Tag: Freedom from Torture
Thailand: Investigate Alleged Torture of Activist
Thai authorities should immediately and impartially investigate the alleged torture of an opposition activist in military custody, Human Rights Watch said today. “Red Shirt” activist Kritsuda Khunasen, 27, was secretly detained without charge at an unidentified military camp from May 27 to June 24, 2014.
(New York) – Thai authorities...
BURMA/MYANMAR: Child worker tortured by employers, police make no arrests
In December 2013, Ma Htet Htet started working in the actress Thiri Ko Ko Naing’s house in Yangon for 25,000 kyats ($25 USD) per month. During her time in the house, she suffered numerous instances of torture.
In December 2013, Ma Htet Htet started working in the actress Thiri Ko...
BURMA/MYANMAR: Police threaten relatives of deceased torture victim
Members of the Insein Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have been threatening relatives of Ko Zin Aung, a local rickshaw driver tortured to death in July this year (AHRC-UAC-110-2014).
Members of the Insein Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have been threatening relatives of Ko Zin Aung, a local rickshaw driver tortured to...
Philippines general claims to be ‘winning peace’ against rebels | Controversial counter-insurgency campaign gets credit for success
The Philippine military claims it is “winning peace” against anti-government insurgents.
The Philippine military claims it is “winning peace” against anti-government insurgents.
In a press briefing on Wednesday, General Gregorio Pio Catapang, the chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, said the strength of the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf Group and...
Thailand: UN Special Rapporteur’s visit is urgently needed to investigate allegations of torture in military custody
Thailand’s newly-appointed government must urgently invite Professor Juan Méndez, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, to conduct a fact-finding mission into credible allegations of torture and ill-treatment by military personnel.
Paris, Bangkok, 2 September 2014: Thailand’s newly-appointed government must urgently invite...
Burmese police still torture detainees, UN told
As the 27th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council convened this week, a legal advisory group has warned that Burma’s police force still uses torture during interrogations.
By DVB - 10 September 2014
As the 27th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council convened this week, a legal...
Vietnam: Pervasive Deaths, Injuries in Police Custody
Police throughout Vietnam abuse people in their custody, in some cases leading to death, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Urgent Need to End Abuses, Ensure Justice for Victims
September 16, 2014
(Bangkok) – Police throughout Vietnam abuse people in their custody, in some cases leading to death, Human...
Human Rights Watch Presses for Police Reform in Vietnam
The rights group said there have been increases in reports of torture and death of detainees in police custody, especially in rural areas.
VoA - News Wednesday 17th September, 2014
BANGKOK- New York-based Human Rights Watch is raising alarms over abuses by police in Vietnam.
The rights group said there have been...
Indonesia: End caning as a punishment in Aceh
Amnesty International deplores the caning of five men on 5 September 2014 in Pidie district, in Indonesia’s Aceh province. The Indonesian government must end the use of caning as a form of punishment, and the bylaws that provide for it in Aceh province must be repealed.
Monday, 15 September 2014
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Former political prisoners counsel victims of torture in Myanmar
Student activist Saw Thet Thun was arrested twice – in 1991 and 1999 – and spent nearly 20 years in prison before being released in 2007.
Student activist Saw Thet Thun was arrested twice – in 1991 and 1999 – and spent nearly 20 years in prison before being released...
