Tag: Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
Rights activists slam ‘inhuman’ arrest of pregnant woman activist
Human rights activists on Wednesday condemned the alleged warrantless arrest of a woman activist and her “hasty” incarceration in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City despite a medical condition they said could lead to involuntary abortion.
MANILA, Philippines -- Human rights activists on Wednesday condemned the alleged warrantless arrest of a...
Thailand’s Junta Releases ‘Red Shirt’ Activist
Thailand's military junta on Tuesday released an opposition activist who had appeared on an army television channel saying her detention was "too good for words to say" after demands from several human rights group for her freedom.
Thailand's military junta on Tuesday released an opposition activist who had appeared on...
Police brutality a serious concern in Cambodia, says rights monitor
arly this year, 23-year-old Nop Ry became a statistic – one young man among hundreds who report having faced police abuse or torture while being arrested or imprisoned in Cambodia.
Early this year, 23-year-old Nop Ry became a statistic – one young man among hundreds who report having faced police...
Myanmar lowers maximum jail terms for protestors
Myanmar has eased punishments against protestors who breach a controversial law that has been used to lock up activists campaigning against land seizures and energy price hikes.
Myanmar has eased punishments against protestors who breach a controversial law that has been used to lock up activists campaigning against land seizures...
Vietnamese Labor Activist Jailed For Backing Strikes is Freed
Vietnamese authorities have freed a young labor activist in poor health after she had served four years of a seven-year sentence for leafleting in support of striking footwear workers, and just months after her mother had toured the U.S. and Europe to lobby for her release.
Vietnamese authorities have freed...
Burma: End the prosecution of Rohingya human rights defender Kyaw Hla Aung
The Burmese Government must end the prosecution of Rohingya human rights defender Kyaw Hla Aung and immediately release him, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, an FIDH-OMCT joint programme, and the Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-Burma) said
The Burmese Government must end the prosecution of Rohingya...
THAILAND: Re-arrest of human rights defender by Junta
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concernedto have learned that Thanapol Eawsakul, writer, human rights defender, and editor of Fa Diew Kan (Same Sky) journal and publishing house, has been re-arrested and is being held by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).
The Asian Human Rights...
Cambodia: Drop Cases Against Opposition Politicians
Cambodian authorities should drop trumped-up charges against six leading opposition politicians and immediately and unconditionally release them, Human Rights Watch said today.
(New York) – Cambodian authorities should drop trumped-up charges against six leading opposition politicians and immediately and unconditionally release them, Human Rights Watch said today. On July 16,...
THAILAND: Arrest of human rights defender and land rights activist
The Asian Human Rights Commission wishes to express grave concern about the arrest of Prom Jarana (64 years old), a human rights defender and land rights activist with the Assembly of the Poor for the case of Kaobart Village, Nondindaeng District, Buriram province.
The Asian Human Rights Commission wishes to...
Cambodia: Seven opposition MPs detained amid ongoing restrictions on peaceful assembly
The Cambodian government must release all seven Members of Parliament (MPs) and one official of Cambodia’s main opposition party, the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), and immediately lift the ban on public gatherings of more than 10 people
Paris, Phnom Penh, 18 July 2014 – The Cambodian government must release...
