This report analyzes human rights concerns and legal reform efforts in the russian federation today. It shows the possitive steps whisch have been taken since the soviet union's collaps but also demonstrates how the legal system continues to fail to protect fundamental rights.
In 1981 the government of Indonesia enacted a new criminal procedure code that sought to reduce the likelihood of tor- ture in detention. More than a decade later, the aims of the law have yet to be fulfilled: torture of criminal and political detainees remains endemic; the possibility of meaningful redress for abuses remains slim. BROKEN LAWS, BROKEN BODIES examines the enor- mous hurdles t…