Tag: Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
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...
Three Lao Nationals Are Latest Victims of Forced Disappearances
Two Lao nationals have been arrested upon returning home from Thailand where they were working, while a third has vanished, because they criticized the Lao government while abroad, their friends and relatives said.
2016-05-16
Two Lao nationals have been arrested upon returning home from Thailand where they were working, while a...
Vietnam: Blogger Transferred to Remote Prison
The arbitrary transfer of political prisoner Trần Huỳnh Duy Thức to a remote prison does not comply with Vietnam’s obligations under international human rights law and standards, Civil Rights Defenders said today.
19 May 2016 | Statements | Vietnam
The arbitrary transfer of political prisoner Trần Huỳnh Duy Thức to a...
Troubled Cambodian Leadership Tested Sorely Over Beatings
A Cambodian court will rule shortly on charges brought against three military personnel who have confessed to beating two opposition politicians outside the National Assembly in October.
Luke Hunt
May 26, 2016 5:05 AM
PHNOM PENH— A Cambodian court will rule shortly on charges brought against three military personnel who have confessed to...
Laos: Three government critics arbitrarily arrested, detained incommunicado
Lao authorities must immediately and unconditionally release three individuals who have been arbitrarily arrested and detained incommunicado for criticizing the government, FIDH and its member organization Lao Movement for Human Rights (LMHR) saihttps://www.fidh.org/en/region/asia/laos/three-government-critics-arbitrarily-arrested-detained-incommunicadod today.
FIDH - International Federation for Human Rights and its member organization for Laos Lao Movement for...
5 dead as street executions start
Gunmen carry out Duterte-inspired killings of suspects in 3 provinces
By: Carla P. Gomez, Joel Franco, Nestor P. Burgos Jr.
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Inquirer Visayas
01:50 AM June 5th, 2016
ILOILO CITY—Five bodies in three provinces in three days.
Five men, including a lawyer, fell victims to what appear to be cases of summary execution in Iloilo,...
Eight Vietnamese Activists Brutally Beaten by Nghe An Police
On July 9, police forces in Vietnam’s central province of Nghe An allegedly assaulted a group of eight activists from Quang Binh when they came to the province to attend a wedding party of a local pro-democracy activist.
By Vu Quoc Ngu, July 9, 2016
On July 9, police forces in...
Lost in transition: Justice for the disappeared
The relatives of former political prisoners who died in custody want recognition for their suffering but the government does not appear to be listening.
29 Aug 2016
The relatives of former political prisoners who died in custody want recognition for their suffering but the government does not appear to be listening.
By...
Analyst Kim Sok arrested, jailed after showing up for questioning
Political analyst Kim Sok was charged, arrested and placed in pre-trial detention on Friday afternoon after showing up for questioning at Phnom Penh Municipal Court, according to court spokesman Ly Sophana.
Mon, 20 February 2017
Niem Chheng and Leonie Kijewski
Political analyst Kim Sok was charged, arrested and placed in pre-trial detention...
