Report
Moving Away from the Death Penalty: Lessons in South-East Asia
This publication of the OHCHR Regional Office for South-East Asia comes at a very important juncture where there is a sense that the entire region is ‘moving away’ from capital punishment. Some States are fully abolitionist (Cambodia, Timor-Leste, and the Philippines), others are abolitionist in practice (Brunei Darussalam, Lao...
MIDNIGHT INTRUSIONS: Ending Guest Registration and Household Inspections in Myanmar
This report is based on an analysis of relevant provisions of the 2012 law and their application. It draws from interviews and focus group discussions conducted by Fortify Rights from October 2013 and March 2015 with 90 Myanmar residents living in Yangon and Bago Regions and Chin, Kachin, Rakhine,...
“Work Faster or Get Out” – Labor Rights Abuses in Cambodia’s Garment Industry
Workers in Cambodia’s garment factories—frequently producing name-brand clothing sold mainly in the United States, the European Union, and Canada—often experience discriminatory and exploitative labor conditions. The combination of short-term contracts that make it easier to fire and control workers, poor government labor inspection and enforcement, and aggressive tactics against...
Threatened Lands, Threatened Lives – Human Rights Situation of the Indigenous Peoples in Cambodia
This report on the human rights situation of indigenous peoples of Cambodia was prepared mainly from the contributions of indigenous peoples human rights defenders (IPHRDs) and NGOs in the country. This is an update to the AIPP publication Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Report in Asia – Cambodia, Thailand and...
Martial Law and the Military Court: Civil and Political Rights in Thailand (22 May 2014-15 January 2015)
The assessment of Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) is that protection of the right to a fair trial is key to ensuring justice. If the military judges and the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) intend to dismiss the principle, it indicates that the judges are willing...
A Raw Deal – Abuse of Thai Workers in Israel’s Agricultural Sector
The continuing abuses against Thai agricultural workers documented in this report are a disturbing signal of the state’s failure to enforce its own laws, which among other things provide for a minimum wage, specify maximum working hours, allow for lawful strike actions and unionization, and outline specific details on...
The ASEAN Human Rights Declaration: A Legal Analysis
This publication provides a legal analysis of the AHRD, which is intended to assess the extent to which it is consistent with international law and ASEAN Member States’ existing international legal obligations. It assumes that ASEAN will eventually develop a regional human rights convention similar to the American, African...
Myanmar 2014 – 2015: ICT for Democracy & Active Citizenships | Scoping Study and Report – September 2015
The beginnings of an unprecedented democratic transition in Myanmar have come just as the spread of mobile phones and the internet is opening up massive new opportunities for communication and learning for the country's 50 million people.
The beginnings of an unprecedented democratic transition in Myanmar have come just as...
30 Years of Hun Sen: Violence, Repression and Corruption in Cambodia
The 67-page report, “30 Years of Hun Sen: Violence, Repression, and Corruption in Cambodia,” chronicles Hun Sen’s career from being a Khmer Rouge commander in the 1970s to his present role as prime minister and head of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP). The report details the violence, repression,...
Missed Opportunities: Recommendations for investigating the disappearance of Sombath Somphone
In the report, Missed Opportunities: Recommendations for Investigating the Disappearance of Sombath Somphone, which was co-authored by Michael Taylor QPM, a leading international investigator, the ICJ noted that despite the passage of two years since Sombath Somphone’s apparent enforced disappearance on December 15, 2012, very little information about the...
