Tag: Child Rights
‘An invisible jail’ – stateless children in Malaysia
It is not uncommon to read about cases of stateless children in Malaysian newspapers. These children are not granted Malaysian citizenship due to a variety of reasons.
Published 6 Jul 2017, 12:19 pm Updated 8 Jul 2017, 11:54 am
FEATURE | It is not uncommon to read about cases of stateless...
Victims of Student Crackdown Meet Human Rights Commission
The Myanmar Human Rights Commission (MHRC) on Monday met with a group of students who were victims of a high-profile crackdown earlier this year on education reform protestors in Letpadan, Pegu Division, a week after the commission released a statement in response to a complaint lodged by the Myanmar...
Lawyer For Detained Myanmar Student Activists Files Charges Against Police Chief
A Myanmar lawyer representing student activists who were jailed earlier this year during a protest over education policy that turned violent in the town of Letpadan filed charges on Tuesday against police commanders for the arbitrary detention of his clients.
2015-07-28
A Myanmar lawyer representing student activists who were jailed earlier...
Report warns industry to prepare for the unsavoury side of tourism
With tourism on the rise in Myanmar, the sector must better prepare for an influx of orphanage and child-sex tourism – problems that are already prevalent in the more travel-worn neighbouring countries, a report by three NGOs has warned.
By Kyaw Phone Kyaw | Monday, 27 July 2015
The tourism impact...
TJA urges all media to respect children’s rights
The Thai Journalists Association called upon the mainstream and social media to refrain from presenting still pictures or videos about violence against children which may cause mental damages or reputation of the affected children and their parents.
By editor on 2015-07-26
BANGKOK: — The Thai Journalists Association called upon the mainstream...
Indonesia swims against the tide on child marriage – Heather Barr
In recent years, one of the bright spots on women’s rights globally has been growing awareness of how harmful child marriage is – and increasing efforts by countries around the world to end it. Sadly, not in Indonesia.
Published: 20 July 2015 6:58 AM
In recent years, one of the bright...
Amos Yee walks free after sentencing
The sentences were backdated to June 2, when Yee was already in remand after violating probation terms.
July 6, 2015
SINGAPORE: The Singaporean teenager behind online attacks on former premier Lee Kuan Yew was given a four-week jail term Monday but freed in view of time served since being accused of...
Singapore Court Frees Amos Yee, Teen Blogger Who Insulted the Late Lee Kuan Yew
But in a surprising turnaround amid growing international pressure from human rights groups to free the teen, the court released him on Monday, sentencing him to time already served.
By VICE News
July 6, 2015 | 11:10 pm
When 16-year-old Singaporean Amos Yee recorded an expletive-ridden video attacking the country's founding prime...
Singapore activists, human rights groups denounce ‘harsh’ treatment of Amos Yee
Prominent Singaporean intellectuals, artists and activists today criticised the government’s “harsh” treatment of a teenage boy behind online attacks on the late former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.
Saturday July 4, 2015
09:06 PM GMT+8
SINGAPORE, July 4 — Prominent Singaporean intellectuals, artists and activists today criticised the government’s “harsh” treatment of...
Amnesty International calls for “immediate and unconditional” release of Amos Yee
“Amnesty International considers him to be a prisoner of conscience, held solely for exercising his right to freedom of expression,” the human rights organisation says in a statement released on Friday, 3 July, with regards to the case of Singaporean video-blogger, Amos Yee.
July 3, 2015 by Andrew Loh in...
