Tag: Freedom of Assembly / Association / Union
UN urges Thailand to release students
The United Nations Human Rights Office for South East Asia (OHCHR) urges the Government to promptly drop criminal charges against students who have been arrested in Bangkok for peacefully demonstrating in public and release them from custody. It further urges the Government to review its use of laws that...
EU condemns arrest of 14 students in Thailand
The European Union Tuesday issues a statement to criticize the Thai juntas over the arrest or 14 student activists, saying their arrest and charges for peacefully demonstrating on 22 May is a “disturbing development” and violation of human rights.
By editor on 2015-06-30 Thailand
EU condemns arrest of 14 students
The Nation
BANGKOK:...
Police studying footage to nail supporters of anti-coup students
INVESTIGATORS are studying CCTV images to determine supporters of the 14 student activists, who are being detained for violating government orders, the Metropolitan Police chief said yesterday.
KASAMAKORN CHANWANPEN,
SUPACHAI PETCHTHEWEE
THE NATION June 30, 2015 1:00 am
INVESTIGATORS are studying CCTV images to determine supporters of the 14 student activists, who are...
Cambodian Police Detain Activists, Rights Monitor at Sand Dredging Protest
Authorities in Cambodia on Thursday briefly detained three activists who protested in front of parliament, and a local rights group official who monitored the demonstration, calling on the government to stop a Vietnamese sand dredging company from polluting the environment in Koh Kong province.
2015-06-25
Authorities in Cambodia on Thursday briefly...
14 Thai Students Face Seven Years in Jail for Anti-Junta Rally
Fourteen Thai students were taken into custody Saturday after staging an anti-coup rally on charges that could see them jailed for seven years, as the ruling junta tightens its chokehold on dissent.
Sunday, 28 June 2015; News by AFP/Preeti JHA
BANGKOK (AFP) – Fourteen Thai students were taken into custody Saturday...
Asia’s oldest Pride March to celebrate love in Luneta Park
In celebration of the 21st anniversary of the Metro Manila Pride March, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals and allies are invited to come together and advance the call for gender equality on Saturday, June 27, at Luneta Park.
Join the #FightForLove, the 2015 Metro Manila Pride March
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CPP Lawmakers Press Ahead With NGO Law
More than 100 protesters rallied outside the National Assembly on Tuesday morning as opposition lawmakers made an unsuccessful effort to block their ruling-party counterparts from pushing ahead with a contentious law to regulate the hundreds of NGOs in the country.
By Kuch Naren | June 24, 2015
More than 100 protesters...
Myanmar Students Vow Continued Reform Push After Passage of Education Law
Myanmar’s Union Parliament on Thursday voted into law a controversial bill for education reform, angering student activists who said the law in its amended form has failed to include key provisions they believed had been agreed to in government-sponsored talks.
2015-06-19
Myanmar’s Union Parliament on Thursday voted into law a controversial...
Amid Myanmar Rohingya Crisis, Buddhists Protest Government Aid To Muslims Trapped In Bay Of Bengal
Buddhist monks and demonstrators amassed in Myanmar’s Rakhine state Sunday to protest the government’s decision to aid members of the nation’s Rohingya Muslim minority after they were trapped in the Bay of Bengal, according to a report. The protests were the latest sign of religious tension in Myanmar, where...
Ma Ba Tha leads protest over alleged rape in Thailand
Anger is growing over the rape of a Myanmar migrant worker, allegedly by Thai men, as monks and other activists demand action on the part of both the Thai and Myanmar governments.
By Aung Kyaw Min | Thursday, 18 June 2015
On June 16, the Myanmar Monks’ Organisation and the Myanmar...
