AICHR Regional Workshop on Millennium Development Goals Post 2015 and Human Rights
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) organized a two day Regional Workshop on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Post 2015 and Human Rights in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 11-12 December 2013. The Regional Workshop was held by AICHR Indonesia with support from the Directorate General of ASEAN Cooperation, Ministry...
Secret Camps Holding Rohingya Refugees Must Be Closed Immediately
Press release on International Migrants Day, 18 December 2013
On International Migrants Day the Mekong Migration Network Calls for Urgent Action To Protect Asylum Seekers
The Mekong Migration Network (MMN) strongly condemns the abusive treatment of the Rohingya in Myanmar and in Thailand. Members of MMN who represent civil society groups...
Malaysia: 7 More Cabin Crew Suspended, Says Nufam
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has suspended another seven cabin crew members for posting comments on the union's Facebook page, the National Union of Flight Attendants Malaysia (Nufam) said.
MAS had earlier suspended and subsequently sacked its chief steward and Nufam president Ismail Nasaruddin over his call for MAS CEO...
Viet Nam: Activist’s Facebook firestorm
A vicious backlash on social media has seen angry messages escalate to death threats against human rights activist Ou Virak in reaction to his call for opposition leader Sam Rainsy to stop inciting discrimination against the Vietnamese.
Virak, president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, has been attacked on...
Cambodian Government Warns of Action Against Opposition Protests
Cambodia’s government on Thursday warned of action if the country’s opposition party went ahead with plans to block highways and seize buildings in protests aimed at pushing for new elections following fraud and other alleged irregularities in July polls.
The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), which says its victory in...
The challenge to ratify Universal Human Rights Conventions
Tan Sri Hasmy Agam, head of Malaysia’s Human Rights Commission (Suhakam), Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, head of Malaysia’s Global Movement of Moderates (GMMF), Proham, an association of former Malaysian Human Rights Commissioners, and many others have urged Malaysia to ratify 7 additional United Nations Core Human Rights instruments by 2020.
The...
Muslim Women and Children Confront Challenges in Myanmar
"I wouldn't have to live this life if I wasn't a Muslim." -Anwar Sardad, a 10-year-old child laboring in Myanmar, October 2013
Since largely democratic elections in 2011 ushered in Thein Sein as Myanmar's president, the international community has rewarded perceived political and economic reforms with eased international sanctions, foreign...
Thailand: Navy Lawsuit Threatens Media Freedom
(New York) – A Thai navy lawsuit against journalists reporting on official involvement in trafficking will curtail reporting on rights violations in Thailand, Human Rights Watch said today.
On December 16, 2013, the Thai Navy filed criminal defamation and computer crime charges against journalists for a story about abuses against...
Rights groups question Singapore’s swift deportations of 52 Indians and Bangladeshi
Activists called on Singapore to ensure due process and address migrant worker grievances after the government said it would deport 52 Indians and one Bangladeshi for their alleged involvement in a rare riot in an Indian enclave.
(Pictured, arrested South Asians avoid the press cameras as they are brought to...
For the sake of a better Thailand, we must put our differences aside
Twe Bunnag - As a Thai I have dreamed of democracy since becoming politically aware in my teens; a corruption free society, respect for human rights, free and fair elections, economic justice, care for the environment…basic qualities of a decent society that none of the string of governments we...
