Cambodia opposition to rally at capital’s Freedom Park on Sunday
Although more people are emerging to defend human rights in Thailand, they are still ignored or stigmatised for The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) would hold a "people's congress" on Sunday afternoon at the capital's Freedom Park, a statement from the party said Tuesday.
"The people's congress is to...
Lao Officials Threaten Christians
VIENTIANE, LAOS (Worthy News)– The ruling authorities of several villages in Laos have been threatening to banish Christians unless they renounce their faith in Jesus.
During a public meeting in Huay village in Savannakhet Province last week, a representative from Human Rights Watch for Lao Religious Freedom told Morning Star...
The Philippines: Group hits AFP over human rights violations during Zamboanga conflict
MANILA, Philippines – Human rights abuses allegedly committed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) during the recent Zamboanga city conflict have reinforced the image of the military as a violator of human rights, according to an international human rights advocacy group.
Human rights research and advocacy group Human...
Indonesia: Address trafficking for better handling of human rights
Addressing problems of human trafficking and migration within Southeast Asia is a realistic way to improve regional cooperation on human rights despite the principle of non-interference of ASEAN, a leading activist said.
Thida Khus, a leader of the Women’s Caucus in Southeast Asia, told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday that...
The Philippines: Clearing operation continues in Zamboanga, more bodies recovered
ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 2, 2013) – Police on Wednesday said at least 30 mostly decomposing bodies of separatist rebels slain in fierce clashes with troops have been recovered in the past three days in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines.
Police and military said more than 100 rebels...
Myanmar villages burned in deadly religious violence
THANDWE, Myanmar — At least five people were killed and hundreds displaced in the latest wave of religious violence in Myanmar.
Muslims near the coastal town of Thandwe said they spent Tuesday night hiding in forests as Buddhist men armed with machetes stormed a string of villages, burning mosques and...
Vietnamese blogger and dissident jailed
Hanoi - Le Quoc Quan, 41, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for tax evasion, a charge many human rights groups say is trumped up.
Vietnam converted to the free market before 1991, but the repression of journalists in the country remains constant. The case against Quan was...
Vietnam: Lawyer latest victim of government crackdown
Vietnam must immediately release a prominent lawyer and human rights activist who was jailed on politically motivated charges today, Amnesty International said.
A court in Vietnam’s capital Ha Noi today sentenced Le Quoc Quan, one of the country’s best known dissidents, to 30 months in prison on trumped-up ‘tax evasion’...
Malaysia: Amended security law a huge step backwards, says Human Rights Watch
Malaysia is taking a "huge step backwards" on human rights by returning to laws that allow detention without trial, said global rights advocate Human Rights Watch.
Its deputy Asia director Phil Robertson insisted that the Prevention of Crime Act (PCA) would only serve to infringe on the people's liberty without...
Malaysia: Drop the charges against Lena Hendry
We are shocked that the Malaysian government, after the recent General Election, has resorted to charging human rights defender Lena Hendry on Sept 19, 2013 for being involved in the screening of a documentary “No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka” at a human rights event in...
