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Parliamentarians urge Secretary Kerry to raise human rights concerns on visit to Laos and Cambodia [APHR Press Statement]
US Secretary of State John Kerry should raise concerns about the state of democracy and human rights in Laos and Cambodia when he meets with leaders in Vientiane and Phnom Penh this week, ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) said today.
24 January 2016
JAKARTA – US Secretary of State John...
Cambodia: Joint Open Letter to the US Secretary of State John Kerry [FORUM – ASIA Press Statement]
On the occasion of your upcoming official visit to Phnom Penh on 26 January 2016, we wish to take this opportunity to call upon the US to make any strengthening of bilateral relations with Cambodia contingent on the government’s significant progress in the promotion of democratic reforms and respect...
Thailand: Arrest and Detention of Democracy Activists is Crude Attempt to Muffle Dissent [FORUM – ASIA Press Statement]
The arrest and detention of 4 democracy activists in Bangkok is a crude attempt at muffling dissent, striking fear and infringing basic freedoms including the freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) said today.
(Geneva, 22 January...
MPs call for release of U Gambira after his re-arrest in Myanmar [APHR Press Statement]
Parliamentarians from across Southeast Asia today raised concern at the re-arrest of former monk and pro-democracy leader U Gambira in Myanmar on alleged immigration offences, and called on authorities to ensure his immediate and safe release.
21 January 2016
JAKARTA – Parliamentarians from across Southeast Asia today raised concern at the...
Malaysia: Stop judicial harassment against Jannie Lasimbang immediately [AIPP Statement]
Civil society organizations around the world, in a petition today, condemned the ongoing judicial harassment and intimidation against Jannie Lasimbang, a prominent human rights and indigenous rights leader, and called for dropping all the charges against her immediately
24 January 2016 - Civil society organizations around the world, in a...
Indonesia Civil Society Coalition for ASEAN Community Condemns the Government of Malaysia on Deportation of Mugiyanto Sipin [Press Release]
The Coalition urges the Malaysian Government, who has demonstrated this oppressive action, to ensure it will not happen anymore. The Coalition supports the civil society movements in Malaysia who are fighting for freedom and Malaysia to be free of corruption and human rights violations.
PRESS RELEASE
Indonesia Civil Society Coalition for...
Malaysia – THREE VITAL REASONS WE OPPOSE THE TPPA [SUARAM Press Statement]
We call on the Government to undertake a full public consultation on this potentially disastrous treaty and to answer the questions we have raised.
Press statement by Kua Kia Soong, SUARAM Adviser 14 Jan 2016
The Malaysian government insists that there are no good arguments for opposing the TPPA. For six...
URGENT APPEAL: Frustrated Murder of Human Rights Defender [Task Force for Detainee Philippines]
Urge the authorities to promptly investigate this case and ensure that all those responsible for the shooting of Ampudi are prosecuted and punished accordingly. Ampudi and his family should be given adequate protection, and the NCIP should immediately implement its policies on ancestral domain to facilitate the resolution of...
Vietnam – Calling for the Release of Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thu Ha [Joint Statement]
We appeal to the Vietnamese government to honor its international and domestic obligations and to release Mr. Nguyen and Ms. Le immediately and unconditionally.
7 January 2016 10:32 am
On 16 December 2015, prominent human rights lawyer, Mr. Nguyen Van Dai, 46, and his colleague, Ms. Le Thu Ha, 33, were...
Three years since disappearance of Sombath, Laos fails to initiate credible investigations [FORUM – ASIA Press Release]
Three years since the disappearance of leading Lao civil society activist Sombath Somphone, authorities in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic have failed to initiate a credible investigation
15 December 2015 7:00 pm
‘Three years since the disappearance of leading Lao civil society activist Sombath Somphone, authorities in the Lao People’s Democratic...
