01. Bangla Hindu influx has Northeast India on edge

Dhaka’s disclaimer and New Delhi’s tacit approval thwart a resolution of the status of Hindus in Bangladesh

02. Vested interest: Dhaka legalises dispossession

Hindu minorities in Bangladesh face institutionalised discrimination; the violence is only a symptom

03. EDITORIAL

A Steady Hand In Uncertain Times

04. POTO: Govt decides to play judge and jury

05. Australia: Legislating for exclusion

A series of new Acts undermines the Refugee Convention and is unlikely to deter unlawful asylum-seekers

06. Strangers in their own land

There is no policy, no inclination, and no serious attempt on the part of the Sri Lankan government to deal with the country's 800,000 internally displaced people

07. Nepal: War against Maoists extends to media

08. Unarmed, unheard and unsung

The toothless Sri Lankan Human Rights Commission is yet to find its voice

9. Pinochet’s legacy still haunts Mapuche

Chile’s century-long policy of discrimination and dispossession endures

10. State of emergency thrives on imaginary crises

Four states of emergency are still in operation in Malaysia, and the laws framed under them are being wielded by the government to tackle the ‘threat from inside’

11. Workers’ rights fade in glare of Nobel halo

Peace Prize winner Kim Dae Jung’s government is brutally suppressing lawful activities by unions protesting against the structural adjustment programme

12. Institutionalising a culture of human rights

The sixth annual meeting of the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF) indicated its potential to provide a new and much needed direction to national institutions in the region. However, much more needs to be done...