Tag: Freedom from Torture
Vietnam Jails 4 Policemen in Death of Suspect
A Vietnamese court sentenced four policemen on Thursday to up to 17 years in prison for beating a suspect to death, in an unusually harsh punishment for police brutality.
HANOI, Vietnam — Sep 18, 2014, 7:31 AM ET
A Vietnamese court sentenced four policemen on Thursday to up to 17 years...
Torture, detention won’t curb drug crimes
Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) urged the government to reconsider renewing the Dangerous Drugs Act 1985 (DDA), saying its lack of transparency, detention without trial and use of torture were violations against basic human rights.
KUALA LUMPUR: Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) urged the government to reconsider renewing the Dangerous Drugs Act...
Harsh light shines on Vietnam’s prisons
Dissidents and critical bloggers are routinely charged with vague national security laws and their cases fast tracked through courts resulting in criminal convictions and harsh prison sentences
By Zachary Abuza
The Vietnamese government's continued crackdown on dissent has put the legal system under new scrutiny. Dissidents and critical bloggers are routinely...
Penang to meet A-G over custodial death cases
The Penang government will send representatives to meet the Attorney-General to discuss issues surrounding custodial death cases in the state, said Deputy Chief Minister II Dr P.Ramasamy
By LOOI SUE-CHERN
Published: 2 October 2014
The Penang government will send representatives to meet the Attorney-General to discuss issues surrounding custodial death cases in...
Retired judge arrested in Vietnam’s notorious wrongful conviction
By Thai Son - Duc Hoa, Thanh Nien News
Bac Giang - Wednesday, October 01, 2014 14:32
A retired Supreme People’s Court judge in Bac Giang Province has been placed under house arrest while police investigate him for having sentenced a man to life in a prison for a murder he...
Vietnam: Catholic activist Dau Van Duong free after three years in prison and beatings
He was convicted in 2012 for "propaganda against the state". He was severely beaten in his cell, risking death. The authorities confiscated his Bible, returning it only after a prolonged hunger strike. "I'm lucky to be alive," he says, and promises to continue to fight against injustice.
» 10/03/2014 VIETNAM
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Rangoon police force short on manpower
Rangoon’s police force has just over 5,000 officers, enforcing the law and dealing with the crime in a city of more than seven million people.
By TUN TUN THEIN | 4 October 2014
Rangoon’s police force has just over 5,000 officers, enforcing the law and dealing with the crime in a...
3 Myanmar workers say police tortured them for info over murders of 2 Britons on Koh Tao
Three Myanmar workers based on Koh Tao island off Thailand's Surat Thani coast have accused the police of torturing them to try to extract information about the murder of two British citizens last month, a source said on Monday.
KOH TAO ISLAND (THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Three Myanmar workers...
Thailand must investigate police torture allegations in tourist murder probe
Thailand must ensure an independent and thorough investigation into mounting allegations of torture and other ill-treatment by police and respect fair trial rights during their probe into the murder of two British tourists on the island of Koh Tao, Amnesty International said today.
7 October 2014
Thailand must ensure an independent...
Third Burmese said he did not witness murder
A third Burmese man, Maung Maung, who is being held in custody as a witness to a case involving the murder of two British tourists on the Thai island of Koh Tao, said he did not witness the killing.
By AYE NAI AND COLIN HINSHELWOOD, 9 October 2014
A third Burmese...
