Tag: Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
Thailand: End Secret Military Detention
“Natthida Miwangpa’s arrest and secret detention by the Thai military should set off flashing red lights. Holding a witness to alleged military crimes incommunicado for six days is a profoundly disturbing abuse of authority that has become commonplace under martial law.” - Brad Adams, Asia director
Witness to Army Killings...
Unidentified assailants attack Vietnamese human rights lawyer at end of house arrest
According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), Vietnamese lawyer Nguyen Van Dai was threatened by “thugs” outside his home on March 5. The next day, the same people attacked his house and destroyed part of the door.
16 March 2015 | by VNHRDs • Nguyen Van Dai
Christiantoday | Mar 16, 2015
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Our human rights have been violated
Many cases in which basic human rights and dignity were lost due to oppression, violence and lawlessness have occurred around the world. However, countries taking democracy seriously value the human rights and dignity of individuals with the exception of extremists.
Editorial Desk | Myanmar Eleven | Publication Date : 16-03-2015
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Myanmar: Free Prisoners of Conscience in Rakhine State
The government of Myanmar should immediately and unconditionally release a group of five Rohingya prisoners of conscience being held in Sittwe prison, Rakhine State, Fortify Rights said today.
End Ongoing Persecution of Rohingya
(SITTWE—March 14, 2015) The government of Myanmar should immediately and unconditionally release a group of five Rohingya prisoners...
Some key things about Malaysia’s proposed Prevention of Terrorism Act
MALAYSIA'S new Prevention of Terrorism Act (Pota) is expected to be tabled at the current Parliament sitting, in a response to the heightened threat of terrorist activities in the country carried out by those inspired by militant groups like the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Published on Mar...
Laos: Open letter from Amnesty International directors to Sombath Somphone
Two years after the disappearance of Sombath Somphone on the evening of 15 December 2012, the directors from across the global Amnesty International movement write to express their deepest hopes for his safe return.
Two years after the disappearance of Sombath Somphone on the evening of 15 December 2012, the...
