Tag: Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
Vietnam Upholds Sentence for Outspoken Rights Activist
A court in southern Vietnam has upheld the sentence of outspoken activist and anti-China protester Bui Thi Minh Hang and two others in the latest crackdown on dissent.
Marianne Brown, VOA News
12 December 2014
HANOI— A court in southern Vietnam has upheld the sentence of outspoken activist and anti-China protester Bui...
Civilian Justice Trumps Military Impunity in Myanmar
In November, a civilian court in Myanmar’s Shan State did what few courts in the country have ever done–it sentenced a soldier in the Myanmar military to prison for a crime committed against a civilian.
by admin · December 13, 2014
In November, a civilian court in Myanmar’s Shan State did...
‘Lack of transparency’ dogs Koh Tao murder suspects’ case
After the Koh Tao murder suspects send a letter to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi calling for help, fears have been voiced that a lack of transparency and cooperation with the defence team and a release of statements could be seen as prejudicial to a fair trial for the...
‘Now our hopes are broken’ say Burmese accused
The two Burmese men charged with the murders of Jerseyman David Miller and his friend Hannah Witheridge in Thailand, have sent a letter appealing for help to the renowned human rights activist Aung San Suu Kyi.
11 December 2014 at 11:56am
The two Burmese men charged with the murders of Jerseyman...
Indonesia targeting West Papuans with mass arrests and home burning – reports
Indonesian authorities have reacted harshly to the deaths of two police officers, a West Papuan independence leader in exile has claimed
Helen Davidson
theguardian.com, Tuesday 13 January 2015 06.19 GMT
Indonesian authorities have conducted mass arrests and burned down the homes of West Papuan villagers in response to the deaths of two...
Harsh security sees nuns detained over papal visit in Tacloban
Officers from the Philippine National Police on Thursday, January 15, detained a delegation of nuns from Mindanao en route to San Jose district in Tacloban, accusing them of being covert members of a militant organization.
Philip Bader, UCAN
Published 6:55 PM, Jan 16, 2015
Updated 7:09 PM, Jan 16, 2015
Sisters questioned, accused...
Cambodia: Press Release: 11 imprisoned peaceful protesters must be freed
Cambodia should overturn the conviction of human rights defenders jailed on November 11-12, 2014, and immediately and unconditionally release them, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a FIDH-OMCT joint program, said today. 10 human rights defenders and activist monk Venerable Seung Hai will appear before the...
Thailand: Somyot Phrueksakasemsuk must be released on bail
Thailand’s Supreme Court must immediately release on bail human rights defender Somyot Phrueksakasemsuk, as a first step towards his unconditional release, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, an FIDH-OMCT joint programme, said today.
Paris-Geneva, January 23, 2015 - Thailand’s Supreme Court must immediately release on bail human...
Human rights commission investigates criminalization of Bambang Widjojanto
The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has formed a team to investigate an alleged criminalization of one of the Chiefs of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Bambang Widjojanto. The team consists of 22 members of which eight are Komnas HAM commissioners. The team has been formed following...
Rights group slams police raid of cartoonist Zunar’s office
Human Rights Watch Asia has slammed the Malaysian police's move to raid the office of satire cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Alhaque, better known as Zunar, and to seize copies of his books as a further assault on freedom of expression.
Published: 28 January 2015 7:35 PM
The watchdog's deputy director Phil Robertson...
