EU supports police reform in Myanmar
The European Union (EU) has introduced in Myanmar a model project for community policing and best practice in crowd management as part of its support of the country's police reform.
The project, funded by the EU with up to 10 million euro (13.6 million US dollars) will last 18 months,...
UN rights experts urge Malaysia to reverse decision to restrict use of ‘Allah’ to Muslims
Several independent United Nations human rights experts have urged the Malaysian Government to reverse its decision to ban a Catholic publication from using the word ‘Allah’ to refer to God, warning that the case may have far-reaching implications for religious minorities in the country.
“Freedom of religion or belief is...
Lack of Legal Aid in Cambodia Puts Children, Poor at Risk
A national legal aid system is imperative and must be established to offset a widening gap between those who can afford justice and those who cannot, the representative for the U.N.’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Cambodia said on Friday.
In a bid to address...
Cambodia: Local Groups Say They Must Protect Forest, as Government Fails
WASHINGTON — Local watchdog groups say they have been forced to take forest protection into their hands, due to a failure of government to do so.
“As we have seen: the National Assembly, the Senate and the government do not work,” Ouch Leng, head of the Cambodian Human Rights Task...
Mindanao radio journalist shot dead in latest Philippines media killing
Gunmen shot dead an outspoken radio broadcaster in the Philippines, worsening the country’s record as one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists, press and human rights groups said on Saturday.
Joas Dignos, who commented on local issues in his weekday show Bombardier on DXGT radio, was...
The Philippines: Rights group slams Aquino gov’t on press killings
MANILA, Philippines—The Aquino administration is insulting slain journalists and their families by trying to downplay their deaths, according to the international group Human Rights Watch.
With another broadcaster killed on Friday, the administration must take another look at the situation of media personnel in the Philippines and should do something...
LGBT Groups Call for Burma’s Penal Code to Be Amended
RANGOON — A lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender (LGBT) rights group is calling for the Burma government to abolish an article in its 19th century penal code that outlaws same-sex relationships, activists said.
The penal code, which was first brought in under British colonial rule, still includes Article 377, under...
A Consultation on ‘the AICHR’s Thematic Study on Migration’
A consultation on ‘the AICHR’s thematic study on Migration’ was organised by H.E. Dr. Seree Nonthasoot, Thailand representative to the AICHR, on 17 October 2013, at Institute of Research and Development for Public Enterprises in Bangkok, Thailand. Participants of this consultation included experts in the field of migration, who...
A Consultation between Representative of Thailand to the AICHR and Representatives from CSOs on ‘the Draft Guidelines of the AICHR’s Relations with CSOs’
A consultation between H.E. Dr. Seree Nonthasoot, Thailand Representative to the AICHR, and representatives from CSOs on ‘the Draft guidelines of the AICHR’s relations with CSOs’ was held on Monday 23 September 2013 at the Institute of Research and Development for Public Enterprises in Bangkok, Thailand. Participants of this...
Myanmar Youth Forum
On Friday 3 November 2013, seven youth leaders from Myanmar paid a visit to H.E. Dr. Seree Nonthasoot, Thailand Representative to the AICHR, at his office at the Institute of Research and Development for Public Enterprises in Bangkok, Thailand in order to learn about the AICHR’s mechanisms and relevant...
