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rule of law

  • November 4, 2013

    Sri Lanka’s regime is preparing to host a Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in mid-November. Embarrassingly, however, a disturbing documentary containing evidence of atrocities towards the end of the island’s civil war was broadcast by Channel 4.

  • January 19, 2013

    When those in power disregard human rights and undermine the rule of law, the results can be horrific, observes Savitri Hensman, commenting on recent developments in Sri Lanka. It is to be hoped that, today, non-violent means of resistance will be used, as Sri Lankans and those who care about Sri Lanka seek to defend democracy and civil liberties.

  • December 29, 2012

    Fabricated charges used to convict two housing rights activists confirms the dire state of Cambodia’s justice system and rule of law, Amnesty International says.

  • November 26, 2012

    New powers announced by Egypt’s President trample the rule of law and herald a new era of repression, Amnesty International says.