Tag: Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
Malaysia: As political ‘phony’ Najib meets Mark Zuckerberg, his govt rams in ‘INHUMANE’ laws
KUALA LUMPUR - Opposition lawmakers reacted sharply to the Malaysian government's proposed amendments to several crime laws, saying these were "more draconian" than they had expected.
They lambasted Prime Minister Najib Razak for taking Malaysia back in time to an era where the government could arrest, abuse, enforce and persecute...
Malaysia: Malaysian government proposes new detention without trial powers
(Reuters) - Malaysia's government proposed an amendment to crime laws on Wednesday that would give authorities the power to hold suspects for years without trial, in what critics said was a lurch back to draconian security policies that were only recently eased.
The government is justifying the proposed toughening of...
Viet Nam: Vietnamese Authorities Arrest Prominent Activists in Hanoi
In a relentless crackdown on dissent, authorities in Vietnam arrested on Wednesday two bloggers, an activist and five others, according to one of the detainees.
Police and plainclothes officers detained blogger Nguyen Tuong Thuy, his wife and daughter, and another blogger Pham Ba Hai, as well as activist Nguyen Phuong...
Malaysia: Minister’s remark confirms suspected shoot-to-kill policy, lawyer says
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s comment on a “shoot first” approach when dealing with suspected gang members validates previous fears that the unwritten policy existed within the police force, a human rights lawyer said today.
Co-founder of Lawyers for Liberty, Latheefa Koya, said the...
Malaysia: Amended security law a huge step backwards, says Human Rights Watch
Malaysia is taking a "huge step backwards" on human rights by returning to laws that allow detention without trial, said global rights advocate Human Rights Watch.
Its deputy Asia director Phil Robertson insisted that the Prevention of Crime Act (PCA) would only serve to infringe on the people's liberty without...
Vietnam police surround courthouse ahead of dissident trial
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Protesters and security forces are gathering in the normally quiet Vietnamese capital for the trial of a high-profile lawyer known for taking on human rights cases and writing a blog critical of the government.
Le Quoc Quan was arrested last year and accused of tax evasion,...
Malaysia: Let’s stop detaining children – Syahirah Rashid
As I was researching the rights of refugee children — or the lack of here in Malaysia, I visited many homes and schools of refugees.
The children always welcomed me with the warmest of smiles, innocent despite the difficult circumstances of their lives.
This is why I cannot comprehend the need...
Malaysia: Stop the intimidation of indigenous people
About 30 police officers went to stop the ongoing blockade by 300 Penans on the road to the Murum Dam construction site. The Penan communities are in the midst of negotiation with the Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) but the SEB has reneged on these negotiations by impounding the dam....
Malaysia: Ex-detainees not convinced by govt assurance
PETALING JAYA: Three Pakatan leaders, who were former Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees, are not convinced by the assurances by Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi that political dissidents will not be arrested using the Prevention of Crime Act (PCA).
Shah Alam MP Khalid Samad said this was especially so since...
Viet Nam: UN rights office alarmed by conviction of renowned human rights lawyer
The United Nations human rights office today urged the Government of Viet Nam to review the conviction of human rights lawyer Le Quoc Quan, who was sentenced to 30 months in prison and fined $60,000 for alleged charges of tax evasion.
“We are alarmed by the fact that the conviction...
