Tag: Freedom from Torture
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...
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...
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...
INDONESIA: Bukittinggi Court’s ruling on torture compensation claim is exceptional
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from Padang Legal Aid Institute (LBH Padang) regarding Bukittinggi District Court’s judgment on the case of Alamsyahfudin v. Chief of Bukittinggi Sub-District Police, No. 07/PDT.G/2013.PN.BT. The case was regarding a compensation claim filed by the family of Erik Alamsyah, a...
UK warned that aid to Vietnam inadvertently supports death penalty
The UK's decision to send millions of pounds in aid to Vietnam has been called into question after the country confirmed that it is to execute 30 heroin smugglers.
Since Vietnam said in January that it will execute 21 men and nine women, human rights groups have urged governments around...
INDONESIA: Padang police torture and shoot two men to obtain confessions
According to LBH Padang, an unidentified officer took Oki Saputra (19) to Padang Selatan Sub-District Police Station at 1.30 pm of 6 February, 2014. Oki was told that the police would like to question him on the motorcycle theft complaint lodged by his family two days earlier. Yet, upon...
Philippines failing to act against torture: Amnesty
Manila, Philippines: Amnesty International criticised the Philippine government on Wednesday for allegedly failing to crack down on torture committed by the security forces against detained persons.
“Impunity for torture and other ill-treatment remains a critical human rights problem in the Philippines,” London-based Amnesty charged in a letter to the United...
Burmese army tortured Shan civilians, says rights group
The Burmese army shelled 11 villages in northern Shan State, in a 1 and 2 March attack, before torturing locals for information regarding the movements of the Shan State Army- North (SSA-N), the Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) has alleged.
More than 2,000 people from 11 villages south of Hsipaw,...
INDONESIA: A good police chief does not tolerate torture
An Open Letter from the Asian Human Rights Commission to Bambang Sri Herwanto, the newly inaugurated Chief of the West Sumatra Regional Police
Mr. Bambang Sri Herwanto
Chief of West Sumatra Regional Police
Jl. Sudirman No. 55,
Padang, West Sumatra
INDONESIA
Tel: +62 751 33416
Fax: +62 751 33416
Dear Mr. Herwanto,
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC),...
INDONESIA: Judges grant probation to prison guards involved in torture
The Padang Legal Aid Institute (LBH Padang) informed the AHRC that the judgment on the case of torture against Riko Yeyandra was delivered by Solok District Court on 17 February 2014. A panel of judges – consisting of Justices Dadi Suryandi, Lola Oktavia, and Nani Pratiwi – found Masria...
