Tag: Elections / Democracy
Cambodia: New deadlock but old tactics, analysts say
Ahead of today’s hearing on Cambodia’s record at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, opposition figures and analysts said the ruling Cambodian People’s Party has reverted to familiar tactics of post-election suppression.
Analysts yesterday said that the breaking up of Cambodia National Rescue Party-led protests at Freedom Park and...
PRESS STATEMENT – OHCHR REGIONAL OFFICE FOR SOUTH EAST ASIA
(04 February 2014, Bangkok) The United Nations Human Rights Office for South East Asia (OHCHR) today expressed concern about a confrontation between anti-government and pro-election groups on 1 February near the Laksi District Office which involved the use of firearms. The incident reportedly left eight individuals injured.
Since beginning monitoring...
Thailand election distracts from disastrous south
With Thailand having just gone to the polls for an historic election, in which some 6 million voters were unable to cast ballots, international media have zeroed in on the protests raging on the streets of Bangkok, where an emergency decree has been in place for about two weeks.
Given...
Cambodia: Free Activists; Revoke Assembly Ban
(Bangkok) – Cambodian authorities should release 21 activists and workers held since early January 2014, 12 international human rights and labor rights organizations said today in an open letter to Prime Minister Hun Sen. The 21 are among 23 people detained during and after a crackdown on strikes and...
Violence Ensues In Thailand as Vote Stands
UNITED NATIONS (TRNS) – Amidst the growing violence, The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR), said in a statement that they have “been alarmed to see individuals at protest sites with weapons”. They are urging all sides in the conflict to abstain from violence and carrying weapons, as many...
Hun Sen Warns Against Attempts to Hold Cambodia ‘Hostage’
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday accused certain groups of trying to hold the nation “hostage," saying his government was functioning normally despite opposition calls for him to resign and hold fresh elections following disputed polls.
His administration has also drawn criticism over its heavy handed response to protests...
Fear ‘making bloggers, reporters self-censor’
Cambodian bloggers and journalists often self-censor out of fear that they could face legal or physical threats, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights said in a report on freedom of expression released yesterday.
The policy brief, a summary of six roundtable discussions held over the past two years with bloggers,...
Khmer Krom Attend UPR Session on Vietnam
On 5 February 2014 the human rights record of Vietnam was examined during the 18th session of the Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review Working Group at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. With the support of UNPO, our Khmer Krom Member used this opportunity to hold a...
Poser over rights coalition’s legality after ‘amended’ statement by Home Ministry
Questions have arisen over the status of the Coalition of Malaysian NGOs in the Universal Periodic Review Process (Comango) following an amendment apparently made to an ealier statement by the Home Ministry's secretary-general Datuk Mohamad Khalid Shariff.
The coalition said it is a legal organisation based on the amendment which...
Vietnam – RWB again tries to hand petition to Vietnamese government official
The blogger Bui Thi Minh Hang is still in prison, as is the human rights lawyer and blogger Le Quoc Quan, whose appeal will be heard on 18 February, but the Vietnamese government remains completely indifferent to their fate as it continues to celebrate France-Vietnam Year.
Reporters Without Borders tried...
