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Public Debate: “ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism Post-2015 – An Indonesian Perspective”
More than one hundred (100) key national stakeholders – coming from relevant government agencies, academe, media, civil society, and members of the diplomatic corps gathered in Erasmus Huis on Tuesday, 21 April 2015. It was for a Public Debate entitled “ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism Post-2015 – An Indonesian Perspective”,...
Briefing Paper: Voices of Refugees – Situation of Burma’s Refugees Along the Thailand-Burma Border [Burma Partnership]
Today, Burma Link and Burma Partnership launches a joint briefing paper, Voices of Refugees – Situation of Burma’s Refugees Along the Thailand-Burma Border, online. The briefing paper highlights how the voices of refugees continue to be neglected in Burma’s reform process.
By Burma Partnership and Burma Link | April 27,...
Migrant Forum in Asia: The Right to Work and the Right to Mobility: Respect the rights of all workers everywhere
On this day of global solidarity, Migrant Forum in Asia joins with trade unions, worker associations, grassroots organizers, and civil society organizations in renewing our commitment to the global struggle for decent work for all workers.
Thursday, 30 April 2015 15:31
May Day Statement, 2015
Migrant Forum in Asia
Every year on May...
[Joint Statement] Southeast Asia: ASEAN governments must end the clampdown on freedom of express
The human right to free expression and the related rights to freedom of association, peaceful assembly, thought, conscience and religion are enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and guaranteed in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) as well in the constitutions and other legislation...
[Urgent Appeal] Death of a human rights defender, Elisa Tulid, exacts a huge toll on physical and mental health conditions of victim’s relatives
The Medical Action Group (MAG) is forwarding to you an appeal regarding provision of prompt, immediate and effective medical care to the relatives of Elisa L. Tulid, who was a victim of extrajudicial killing due to her human rights work as a human rights defender
April 30, 2015
(PHILIPPINES) Death of...
URGENT ACTION: EXECUTIONS FEARED FOR END OF APRIL [Amnesty International]
Amnesty International believes that the death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment, and a violation of the right to life as proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 6(6) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to which Indonesia is a...
[KontraS] Press Release The Second Batch of Execution : The Government Perpetuate Human Rights Violations
KontraS together with Indonesian academics and anti-death penalty network deplore the stance of Indonesian Government that insisted will carry out the execution of second death row in the near future. Thursday 23 April 2015, Attorney General’s Office has issued a warrant for the execution.
The Commission for the Disappeared and...
ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ ASEAN People’s Forum 2015: ASEAN governments urged to abolish death penalty
"At the ASEAN level, a strict application of the non-interference principle, which emphasises on the respect for state sovereignty, in the context of the death penalty is no longer relevant as the death penalty is an issue of all countries," said Rafendi Djamin, the Representative of Indonesia to the...
[KontraS] The Government of Indonesia Failed to Protect Siti Zaenab: The Execution in violation of the Consular Relation, UN Safeguard on Death Penalty, and the Right To Life.
The Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS)- a human rights non-governmental organization based in Indonesia, condemn the execution of Siti Zaenab Bt. Duhri Rupa (46) by the Government of Saudi Arabia on 14 April 2015.
The Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS)- a human...
JAKARTA ADDENDUM – To Address Overlapping Forms of Marginalization (AGENDA)
The participants in the General Election Network for Disability Access' (AGENDA) 3rd Regional Dialogue, held in Jakarta, Indonesia on January 28-29, 2015 reaffirmed their pledge to implement the 2012 Bali Commitments on Equal Access to Elections and adopted the Jakarta Addendum to Address Overlapping Forms of Marginalization
We, members of...
