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ASEAN parliamentarians denounce election ban appeal decision in Myanmar, call for equal rights to stand for office
Parliamentarians from Southeast Asia denounced as a sham an appeal process by the Rakhine State Election Commission here today, which upheld an earlier ruling disqualifying Myanmar MP U Shwe Maung from standing for reelection later this year.
SITTWE, MYANMAR, 1 September 2015 – Parliamentarians from Southeast Asia denounced as a...
[FORUM-ASIA] Malaysia: Bersih 4.0, A Peaceful Assembly for A Democratic Reform in Malaysia
FORUM-ASIA expresses its solidarity with the people of Malaysia for the organisation of “Bersih 4.0”. The two-day peaceful gathering, which took place on 29-30 August 2015 in three cities in Malaysia, as well as in different places across the world, called for: free and fair elections; a transparent government;...
[Human Rights Lawyers Association] Cases filed by the Thai Royal Navy against Phuketwan dismissed Court asserting that Article 14 of the CCA not applicable with libel suit
The Provincial Court of Phuket dismissed the case filed by the Royal Thai Navy against the Phuketwan news outlet for criminal defamation and for violating the 2007 Computer Crime Act’s Article 14 for reproducing a paragraph from a report by Reuters which alleges that Thai armed forces were benefiting...
[Philippines] Protect our common home, unite towards ecological justice!
In response to these pressing realizations, we, members of the Ecological Justice Interfaith Movement, representing the growing faith-based movements and networks within the country and across the globe in the fight for climate justice, enjoin people of all faiths and beliefs to share in the collective responsibility of addressing...
[ICJ] Malaysia: authorities must safeguard right to peaceful assembly at Bersih 4.0
The Malaysian authorities must take effective measures to actively protect the rights of participants at the Bersih 4.0 rally in Kuala Lumpur this weekend, and ensure that the rally takes place without violent obstruction by counter demonstrators, said the ICJ today.
August 28, 2015
The Malaysian authorities must take effective measures...
[ASEAN Sogie Caucus] Myanmar’s Selective Application of Rule of Law Detrimental against LGBTIQ persons
We call on the Myanmar government to repeal Section 377 of the archaic Penal Code that violates the right to privacy and freedom of expression as enshrined in the UDHR.
August 27, 2015
ASEAN Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression (SOGIE) Caucus expresses serious concern over discriminatory acts undertaken by...
APHR: Regional parliamentarians blast the rejection of Rohingya candidacy in Myanmar, call for decision to be overturned
Parliamentarians from across Southeast Asia have spoken out against the Myanmar authorities’ recent decision to prevent current Member of Parliament U Shwe Maung from running for reelection this November.
JAKARTA – Parliamentarians from across Southeast Asia have spoken out against the Myanmar authorities’ recent decision to prevent current Member of...
Joint Statement-Criminal Atrocities Increased Against Rohingya for Rejecting Green Card
European Rohingya organizations call on international community to pressure Myanmar government to stop excruciating and forcing the Rohingya community into accepting a new ID known as ‘green card’, valid for just two years, for national verification with Bengali identity. It is an ethnocide aims at making the Rohingya aliens...
APHR: Discriminatory ‘Race and Religion’ bills in Myanmar threaten to fuel tensions ahead of elections
The Myanmar Parliament’s passage of two bills targeting religious minorities constitutes an attack on religious freedom and threatens to stoke inter-communal tensions and violence less than three months ahead of critical general elections
JAKARTA – The Myanmar Parliament’s passage of two bills targeting religious minorities constitutes an attack on religious...
CAMBODIA: Open Letter to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UNHRC
Members of the UN Human Rights Council should address the deteriorating human rights situation in Cambodia during the upcoming council session. They should also extend the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, a coalition of International, regional and domestic human rights...
