Tag: Civil Society Organizations / CSOs
Rights body shake-up in line with law, insists government
Civil society groups, members of parliament and even a member of the president’s inner circle claimed to have no idea who was on the selection board when contacted by The Myanmar Times last week.
By Bill O’Toole and Lun Min Maing | Friday, 03 October 2014
More than a week after...
Activists Fear a Curtailing of Online Freedom
Activists and advocates say they fear the online sphere that has become a popular means of expression may not last long, with potential legislation to regulate cyberspace on the horizon.
Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer 03 October 2014
WASHINGTON DC— Activists and advocates say they fear the online sphere that has become...
ON NATIONAL CHILDREN’S MONTH | NGOs confront issue of child trafficking in cyberspace
In line with National Children’s Month this October, civil society organizations (CSOs) focus on the problem of child trafficking in the Philippines as various anti-human trafficking stakeholders meet in Iloilo City for the second leg of the 2014 CSO Summit.
By: InterAksyon.com October 6, 2014 1:33 PM
MANILA - In line...
British Human Rights Activist Andy Hall Sends Team of Lawyers to Defend Burmese Workers Charges with Koh Tao Murders
British Human Rights Activist Andy Hall has stated a team of lawyers has been sent to help the two migrant Myanmar workers being charged with murdering two British tourists and raping one of them on Koh Tao.
Sunday, October 5th, 2014 | Posted by Editor
KOH TAO – British Human Rights...
A Call to Occupy In Indonesia Needs more than Twitter
What would it take to occupy Indonesia’s parliament?
By
Sara Schonhardt
What would it take to occupy Indonesia’s parliament?
A lot more than a hashtag on social media, says Pangeran Siahaan, a writer and political satirist trying to move online protests into the streets.
“We signed the online petition, of course we tweeted the...
Cambodia Won’t Let Somaly Mam Start New NGO
Somaly Mam may want to forget all about Newsweek’s cover story on her in May and start over in her anti-sex-trafficking activism, but Cambodia won’t let her, according to The Cambodia Daily.
By Stav Ziv | 10/4/14 at 10:49 AM
Somaly Mam may want to forget all about Newsweek’s cover story...
End intimidation against Negara-Ku and review the Societies Act
SUARAM condemns the Malaysian government, and particularly the Registrar of Societies (ROS), for its actions in deliberately and systematically harassing and intimidating members of the steering committee of the Negara-Ku movement.
Posted on October 1, 2014 by SUARAM
SUARAM condemns the Malaysian government, and particularly the Registrar of Societies (ROS), for...
Spotlight (Sept. / Oct. 2014): Women’s Rights Activists Resist Myanmar’s Proposed ‘Law On Protection Of Race And Religion’
Last March, Myanmar’s President established a committee to draft laws aimed at protecting ‘national race and religion’.
Source: AWID 06/10/2014
Last March, Myanmar’s President established a committee to draft laws aimed at protecting ‘national race and religion’. An alliance of influential Buddhist monks - from the religious nationalist movements 969 and...
Poor losers ‘spite Indonesia’s democracy’, NGOs boycott Bali Forum
As Indonesia’s departing president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, spoke last month in the United States about the importance of public participation in politics, the party he leads was working to deprive Indonesians of their right to vote directly for their district leaders or mayors
As Indonesia’s departing president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono,...
Vietnamese Bloggers Plan Protest Over Hanoi Fireworks Celebration
Emboldened by pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, Vietnamese activists are rallying for demonstrations against government plans to hold an elaborate celebration marking the 60th anniversary of Hanoi’s liberation from French rule.
Emboldened by pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, Vietnamese activists are rallying for demonstrations against government plans to hold an...
