Cambodia: Businessman Sues Villagers over Deforestation Allegations
PHNOM PENH - A powerful businessman is suing two villagers in Kandal province for defamation, after the two reported his alleged illegal logging to local human rights groups.
The Kandal provincial court has summoned the two villagers, Sen San and Ouk Sambo, to testify on Friday. But the two have...
Cambodia Opposition Party to Demand Re-Election
The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) will push for a re-election if Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government continues to refuse calls for an independent probe into widespread irregularities in the July polls, the opposition party’s deputy president, Kem Sokha, said Tuesday.
He warned that the party, which has boycotted parliament...
From bad to worse: Reform of Vietnam’s Constitution threatens international standards of human rights
PARIS, 25 November 2013 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE) – Vietnam’s first act after obtaining a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council this month may be to adopt a new Constitution which undermines internationally-recognized human rights.
The National Assembly is currently considering revisions to its 1992 Constitution (amended in December 2001)...
Malaysia: drop criminal charges against human rights defender Lena Hendry for screening “No Fire Zone” film
The ICJ is calling on the Malaysian Government to immediately drop the criminal charge against human rights defender Lena Hendry for screening the film ‘No Fire Zone: the Killing Fields of Sri Lanka.’
The case has been fixed for case management and the defence lawyers filed an application to set...
HRW to Thai opposition: Protest but don’t attack journalists
MANILA, Philippines – A New York-based rights group on Wednesday, November 27, slammed the attacks against journalists covering an ongoing political protest in Thailand, two days after Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra enforced the Internal Security Act.
In a press statement, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said there has been a series...
Vietnam Announces Big Fines for Social Media Propaganda
HANOI — Vietnam will hand out fines of 100 million dong ($4,740) to anyone criticizing the government on social media, under a new law announced this week, the latest measure in a widening crackdown on dissent by the country's communist rulers.
Comments that did not constitute criminal offenses would trigger...
Cambodia: After prison, Bopha undeterred
Shelving any thoughts that 14 months in prison had deterred her from protesting, Yorm Bopha rushed to the capital’s Borei Keila community yesterday morning to try to stop authorities from forcing evictees from an abandoned building.
Bopha was one of about 10 Boeung Kak activists called on to help after...
Thai Foreign Ministry says actions of protesters illegal
Bangkok — The Thai Foreign Ministry has told the international community that the actions of protesters in Thailand, in which government offices have been stormed and occupied, is illegal, undemocratic, and threatens national security.
The Ministry has sent letters explaining the current political situation to the United Nations, the UN...
Aung San Suu Kyi is turning a blind eye to human rights in the name of politics
Burmese politician and international celebrity Aung San Suu Kyi flew into Sydney yesterday to begin a brief tour of Australia, during which time she will meet the prime minister and other members of the government.
If her recent visits to Europe are anything to go by, the Nobel laureate’s arrival...
Myanmar: Section 18 contradicts the 2008 Constitution say activists
Activists, former political prisoners and lawyers have called for a review of controversial laws which restrict freedom of association and peaceful procession.
Section 18 of the Peaceful Assembly and Procession Law and Section 505 (b) of the Penal Code have been criticised for undermining the 2008 Constitution.
They also criticised the...
