Tag: Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
59 Political Prisoners Remain Behind Bars in Burma: Rights Group
Burmese human rights groups said that at least 59 political prisoners remain behind bars in Burma, while 85 defendants are currently facing trial for political reasons.
Burmese human rights groups said that at least 59 political prisoners remain behind bars in Burma, while 85 defendants are currently facing trial for...
Cambodia: Quash Convictions of 25 Activists, Workers
The Cambodian government should quash the convictions of 25 human rights activists, factory workers, and others for lack of evidence, Human Rights Watch said today.
(New York) – The Cambodian government should quash the convictions of 25 human rights activists, factory workers, and others for lack of evidence, Human Rights...
PHILIPPINES: Security guards who shot a farmer dead and wounded others not arrested four months on
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) express its deep concern that a security guard who shot dead a farmer has not been arrested despite being identified. The incident occurred four months ago. The victim was with other farmers who were harvesting crops on a disputed land they were cultivating...
Pravit speaks out on detention: A ‘surreal’ week in the ‘Big Brother’ house
Pravit Rojanaphruk, a prominent journalist for The Nation newspaper, was released by the Thai military junta on Saturday after being detained for almost one week. He described his six days in detention as “surreal,” a means of “psychological warfare” designed to gather information from him and other detainees.
Pravit Rojanaphruk,...
BURMA/MYANMAR: Two men disappeared; presumed to be taken by military
As the two men did not come back home for three or four days, their father with other three people from the IDP camp started to look for them.
On 12 December 2012, Swan Kha Naw Gyar and his brother, Swan Kha Gan Phan, had gone to Palaung Dain Sar...
Myanmar Political Prisoners Panel Moving Slowly Amid Ongoing Arrests
A Myanmar government-led panel has been dragging its feet on amnesties for political prisoners, as nearly 60 of them languish behind bars despite President Thein Sein’s pledge to release all political detainees by the end of last year, a watchdog group said Tuesday.
A Myanmar government-led panel has been dragging...
Thailand: Stop Secret Military Detentions
The Thai military authorities should immediately confirm the location of a political activist secretly held for nearly two weeks and free her unless she is charged with a credible offense, Human Rights Watch said today.
(New York) – The Thai military authorities should immediately confirm the location of a political...
Missing Thailand Dissident’s Whereabouts Must be Revealed, Says Rights Group
BANGKOK: The Thai military authorities should immediately provide information about the whereabouts of an opposition activist arrested by soldiers on May 28, 2014, Human Rights Watch said today.
BANGKOK: The Thai military authorities should immediately provide information about the whereabouts of an opposition activist arrested by soldiers on May 28,...
THAILAND: Human rights defender and law professor charged by the junta
The Khana Nitirat, or as they are called in English, the "Enlightened Jurists," is a group of seven law lecturers at Thammasat University who have carried out academic work and advocacy in the service of expanding knowledge about rights and law in Thailand since 2009.
The Khana Nitirat, or as...
Human rights campaigner formally detained in Thailand
Migrant rights activist Andy Hall was formally detained in a Thai court cell following a meeting with Bangkok prosecutors yesterday.
Migrant rights activist Andy Hall was formally detained in a Thai court cell following a meeting with Bangkok prosecutors yesterday.
British citizen Hall was there to learn the public prosecutor’s decision...
