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Malaysian’s abolition of death penalty and the argument against it being a deterrence to crime
Back in mid October 2018, Malaysia's de-facto Law Minister Liew Vui Keong had announced that the newly elected Malaysian government planned to abolish the death penalty which was currently employed by its legal system as punishment for severe crimes such as murder, illegal firearms possessions, drug trafficking etc. With...
Indonesian City Exposed for Using Exorcisms as Gay Conversion Therapy
The city of Padang, Indonesia is using exorcism to “cure” suspected gay and transgender people of their “mental illness” that allegedly pushes them to engage in “immoral” behaviors.
Mayor Mahyeldi Ansharullah of Padang, the capital of West Sumatra province, works with the Civil Service Police (Satpol PP) to implement the...
Hun Sen’s violent obsessions finally unmasked
The ink had barely dried on the UN-backed Khmer Rouge Tribunal‘s verdict against Pol Pot’s former henchmen when Cambodia’s leader, Hun Sen, shockingly revealed his “regret” over not killing his opponents.
But to the late Lee Kwan Yew, Hun Sen’s revelation was expected. Singapore’s late prime minister once described Hun...
Papua massacre shines light on forgotten conflict
Santi Sirait, whose son was killed in a massacre by suspected separatist rebels, grieves following the arrival of his coffin in Sei Belutu village in Serdang Bedagai, North Sumatra province on 8 December, 2018. (Ivan Damanik / AFP Photo)
The recent massacre of civilian workers by separatist rebels in Indonesia's...
Tobacco giant survey says Thais want smoke-free alternatives
Thai people prefer less harmful products to cigarettes, due mainly to health concerns. These are some the results from a new survey on the tobacco industry and providing smoke-free alternatives.
The study, by Philip Morris (Thailand) part of the largest transnational tobacco company in the world, found that 64 per...
Are we committed to ending violence against all women?
Almost five million migrants in Asean region are women who contribute significantly to the economies of both their countries of origin and destination.
While gender-based violence can happen to anyone, anywhere, some women, such as migrant workers, can be particularly at risk of it.
Why? Our societies continue to tell us...
Cambodian activist faces deportation from Thailand
PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian labour activist faces deportation from Thailand over his role in making a sex-trafficking documentary that angered the Phnom Penh government, which dismissed it as fake, his wife said on Friday.
The administration of Prime Minister Hun Sen has launched a crackdown on those it says are...
Islamic ‘gay’ exorcisms sign of growing conservatism in Indonesia: rights groups
Rights groups have expressed concerns over incidents of religious conversion therapy for LGBTQI people, fearing the practice may increase as religion becomes a focus ahead of the elections in 2019.
Islamic exorcisms are being used as conversion therapy in parts of Indonesia with one Indonesian television program even televising the...
Meeting outcomes aim to promote ‘green jobs’
The 25th Asean Labour Ministers’ Meeting (ALMM) and its related meetings/conference, which concluded on November 29, have adopted three outcome documents which were released to the media late on Tuesday.
They were: The Asean Declaration on Promoting Green Jobs for Equity and Inclusive Growth of Asean Community; the Action Plan...
Breaking resistance to human rights: Democracies and Rohingya
Dinna Wisnu | Indonesian representative to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights
In this file photo taken on November 26, 2017 Rohingya Muslim refugees walk down a hillside in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar. Hundreds of desperate Rohingya Muslims still pour over the Myanmar border into Bangladesh...
