Cambodia: ILO Initiative Could Unravel Cambodia’s Garment Industry: Manufacturers
A move by the International Labour Organization to name and shame garment producers in Cambodia that flout workers' rights and safety standards could damage the industry’s reputation and result in a drastic reduction in orders from buyers abroad, according to a senior manufacturing official.
Last week, the ILO announced that...
The Philippines: Ex-TV reporter wants LGBT desks in police stations
MANILA, Philippines - Former TV reporter turned congresswoman Sol Aragones wants an LGBT desk installed in every police station that would handle hate crimes.
Aragones, who represents the 3rd District of Laguna, filed House Bill 2571 that seeks to amend Republic Act 8551, known as the Philippine National Police Reform...
Burma: More Detained As Violence On Rakhine State Blamed On ‘Outsiders’
Authorities in Myanmar said Friday that they have detained 10 more suspects in connection with this week’s deadly anti-Muslim violence in western Rakhine state during a visit by President Thein Sein, who has questioned the motive behind the attacks instigated by “outsiders.”
“About 16” people have been detained since Tuesday’s...
The Philippines: Learning from Argentina: Remembering the victims of Martial Law
MANILA, Philippines - It has been 31 years since Martial Law was lifted and 27 years since the Marcos regime ended. But most of the martial law human rights victims still haven’t been given their due reparation and recognition.
In an effort to recognize the victims of martial law, civil...
Cambodia’s activists fight to keep their land
ELIZABETH JACKSON: As political protests continue in Cambodia, one woman remains a symbol of the government's crackdown on anyone who dares to criticise.
Yorm Bopha is a young woman from Boeng Kak Lake where residents have run a concerted campaign against the eviction of an entire community in favour of...
Viet Nam: UN protests jailing of Vietnam human rights lawyer
GENEVA (AFP) - The UN's human rights body on Friday protested the jailing of one of Vietnam's best known dissidents in a tax evasion case denounced by international rights campaigners as politically motivated.
"We are seriously concerned by the conviction and sentencing of Mr Le Quoc Quan, a prominent human...
Singapore High Court Again Upholds Sodomy Law, Saying Homosexuality Is Not “Immutable”
In a ruling issued Wednesday, Singapore High Court Judge Quentin Low dismissed a challenge to Singapore’s law criminalizing sex between men.
This is the second time this year that Loh has dismissed a suit seeking to strike down the provision, which is known by its numbering in the penal code,...
Malaysia: Minister’s remark confirms suspected shoot-to-kill policy, lawyer says
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s comment on a “shoot first” approach when dealing with suspected gang members validates previous fears that the unwritten policy existed within the police force, a human rights lawyer said today.
Co-founder of Lawyers for Liberty, Latheefa Koya, said the...
The Philippines: Filipino migrants’ rights advocates join high level talks on migration
MANILA – Filipino migrant rights advocates are joining this year’s International Assembly of Migrants and Refugees, a parallel event to the United Nation’s High Level Dialogue on Migration and Development, to call for an end to the Global Forum on Migration and Development and bury the notion that migration...
Cambodia: Sam Rainsy to Ask Western Nations Not to Recognize Current Government
PHNOM PENH - Opposition leader Sam Rainsy says he is preparing for a trip to the United States and Europe, to urge Western countries not to recognize the newly formed government led by Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Sam Rainsy registered to vote on Monday, making him eligible to vote and...
