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Myanmar: There can be no democratic elections without respect for human rights [FORUM – ASIA Press Release]
“While recognising the importance of the general elections as a path to open democracy, FORUM-ASIA notes with concern the reluctance of the Government to address human rights concerns, including restrictions of political rights that could impact the credibility of the elections,” says Evelyn Balais-Serrano, the Executive Director of FORUM-ASIA.
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Myanmar elections cannot be considered inclusive or credible [ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights Statements]
The legitimacy of Myanmar’s upcoming general election, scheduled for this Sunday, 8 November, has already been profoundly undermined by government decisions in the lead-up to the poll, ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) said today.
YANGON, 6 November 2015 – The legitimacy of Myanmar’s upcoming general election, scheduled for this...
Mercy for Kho Jabing: An open letter to the Cabinet [URGENT APPEAL – Singapore Working Group on Death Penalty]
We urge the Cabinet to reconsider his clemency in light of the fact that there was no unanimous decision even at the highest court of the land, and our learned judges were split in their opinion of whether the death penalty was appropriate in his case
Dear distinguished Ministers,
We are...
Violence against trans women increase following the decision by the Federal Court [JusticeForSisters Press Release]
Since the decision by the Federal Court that set aside two court orders, and reinstated Section 66, raids and arrests have taken place in Kuala Lumpur, Terengganu and Penang, triggering a wave of fear among the transgender community to freely move.
For immediate release
26 October 2015
Justice for Sisters strongly criticizes...
CSOs call for an End to Impunity in Cambodia on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists [Joint Press Release]
We, the undersigned CSOs, condemn the rampant impunity that is so pervasive in Cambodia and call upon the Cambodian government to ensure justice for victims and their families as guaranteed under domestic and international law.
To mark the United Nations’ second International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists,...
ASEAN parliamentarians condemn attack on Cambodian lawmakers [APHR Press Release]
APHR denounced the use of violence for political purposes and called on the international community, including ASEAN and member states, to pressure the Cambodian government to end its policy of oppression against opposition voices and provide space for an open and pluralistic democracy to develop.
JAKARTA, 28 October 2015 —...
AICHR Regional Workshop on the Role of Youth in Promoting Human Rights in ASEAN: Making Rights A Reality [Press Release]
AICHR led by H.E. Tan Sri Dr. Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, the Representative of Malaysia to AICHR organized the “Regional Workshop on the Role of Youth in Promoting Human Rights in ASEAN: Making Rights A Reality” on 30 and 31 October 2015 at the Asia-Europe Institute of University of Malaya...
Systematic Violations of Human Rights & Selective Prosecution of Civil Activists [SUARAM Press Statement]
On this note, SUARAM calls for the Government of Malaysia to immediately cease and desists on undue and unjust prosecution of Maria Chin and all other civil rights activists and comply with the rights and liberty guaranteed to all Malaysians under the Federal Constitution of Malaysia and the Universal...
Violent Dispersal and the Arrest and Detention of A Farmer Leader during Protest Rally in Ilo-Ilo City [URGENT APPEAL – TFDP]
Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) writes to inform you about the violent dispersal of protest of Bukluran ng Progresibong Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (BPMP) farmer members and the arbitrary arrest of Joel Gepaya, BPMP Chairperson and Alab Katipunan (AK) Panay Coordinator.
General Campaigns
Thursday, 29 October 2015 17:38
Dear Friends,
Task Force...
The harassment of Shirley Lape, farmer beneficiary under CARP and member of a farmer’s organization in Barangay Tala, San Andres, Quezon [URGENT APPEAL – TFDP]
Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) writes to inform you about the harassment of Shirley Lape, farmer beneficiary under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) and member of Samahan ng Magsasaka sa Barangay Tala at Camflora in Sitio Cabulihan, Barangay Tala, San Andres, Quezon.
Thursday, 15 October 2015 15:55
URGENT...
