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This publication is a collection of reports launched by the Asian Human Rights Commission regarding the human rights situation in ten Asian countries on teh occasion of international human rights day, December 10, 2005.
These country reports have been made from the perspective of human rights implementation, as mentioned in article 2 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). While the ratification of international covenants have improved in the region, the situation of human rights is continuing to deteriorate. This is due in large part to the failure of state parties to take steps required by article 2 of the ICCPR.
Torture remains endemic in the region, and rule of law has seen serious setbacks. The reports collected here record the manner in which the lives of people are affected by limitations in the rule of law and the incapacity of states to ensure people's enjoyment of rights. | 
