Myanmar: Migrant rights group slams policy failings
The Migrant Workers’ Rights Network, an advocacy group for Myanmar migrants abroad, said in a statement on November 12 that Myanmar workers “are being as a result of poor and incompetent migration policy management and corruption”.
“As a result, workers already at high risk of labour rights abuse, discrimination...
Vietnam: Give Marriage Rights to Same-Sex Couples
guarantee same-sex couples all the rights enjoyed by other couples, Human Rights Watch said today. Those rights include marriage, registration procedures, and full legal protections with regard to property and children.
The National Assembly is currently in session to discuss amendments to Vietnam’s constitution and other issues. The most recently...
Indonesian Maids in Hong Kong Often Victims of Rights Violations
HONG KONG–Indonesian domestic helpers working as maids in Hong Kong are often victims of rights violations that include physical and verbal abuse, as well as restrictions on their freedom of movement, by their employers and recruitment agencies, according to a report by London-based Amnesty International.
In the report, released Thursday,...
RI, Dutch leaders pledge better ties
Indonesia and the Netherlands officially launched on Wednesday a joint declaration on a comprehensive partnership in which the two countries expressed their wish for a future-focused and more tangible partnership, both in economic and non-economic fields.
“Today marks an important milestone in the relations between our two countries with the...
Japan to Assist Cambodia with Election Reform
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged to help Cambodia with electoral reforms, following a request by Prime Minister Hun Sen to send experts to the country ahead of future polls and amid an ongoing dispute over national elections held more than three months ago.
The promise came as the...
Cambodia: Report calls out Pheap
Logging tycoon Try Pheap’s rapidly expanding land empire, criticised by rights groups for displacing families and encroaching on protected forest areas, has grown to almost 70,000 hectares in size and is helping to facilitate a cross-border illegal logging operation, a report released today alleges.
The Cambodian Human Rights Task Force...
U.N. committee slaps Syria, Iran, North Korea, Myanmar for rights abuses
(Reuters) - A U.N. General Assembly committee on Tuesday condemned Syria for widespread human rights abuses and expressed concern about such violations in Iran, North Korea and Myanmar, but also welcomed pledges by Iran and Myanmar's presidents to improve some areas.
The draft resolution on Iran was approved with 83...
ABB urged to withdraw from Malaysian dam project
Swedish-Swiss power and technology group criticized for providing key technologies to Sarawak’s controversial dam projects.
Zurich, Switzerland, 18 November 2013 - Swedish-Swiss technology group, ABB, is involved in a controversial dam initiative with vast environmental and social impacts in Sarawak, Malaysia. The human rights situation at the Murum Dam has...
Thailand may be removed from US watch list: Labour permanent secretary
Permanent Secretary for Labour Ministry Jirasak Sukhonthachart said Tuesday that the US government was pleased with Thailand's on-going efforts to eradicate human trafficking and may remove Bangkok from its second-tier watch list of human trafficking countries.
Jirasak said he had learnt of the latest US stand toward Thailand from Kristina...
Thai court rejects government’s bid to amend constitution in new blow to ruling party
BANGKOK — Thailand’s top court has rejected the ruling party’s attempt to amend the constitution, dealing a political defeat to the government.
But, the Constitutional Court’s Wednesday ruling turned down a request from the government’s opponents to dissolve the ruling party.
The ruling follows another political setback to Prime Minister Yingluck...
