Tag: Fair Trial Rights
Human rights group slams senators’ tolerance for Duterte’s threat to kill smugglers
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The international watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) has expressed concern over the senators’ seeming support for Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s threats against a smuggling suspect during the Senate committee hearing on smuggling early this week, saying it will encourage impunity.
“Duterte’s threat was appalling. But...
Arrest Of Five Journalists Throwback To Bad Old Days
A number of international human rights groups and media watchdog organisations condemned the Burma government for jailing five journalists for allegedly exposing states secrets.
In a strongly worded media release the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) “condemns the arrest and continuing detainment of five Burmese journalists following the publication of...
Vietnam Dissident Released After Brutal Arrest
A well-known Vietnamese human rights activist has been released from detention, just 24 hours after he says he was brutally arrested inside his home.
Nguyen Bac Truyen says hundreds of police and undercover agents raided his home in southern Dong Thap province Sunday, firing three gunshots before violently taking him...
Appeal Court denies release for rights defenders and workers
This morning, 21 rights defenders and workers arrested early in January were refused bail by the Phnom Penh Appeal Court. The men, who were not present for the closed hearing, belong to the group of 23 arrested in early January amid a lethal clampdown of garment worker strikes and...
Human rights group calls for new law after police custody death
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Human rights group Suaram today demanded a new law to end torture by law enforcement agencies after the year’s first death while in police custody was reported.
According to media reports, a 40 year old man, A. Punniyanathan, was found dead in a cell at...
Cambodia hurries to prosecute ageing Khmer Rouge leaders
More than 30 years after they were deposed, the leaders of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge are on trial in the country they once ruled. The body set up to prosecute them, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), is now reconvening to argue over the future of their...
Pattani Razeek: Fourth Anniversary of Abduction and Murder
( February 11, 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Thailand based Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (Forum-Asia), and Asian Human Rights Commission based in Hong Kong overlooking the human Rights in the Asian Region, from year to year from 2010,expressed their shock and deep frustration over the long...
Human rights group calls for new law after police custody death
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Human rights group Suaram today demanded a new law to end torture by law enforcement agencies after the year’s first death while in police custody was reported.
According to media reports, a 40 year old man, A. Punniyanathan, was found dead in a cell at...
Lawyers Gathering Evidence for Potential Criminal Court Suit Against Hun Sen
WASHINGTON DC — International lawyers representing victims of a violent crackdown on protesters last month say they are working to collect evidence before filing a case at the International Criminal Court against Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Richard Rogers, an attorney for Global Diligence, last week sent an open letter to...
PHILIPPINES: Another peasant leader shot dead in Bukidnon
On 5 February 2014, Julieto Lauron was driving a motorcycle and accompanied by Nermie Lapatis. They were on their way to the village of Hindangon, Valencia City, when two unidentified men riding a red motorcycle overtook them, blocked their way and immediately opened fire on Lauron and Lapatis.
Lauron was...
