Tag: Child Rights
Thailand: Initiative to end abuses in Thai seafood sector weak – activists
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An initiative to stamp out human trafficking, child labour and forced labour in Thailand's multibillion-dollar seafood industry lacks teeth and will do little to end the problem in the Southeast Asian country, rights activists say.
Under the "Good Labour Practices" programme, launched in the Thai...
Thailand: Human Rights Abuses in Thailand’s Shrimp Sector Investigated
THAILAND - A new report from the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has documented accounts of human trafficking, confiscation of identification documents, withholding of pay, forced detention and bonded labour in the Thai shrimp industry.
The Hidden Cost: Human Rights Abuses in Thailand’s Shrimp Industry follows EJF’s Sold to the Sea report,...
The Philippines: The road to a bully-free Philippines
On September 12, 2013, President Aquino signed into law Republic Act No. 10627, or the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013. In a nutshell, the law prohibits bullying or any severe or repeated act which has any of the following effects: Causing physical or emotional harm; Creating a hostile environment at...
Philippines: Investigate Zamboanga Detainee Mistreatment
(Manila) – The Philippines government should investigate alleged mistreatment of detainees, including children, by security forces in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines, Human Rights Watch said today.
The government has detained dozens of suspected Muslim rebels from the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) since fighting began in the city...
Malaysia: Let’s stop detaining children – Syahirah Rashid
As I was researching the rights of refugee children — or the lack of here in Malaysia, I visited many homes and schools of refugees.
The children always welcomed me with the warmest of smiles, innocent despite the difficult circumstances of their lives.
This is why I cannot comprehend the need...
ASEAN leaders vow to eliminate violence against women, children
The ASEAN leaders expressed their commitment Wednesday to stronger and broader approaches to eliminate violence against women and children.
In a declaration adopted at the 23rd ASEAN Summit held here Wednesday, the leaders recognized that such violence affected victims of all ages in different settings.
"Violence against women and violence against...
ASEAN Reaffirms Commitment To Work Together In Women Advancement Issues
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- Asean remains committed both at national and regional level to continue making significant strides towards improving the situation of women across the region, said Malaysia's Charge d'Affairs Raja Reza Raja Zaib Shah at the 68th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly...
The Philippines: For women and kids
It was a clarion call for human rights in Southeast Asia—and its sounding was most timely. At the 23rd summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations last week in Brunei, the leaders of the 10-member bloc adopted declarations calling for the elimination of violence against women and children...
Brutal business of Thailand’s child boxing: Meet the brave fighters
Bangkok, Thailand: At what age should children be taught to fight one another? Many of us would say never, but that’s the not the case if you’re part of the Muay Thai community in Bangkok, Thailand.
Muay Thai is a tradition kept alive because it is a business. The child...
ASEAN SOGIE Caucus highlights exclusion of LGBTs from ASEAN anti-violence declaration
Asian LGBT rights coalition the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) SOGIE Caucus have expressed their disappointment that LGBT people were left out of two recently passed anti-violence declarations for the region.
Activists hoped that the ASEAN Declarations on the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Elimination of Violence...
