poverty and Hunger ----- Goal seven: Ensure Environment Sustainability. A ground report on Hunger, Poverty & Climate Change in Madhya Pradesh by ALRC and VSS.

The Asian Human Rights Commission's 2010 annual report comprises an in-depth assessment of the state of human rights in eleven Asian nations: Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Thailand

In "The State of Human Rights in Ten Asian Nations - 2009" the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) presents analysis concerning the human rights situations, violations and developments it has encountered during its work in 2009.

Despite the success achieved by the international community regarding the promotion of international human rights norms and standards in countries other than developed democracies, it would be an illusion to believe that these principles are actually applied in daily life.

The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) has published a new book titled "Politics -- Corruption Nexus in Bangladesh: An Empirical Study of the Impacts on Judicial Governance". The book -- written by Md. Shariful Islam, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Dhaka -- presented an overview of the basic institutions that are directly linked to the rule of law and criminal justice system, especially the Subordinate Judiciary of the country.

This study is a result of the cooperation between the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) and the Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims (RCT).

2008 marked the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. In many Asian nations, human rights remain elusive despite being enshrined in this key instrument of international human rights law, as well as those subsequently enshrined in detail in instruments such as the International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, or the Conventions Against Torture, Violence Against Women or the Rights of the Child, for example.

An ethnographic research by Fr. Roberto P. Reyes; this book of interviews with the family members of the Philippines' Abadilla 5 details their travails in their quest for justice and how the incarceration of their loved ones has ultimately derailed their lives.