Tag: Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
Police Arrest, Release Activist In Koh Kong
Police in Koh Kong province arrested and released an activist on Saturday who helped families organize a roadblock against a Chinese company they accuse of stealing their farms.
By Aun Pheap | September 21, 2015
Police in Koh Kong province arrested and released an activist on Saturday who helped families organize...
No deal for jailed ‘insurrection’ activists: Cambodia PM
Cambodia's strongman premier Monday brushed off recent criticism over a string of lengthy jail sentences handed to opposition activists, adding that there would be no political deal for their release.
Monday, Jul 27, 2015
PHNOM PENH - Cambodia's strongman premier Monday brushed off recent criticism over a string of lengthy jail...
Open letter to French President François Hollande ahead of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s visit
We urge you to call on Prime Minister Hun Sen to order the immediate and unconditional release of all 21 individuals incarcerated since July.
23/10/2015
Open Letter - Cambodia
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
François Hollande
Élysée Palace
Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
75008 Paris
France
Paris, 23 October 2015
Mr. President,
On the occasion of the upcoming visit to France by Cambodian Prime Minister...
Thailand: Inter-Parliamentary Union must urge Thailand to stop persecution of dissenting former parliamentarians
As the Inter Parliamentary Union begins its 133rd Assembly, Amnesty International urges delegates to address grave human rights problems in Thailand, including the penalizing of former parliamentarians and severe restrictions on their ability to critically engage in political debate and discussion.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
PUBLIC STATEMENT
Index: ASA 30/2666/2015
15 October 2015
As the Inter...
Pro-democracy student leaders must be released after over 16 years of arbitrary detention
The Lao government must immediately and unconditionally release two former pro-democracy student leaders who have been arbitrarily detained for more than 16 years and disclose the fate or whereabouts of two others, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (a joint FIDH and OMCT program) and the...
UN body demands immediate release of lèse-majesté detainee
A UN body has requested that Thailand immediately release lèse-majesté detainee Pornthip Munkong aka Golf and award her compensation for the arbitrary detention she has been subjected to, according to information received by FIDH.
04/02/2016 | Press release | Thailand
(Paris, Bangkok) A UN body has requested that Thailand immediately release...
Blogger Detained at Da Nang Airport
A young Vietnamese blogger was briefly detained by police upon returning home to Da Nang on Jan. 31 after he spent three years abroad studying, doing human rights work, and working as an intern for an Australian lawmaker.
2016-02-01
A young Vietnamese blogger was briefly detained by police upon returning home...
Wife of jailed Vietnamese human rights activist comes to U.S. with a plea
Vu Minh Khanh, wife of famed human rights activist Nguyen Van Dai — beaten and imprisoned by the communist government in Hanoi — is determined that the American public and others "outside our community ... know his work, his cause."
Anh Do Reporter
Her food's waiting — sizzling onion steak and...
Thailand: Junta Arrests Activist’s Mother
The Thai military junta brought “insulting the monarchy” charges against the mother of a pro-democracy activist for her response to an allegedly unlawful Facebook message, Human Rights Watch said today.
‘Insulting the Monarchy’ Charge Filed for Inaction to Facebook Message
(New York) – The Thai military junta brought “insulting the monarchy”...
Cambodia: ICJ calls for halt to prosecutorial and judicial harassment of human rights defenders and political opponents
The ICJ is deeply concerned at the recent legal harassment of several Cambodian human rights defenders and perceived political opponents, which raises serious questions as to the impartiality of the investigators, prosecutors and judges involved.
9 May 2016
The ICJ is deeply concerned at the recent legal harassment of several Cambodian...
