Tag: Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
Thailand: 10 years after Somchai’s disappearance, family still awaiting truth and justice
GENEVA (11 March 2014) – A group of United Nations independent experts* today called on the Government of Thailand to establish the truth and hold criminally responsible the perpetrators of the disappearance of human rights defender Somchai Neelaphaijit. On the 10th anniversary of his disappearance, the experts said the...
Vietnam: Drop Prosecution of Blogger
Facebook Like Email All charges against the blogger Pham Viet Dao, 62, should be dropped, and he should be released immediately and unconditionally, Human Rights Watch said today.
(New York) - All charges against the blogger Pham Viet Dao, 62, should be dropped, and he should be released...
Cambodia: Public Letter Urging an Immediate Investigation into the Disappearance of Khem Sophath
March 23, 2014 - We, the undersigned civil society groups, express our deep concern over the disappearance of Khem Sophath, a 16-year-old boy missing since the violent crackdown by Cambodian security forces against striking garment workers on 3 January 2014 near the Canadia Industrial area on Veng Sreng road,...
INDONESIA: A good police chief does not tolerate torture
An Open Letter from the Asian Human Rights Commission to Bambang Sri Herwanto, the newly inaugurated Chief of the West Sumatra Regional Police
Mr. Bambang Sri Herwanto
Chief of West Sumatra Regional Police
Jl. Sudirman No. 55,
Padang, West Sumatra
INDONESIA
Tel: +62 751 33416
Fax: +62 751 33416
Dear Mr. Herwanto,
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC),...
‘Secure Release of Innocent Tamils Jailed in Singapore’
Expressing concern over the plight of the Tamils arrested in connection with the Little India riots in December last year, M Ravi, an Indian-born Human Rights lawyer in Singapore, has sought the intervention of the Centre to secure the release of those still languishing in Singapore jails.
Talking to reporters...
Human rights agency to look into claims that ‘Popcorn’ gunman was forced to confess
BANGKOK, 27 Mar 2014 (NNT) - Dr. Nirun Pitakwatchara of the office of the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand will today visit Mr. Wiwat Yodprasit, nicknamed the ‘Popcorn gunman’, to inquire into the suspect's situation, after the latter’s lawyer claimed that authorities at the Center for the Administration...
Int’l protesters demand democratic rights for Papuan prisoners
At least 100 protesters demanded the immediate release of 76 political prisoners in Papua outside the Indonesian Embassy in London, UK, on Wednesday, in a peaceful rally organized by TAPOL, Survival International and Amnesty International UK.
The protesters called on Indonesia’s political parties and candidates to state their support for...
INDONESIA: Police officers in Nabire assault three Papuans over a petty fight
According to an activist of KINGMI (Gospel Tabernacle Church) Papua, Gilion Somau visited a futsal pitch in Kalibobo, Nabire, in the morning of 14 March 2014. Gilion and his two brothers, Jery Somau and Nicolaus Somau, were waiting for their turn to play futsal (mini football) in the pitch...
END POLICE ABUSES: Human Rights Watch points out excessive use of force, shootings, deaths in custody
Kuala Lumpur – The Malaysian government should urgently adopt reforms to ensure accountability for deaths in custody and unjustified police shootings, Human Rights Watch said today in a new report. Independent, external oversight of the Royal Malaysia Police is needed to end police cover-ups, excessive secrecy, and obstruction of...
INDONESIA: A detainee found dead in police custody in Tangerang
According to LBH Jakarta, Eric Christian Soemantri was found dead hanging in the toilet of his cell at Tangerang District Police Station on 6 March 2014. Eric’s wife firstly learned of the death of her husband after receiving a text message from the girlfriend of another detainee at 5.30...
