There are mass anti-crime lobbies now in the Philippines calling for the enforcement of death sentences on a variety of crimes and agitating for more visible and cruel punishments so as to discourage crimes. These lobbies even call for the death sentence against those who oppose them, including Catholic priests who have taken a position against the death sentence. They have called for the abolition of the Supreme Court, which had delayed the Echegaray's execution for six months to give the court time to consider the case. In place of the Supreme Court the lobbyists say people's courts should be established. Behind such demands is a mass psychology of bewilderment, as law enforcement agencies become ineffective.
Similar situations exist in the other countries mentioned above.
In Sri Lanka, too, some police officers and some members of the public speak of human rights as on obstacle to keeping peace. In Pakistan a bill is in process to introduce Shari'ah law in place of the existing legal provisions. The essential demand of such anti-crime lobbies is for executive action against crime. Due process and judicial intervention are seen as obstacles to crime prevention. There is almost a revolt against the concept of a fair trial.