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Asean masterplan to boost inclusivity for disabled people
Even as Asean pushes towards greater economic integration, its 10 members will keep a sharp eye on ensuring that its societies are inclusive, and that people with disabilities have equal opportunities.
The Asean Enabling Masterplan 2025, which is expected to be adopted by leaders at next month's summit, will guide...
Child marriages in Malaysia must end, says UN human rights expert
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian authorities must double their efforts to end child marriages, said a United Nations (UN) human rights expert.
In a statement on Thursday (Oct 4), UN special rapporteur Maud de Boer-Buquicchio called on the Government to enter into a dialogue with religious communities and judges who continue to...
At least three more communications vs. Duterte filed at ICC – CHR
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 3) — At least three more discreet communications about President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs were filed at the International Criminal Court (ICC), Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Chairman Chito Gascon revealed on Wednesday.
"Aside from the two that were public, there were probably at...
Palu earthquake and tsunami swept away some of Indonesia’s most important human rights activism
One of the survivors of Indonesia’s 1965-1966 anti-communist violence, Sa'anah from Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Adrian Mulya, from Penyintas Kehidupan , Jakarta: KPG, 2014. , Author provided (No reuse)
When the earthquake and tsunami hit the city of Palu, Central Sulawesi, last Friday, they not only brought wreckage and death....
Section 377A: Public Prosecutor retains ‘full prosecutorial discretion’, says Attorney-General
Attorney-General Lucien Wong at the opening of Legal Year 2018 on Jan 8. (Photo: Nuria Ling/TODAY)
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Government has not removed prosecutorial discretion for Section 377A, and the Public Prosecutor retains "full prosecutorial discretion" with respect to this, Attorney-General Lucien Wong said in a media release on Tuesday (Oct...
Pacific 3:46 pm today Lack of shackling data reflects Papua’s poor mental health services
Lack of data on Papua region in a new report on shackling across Indonesia highlights the dearth of mental health services in the eastern-most provinces.
A man in shackles in Indonesia Photo: Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch's new report is titled Indonesia: Shackling Reduced, But Persists.
When its research began...
ASEAN expects Rohingya repatriations to begin soon, says Singapore FM
Myanmar border guard police patrol the fence in the "no man's land" zone between the Myanmar and Bangladesh borders as seen from Maungdaw, Rakhine State. (AFP)
YANGON — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations wants the repatriation of refugees to Myanmar to be the next “key milestone” towards resolving the...
Asean way to prevent or counter violent extremism?
Members of the Indonesian Presidential Security Force evacuate a ‘VIP’ during an anti-terror drill at the Jakarta Convention Center. Reuters
Singapore, as chairman of Asean, is convening a Southeast Asia Counter-Terrorism Symposium this week. The challenge, writes Cameron Sumpter, is to find a middle ground so that grassroots initiatives to...
Pacific leaders call out Indonesia at UN over West Papua
Three Pacific leaders have called out Indonesia at the UN for their human rights abuses in West Papua.
Tuvalu's Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga speaks during the General Debate of the 73rd session of the General Assembly at the United Nations. Photo: AFP or licensors
Vanuatu's prime minister Charlot Salwai, a long...
Kudos to Dr M, but refugees in M’sia need to be empowered too
MP SPEAKS
| We need more world leaders to make such strong, powerful statements.
Noting that she is a changed person, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the government will no longer support the leadership of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi over her handling of the Rohingya crisis in her...
