of the Philippines the criminal justice system is - Article 2
of the Philippines the criminal justice system is - Article 2
of the Philippines the criminal justice system is - Article 2
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In th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong>sue <strong>of</strong> article 2<br />
SPECIAL REPORT: The <strong>criminal</strong> <strong>justice</strong><br />
<strong>system</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Philippines</strong> <strong>is</strong> rotten<br />
Basil Fernando, Executive Director, Asian Human Rights<br />
Comm<strong>is</strong>sion & Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong<br />
• Foreword: The rotten <strong>criminal</strong> <strong>justice</strong> <strong>system</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>Philippines</strong> must be cleaned out<br />
Editorial board, article 2<br />
• Introduction: The <strong>criminal</strong> <strong>justice</strong> <strong>system</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Philippines</strong> <strong>is</strong> rotten<br />
Asian Human Rights Comm<strong>is</strong>sion, Hong Kong<br />
• The <strong>criminal</strong> <strong>justice</strong> <strong>system</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Philippines</strong><br />
<strong>is</strong> rotten<br />
• Getting away with murder<br />
Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong<br />
• Six suggestions to improve <strong>the</strong> <strong>criminal</strong> <strong>justice</strong><br />
<strong>system</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Philippines</strong><br />
And<br />
• Rotten to <strong>the</strong> core: Unaddressed killings,<br />
d<strong>is</strong>appearances & torture in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Philippines</strong><br />
• Statement <strong>of</strong> UN Special Rapporteur on<br />
extrajudicial killings after v<strong>is</strong>it to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Philippines</strong><br />
• The Melo Comm<strong>is</strong>sion Report<br />
• Open letters to <strong>the</strong> Philippine authorities<br />
• Witness Protection, Security & Benefit Act<br />
• Online petition—Stop <strong>the</strong> killings!<br />
• Concluding observations <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> UN Human<br />
Rights Committee on <strong>the</strong> <strong>Philippines</strong><br />
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Editorial Board<br />
Nick CHEESMAN<br />
Meryam DABHOIWALA<br />
Basil FERNANDO<br />
Bijo FRANCIS<br />
Jayantha de Almeida GUNERATNE<br />
KWAK Nohyun<br />
LAO Mong Hay<br />
K<strong>is</strong>hali PINTO-JAYAWARDENA<br />
Samith de SILVA<br />
Bruce VAN VOORHIS<br />
WONG Kai Shing<br />
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