Welcome to the Asia Regional Pages
Welcome to the Asian regional site of the Centre for Security Sector Management's (CSSM).
The Asian web-page is a repository of information on events, organisations, academic publications, research papers, country analyses, case studies, official documents and news items relevant to security sector management issues in the region. The aim of this site is to provide a valuable resource on Asia by facilitating the flow of up to date and relevant information among the range of diverse actors in the security sector in the region.
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Malaysia: KL police will seek army's help if needed, The Straits Times
Malaysia's Inspector-General of Police, Musa Hassan, yesterday (July 2) warned that the armed forces would be called in to maintain public order if needed, in a sign of growing concern over the country's political turmoil.
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India: Protect Honored Kashmiri Rights Lawyer From Attacks, HRW
The Jammu and Kashmir state government should protect Parvez Imroz, an award-winning human rights lawyer who survived an armed attack on June 30 in Srinagar by alleged security forces members, Human Rights Watch said today. The state government and Human Rights Commission sh more>>>
Pakistan: The world needs Pakistan to be a strong defender of human rights, An Interview with Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, The Dawn
In our view, it is not possible to speak of the rule of law if a precedent has been set in which the executive is able to dismiss judges. That is the government controlling the law rather than subjecting itself to the law. That precedent needs to be reversed with the complet more>>>
China: Uighurs at Guantanamo, HRW
In a ruling that is years late, but is nonetheless brave and important, a federal appellate court held last week that a prisoner at Guantanamo has been wrongly deemed an “enemy combatant.” Huzaifa Parhat, the prisoner whose fate was at issue in the case, has been in US custo more>>>
AFGHANISTAN: Humanitarian situation
Conflict and natural disasters have caused a "serious" and "deteriorating" humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and the aid community must scale up its efforts to meet the needs of vulnerable people, John Holmes, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and E more>>>
Bangladesh: Repeal New Terror Law, HRW
Bangladesh’s new counterterrorism ordinance violates fundamental freedoms and basic fair trial rights and should be repealed or amended to meet international standards, Human Rights Watch said today. The military-backed interim government kept secret the far-reaching provisi more>>>
Uighurs at Guantanamo, HRW
In a ruling that is years late, but is nonetheless brave and important, a federal appellate court held last week that a prisoner at Guantanamo has been wrongly deemed an “enemy combatant.” Huzaifa Parhat, the prisoner whose fate was at issue in the case, has been in US custo more>>>
India/Somalia: Somali refugees in India: A Struggle for Survival and Dignity
HUMAN RIGHTS FEATURES (Voice of the Asia-Pacific Human Rights Network) (A joint initiative of SAHRDC and APHRN) B-6/6 Safdarjung Enclave Extension, New Delhi 110 029, India. Phone/Fax: +91-11-2619 2717 / 2619 2706 / 2619 1120 E-mail: humanrightsfeatures@gmail.com Home more>>>