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Thailand – Community-based human rights defenders at risk of violence and eviction by local law enforcement and paramilitary
Take action on behalf of human rights defenders in Thailand. Copy the enclosed letter and send it to the address provided. Thank you for taking action.
On 24 September 2014, at about 4.30 p.m., a group of eight men – including two local policemen in uniform, one military officer in...
PHILIPPINES: The fifth congress of Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances – AFAD
The fifth Congress of Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD), held in Manila from 22-25 September and attended by participants from ten countries – Bangladesh, Indonesia, Jammu and Kashmir in India, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Thailand and Timor-Leste renewed its commitment to fight against impunity and...
URGENT ACTION: Crackdown on freedom of Expression – Amnesty Malaysia
Opposition politicians, human rights activists, lawyers, students, academics and journalists are at risk of arbitrary arrest and imprisonment in Malaysia after an alarming rise in the use of the draconian Sedition Act in recent weeks. The law is being used to target individuals for peacefully exercising their right to...
TFDP: Honor The Heroes and Martyrs of Martial Law, Resist The Marcoses!
In commemoration of the 42nd anniversary of the declaration of martial law on September 21, 1972 Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) calls on all those who experienced this dark side of our history as a nation to assert the truth about the atrocities of Martial Law and...
GPPAC-SEA Statement on the Celebration of the International Day of Peace – The Right to Human Security Is The Right to Peace
Today, September 21st, the community of nations and the peoples of the world commemorate the International Day of Peace, with the UN’s theme “The Right of Peoples to Peace”.
Today, September 21st, the community of nations and the peoples of the world commemorate the International Day of Peace, with the...
URGENT ACTION: Papuan Human Rights Lawyer Attacked – Anum Siregar
Papuan human rights lawyer Anum Siregar was attacked by an unknown person in Wamena, Papua province. She is currently defending a tribal leader who is a prisoner of conscience accused of supporting separatist activities. There are concerns for her safety.
UA: 232/14 Index: ASA 21/027/2014 Indonesia Date: 17 September 2014
Papuan...
Urgent Statement | Thailand’s Army Now: Multiple Violations of Human Rights
The South-East Asian Lawyer network, ─SEA Lawyer, an ASEAN public interest law practitioners’ and lawyers network, believe that the criminalization toward Ms. Pornpen is categorized as the violation of freedom of expression of her legitimate works.
The SEA Lawyer network are taking serious concern on the criminalization of the Thailand’s...
THAILAND: Drop defamation case against human rights defenders in Loei
Tungkum Limited (TKL) filed a defamation suit in Phuket provincial court against Mr. Surapan Rujichaiwat and Ms. Porntip Hongchai, two communities based Human Rights Defender (HRDs)
Tungkum Limited (TKL) must drop Defamation Case against two community based Human Right Defenders (HRDs) in Loei.
Tungkum Limited (TKL) filed a defamation suit in...
Announcement & Invitation: 1st Regional Consultation Meeting on the preparation for ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People’s Forum 2015
The NOC has decided to call for a wider consultation and participation in organizing the ACSC/APF 2015 and thus will be organizing the first regional consultation meeting on the ACSC/APF 2015 on 24-25 September 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Warm greetings from the Malaysian National Organizing Committee of the ASEAN...
Malaysian government must stop ongoing crackdown and honour its pledge to repeal the Sedition Act
We, the undersigned civil society organisations across Asia, write to you to register our serious concern over the Malaysian government’s ongoing wave of arrests, interrogations, and charges against individuals under the Sedition Act 1948.
Mr. Prime Minister,
We, the undersigned civil society organisations across Asia, write to you to register our...
