PROJECT OVERVIEW
Enhancing Human Rights Protections in the Security Sector in the Asia Pacific Project
ISSUES PAPER 1
International Legal Frameworks and Existing Approaches to Preventing Torture
ISSUES PAPER 7
Case Studies from Nepal and Sri Lanka: Human Rights Protection Facilitator Projects
ISSUES PAPER 9
Human Rights in the Sri Lankan Law Enforcement Sector – Puttalam District
VIOLENCE IN THE CITY
For millions of people around the world, violence, or the fear of violence, is a daily reality. Much of this violence concentrates in urban centers1 in the devel- oping world. These cities are home to half of the world’s population and are expected to absorb almost all new population growth over the next 25 years (UN-HABITAT 2007). In many cases, the scale of urban violence can eclipse that of open warfare. Some of the world’s highest homicide rates occur in countries that …
OVERSIGHT OF THE SECURITY SECTOR
This handbook for civil society organizations on public oversight of the security sector collects expe- riences from around the world and formulates practical guidance for civil society on how to help make the security sector not only law-abiding but also transparent and accountable to society. This hand- book contains a wealth of information, which …