Tag: Economic and Social Rights
Ethnic minorities in Vietnam: Out of sight
Continuing grinding poverty in Vietnam’s minority regions is a liability for the Communist Party
Apr 4th 2015 | PHO |
XU XEO GIA ekes out a living in Pho, a remote village in Vietnam’s northern mountains. Mr Gia comes from the Hmong ethnic minority. He is grateful for the education and...
The human right to water: Salvadoran NGOs and a global campaign
Should water be legally recognised as a human right? Campaigners around the world from El Salvador to Indonesia say yes
Meera Karunananthan | Wednesday 25 March 2015 12.19 GMT
Meera Karunananthan is international water campaigner for the Blue Planet Project. Follow @meerakar on Twitter.
“We saw a group of strangers and asked...
Burma: Address Rights Impact of New Investment Law
The new investment law will be a legal cornerstone of Burma’s efforts to reengage with the global economy and international investors, yet the government’s public consultations have been deeply inadequate. If not carefully crafted, the law could make it difficult for the government to pass regulations to protect human...
Crackdown on ‘pirate fishing’
THAILAND is cracking down on human trafficking in the fisheries industry under a 180-day international protocol, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said yesterday.
The Nation March 24, 2015 1:00 am
THAILAND is cracking down on human trafficking in the fisheries industry under a 180-day international protocol, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan...
200,000 stateless people lack healthcare
Civic groups have called on the Public Health Ministry to quickly extend membership in the healthcare scheme for stateless people to more than 200,000 people who still face citizenship problems.
24 Mar 2015 at 09:01 1,507
NEWSPAPER SECTION: NEWS | WRITER: PARITTA WANGKIAT
Civic groups have called on the Public Health Ministry...
Michelle Obama visits Cambodia, quietly urging better human rights
Michelle Obama urged Cambodian students to finish their education and speak up to demand greater freedoms and more equality on a landmark visit to a Southeast Asian country that has been ruled by an authoritarian strongman for decades.
By Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press March 22, 2015
Michelle Obama urged Cambodian students...
MIDNIGHT INTRUSIONS: Ending Guest Registration and Household Inspections in Myanmar
This report is based on an analysis of relevant provisions of the 2012 law and their application. It draws from interviews and focus group discussions conducted by Fortify Rights from October 2013 and March 2015 with 90 Myanmar residents living in Yangon and Bago Regions and Chin, Kachin, Rakhine,...
BATO RDHS supports the Nationwide Sit-down Strike of Teachers
Be one in safeguarding Teachers’ welfare and rights. Gone are the days of passivism and being always a victim. Catandunganon Teachers, Let’s ACT NOW!!!!
It is long overdue that we teachers should learn how to express our feelings and opinion with regards to exercising our rights as it is inherent...
Electronics industry challenged to clean up their act
200 civil society groups are challenging the industry to be accountable to workers and nearby communities by improving chemical safety.
FMT Reporters | March 17, 2015
GEORGE TOWN: Workers in the electronics sector in Asia and Latin America are suffering from exposure to harmful chemicals, according to civil society organisations.
The Consumers...
Asean Literary Festival to Address Writing in the Digital Age
For the Asean region, which has eagerly picked up on the use of social media, the festival aims to attract a young audience with discussions focused on story telling in the digital age, said Mr. Indra, who noted that people can now publish a book out of a series...
