Tag: Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
Committee advises EU to consider plight of political prisoners
Members of the scrutinising committee for remaining political prisoners advised the European Union (EU) to consider the current difficulties of political prisoners in drawing up their policy for human rights in Myanmar.
Delegations from the EU and the local civic bodies met at the EU office in Yangon on April...
INDONESIA: Two Papuans assaulted for preventing police brutality
According to an activist of KINGMI (Gospel Tabernacle Church) Papua, the assault took place on 20 March 2014 in the Senior High School (SMU) complex Yapis Nabire, Papua. Siluwanus Nagapapa was trying to stop the brutal action of ten members of the Mobile Brigade of Nabire District Police against...
UN condemns disappearance of ‘Billy’
The disappearance of Karen activist "Billy" has prompted the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) to condemn the "pattern of killings and forced disappearances of environmental activists in Southeast Asia" and to urge authorities to conduct thorough and independent investigations.
We are concerned about the lack of progress...
Indonesia: Arbitrary detention and torture of Mr. Alfares Kapisa and Mr. Yali Wenda, two students from Papua
The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by TAPOL, a member organisation of OMCT SOS-Torture Network, about the arbitrary detention and torture of Mr. Alfares Kapisa and Mr. Yali Wenda, two students from Papua, 24 and 21 years old respectively, while participating in a demonstration at Cenderawasih University...
Vietnam: Arrests of Internet Activists Escalate
(Bangkok) – Vietnamese authorities should drop all charges and immediately release bloggers Nguyen Huu Vinh (also known as Ba Sam) and Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy, Human Rights Watch said today. The two were arrested on May 5, 2014, for publishing articles on the Internet, and charged under article 258...
INDONESIA: Police indiscriminately shoot civilians in Nabire, injuring three Papuans
According to the information the Asian Human Rights Commission has received from an activist of KINGMI (Gospel Tabernacle Church) Papua, a group of civilians visited the headquarters of the Mobile Brigade of Moanemani Sub-District Police at 10 a.m. on 6 May 2014. They demanded the police to hand over...
Garment Worker Advocates Condemn Rise In Detentions In Cambodia
Two Cambodian youths are facing 11 years in prison for throwing rocks at police during one of the country’s recent clashes between security forces and workers who make clothes carried by some of the largest Western retail outlets, including major buyers like The Gap Inc. (NYSE:GAP), Hennes & Mauritz...
Australian journalist held in Thailand
Australian journalist Alan Morison has lost his bid to avoid a trial after Thailand's military coup scuttled mediation efforts with the country's navy, which had accused him of defamation. His case will now be heard in March 2015.
Australian journalist Alan Morison has lost his bid to avoid a trial...
Thailand: Rights Defender and Son Taken From Home
Human Rights Watch learned that Sukanya Prueksakasemsuk and her two children, Panitan and Prakaidao, were released from military custody on May 26 on the condition that they not give interviews, make political comments, or take part in any political activities.
Human Rights Watch learned that Sukanya Prueksakasemsuk and her two...
Local officials admit rampant warrantless arrests in Basilan
Local authorities here have acknowledged that the rampant violation of human rights in Basilan, including the warrantless arrests of criminal suspects that eventually lead to their disappearance, could even overshadow the kidnappings done by the terrorist Abu Sayyaf.
ISABELA CITY, Philippines – Local authorities here have acknowledged that the rampant...
