Tag: Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
Lao government’s deceptive game on Sombath investigation must end
The Lao government should share all information on the investigation into the abduction of Sombath Somphone with family members and independent parties, ending its deceptive game of hiding behind national sovereignty to excuse it from engaging in a sincere conversation regarding the investigation into his disappearance
September 23, 2014 -...
Indonesia: Aceh’s New Islamic Laws Violate Rights
Same-Sex Relations Banned; Whipping Imposed as Punishment
October 2, 2014
(Jakarta) – Indonesia’s central government and the Aceh provincial government should take steps to repeal two Islamic bylaws in Aceh province that violate rights and carry cruel punishments, Human Rights Watch said today.
On September 27, 2014, the Aceh provincial parliament approved...
THAILAND: Intimidation and threatened eviction in southern Thailand
According to information provided by Protection International to the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), human rights defenders and other members of the Klong Sai Pattana community in Surat Thani province have been intimidated and threatened with eviction from their homes and villages.
October 2, 2014
According to information provided by Protection...
THAILAND: Intimidation and threatened eviction in southern Thailand
The Asian Human Rights Commission is concerned that the in the general atmosphere of lawlessness created by the 22 May 2014 coup by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), very few avenues of protection remain for the human rights defenders and other community members in Klong Sai...
Myanmar to release 3,000 prisoners to aid ‘stability’
An update on the Information Minister's U Ye Htut's Facebook page said President Thein Sein had pardoned them for the sake of peace and stability.
7 October 2014 Last updated at 08:16
The Myanmar government has announced it is releasing more than 3,000 prisoners.
An update on the Information Minister's U Ye...
THAILAND: Continued detention without charge of theatre activists
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned about the ongoing detention without charge of Patiwat (last name withheld) and Pornthip (last name withheld)
Document Type : Statement
Document ID : AHRC-STM-177-2014
Countries : Thailand
October 6, 2014
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned about the ongoing detention without charge...
Thailand must investigate police torture allegations in tourist murder probe
Thailand must ensure an independent and thorough investigation into mounting allegations of torture and other ill-treatment by police and respect fair trial rights during their probe into the murder of two British tourists on the island of Koh Tao, Amnesty International said today.
7 October 2014
Thailand must ensure an independent...
Third Burmese said he did not witness murder
A third Burmese man, Maung Maung, who is being held in custody as a witness to a case involving the murder of two British tourists on the Thai island of Koh Tao, said he did not witness the killing.
By AYE NAI AND COLIN HINSHELWOOD, 9 October 2014
A third Burmese...
Return our CPF protesters ‘assisting with police investigations’
by Elizabeth Soh | Yahoo Newsroom – Sat, Oct 11, 2014
Organisers and some participants of the Return our Central Provident Fund (CPF) Rally were called in for questioning by the police on Friday afternoon.
Yahoo Singapore understands that the rally’s main organiser, Ms Han Hui Hui, was questioned for seven...
Thai human rights body to probe tourist murder charge
The Thai police force is coming under further scrutiny for its methods, with the country's human rights commission now looking into the case of two Myanmar nationals suspected of murdering British tourists.
World Bulletin/News Desk
The Thai police force is coming under further scrutiny for its methods, with the country's human...
