U.N. rights council picks defy comprehension
China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam and Algeria, all of which have refused U.N. investigators’ visits to check on alleged human rights abuses, are now members of the U.N. Human Rights Council charged with monitoring and investigating human rights abuses around the world.
Three of the five – China, Russia and...
Indonesia Executes Pakistani Drug Trafficker
A Pakistani drug trafficker was executed by firing squad at a South Tangerang cemetery early Sunday morning in the fifth death sentence carried out by Indonesian authorities since the government announced a renewed push to execute those convicted of capital offenses.
Muhammad Abdul Hafeez, 44, was executed by members of...
KSA calls for end to oppression on Muslims in Myanmar
RIYADH – The Council of Ministers on Monday made a fervent appeal to the international community to take urgent steps to end injustice and protect human rights of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar.
The Cabinet, chaired by Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense,...
Malaysia: Tolerance is just not the right word
THE International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) recently held a national conference on “Human Rights in Islam: Issues and Challenges”. Parallel sessions of papers presented covered a variety of issues pertaining to human rights that are compatible with as well as antithetical to Islam.
This shows that human rights doctrines are...
Singapore: My journey with Vui Kong
Human rights lawyer M. Ravi tells Elias Tan how he got to know drug courier Yong Vui Kong, what inspired him to save the then 19-year-old from the hangman’s noose and how, in return, Yong has taught him the importance of perseverance.
Q. Now that Vui Kong’s case has come...
EU, Indonesia to cooperate on human rights issues
BRUSSELS, Nov 19 (KUNA) -- At the recently held fourth session of the EU-Indonesia Human Rights Dialogue in Brussels, both sides agreed to strengthen effort towards cooperating more closely in international institutions dealing with human rights, said an EU statement here Tuesday.
The Dialogue discussed the issue of non-discrimination, especially...
Diplomatic row with Indonesia could delay Schapelle Corby’s parole
AN INDONESIAN lawmaker says claims that Australia spied on Indonesia should be taken into account in deciding Schapelle Corby's parole.
As anger continues to grow in Indonesia over the phone tapping allegations, a powerful parliamentary committee says it will summon the Justice and Human Rights Minister in the next two...
Malaysia: Lawyers agree more transparency needed in elevation of judges
The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) needs to be more open and transparent on the promotion of judges, said human rights group Lawyers for Liberty (LFL).
LFL's co-founder and adviser Eric Paulsen told The Malaysian Insider that currently there is no real transparency in the appointment and promotion of judges.
"One of...
UN backing aids democratic progress in Vietnam
HA NOI (VNS) — Viet Nam would continue to strengthen its public governance and develop mechanisms to better engage the public and other stakeholders in improving policy making, anti-corruption and citizens' access to justice, especially those from vulnerable groups.
This statement was made yesterday by Deputy Minister of Justice Hoang...
Myanmar: OIC Chief Visits Rohingya Camps: ‘I Was Crying’
RANGOON — The secretary general of the world’s largest bloc of Islamic countries said emotional visits with members of the long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim community — chased from their homes in Burma by Buddhist mobs and arsonists — brought him to tears.
“I’ve never had such a feeling,” Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said...
