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Hun Sen Warns Against Attempts to Hold Cambodia ‘Hostage’

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday accused certain groups of trying to hold the nation “hostage," saying his government was functioning normally despite opposition calls for him to resign and hold fresh elections following disputed polls. His administration has also drawn criticism over its heavy handed response to protests...

Khmer Krom Attend UPR Session on Vietnam

On 5 February 2014 the human rights record of Vietnam was examined during the 18th session of the Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review Working Group at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. With the support of UNPO, our Khmer Krom Member used this opportunity to hold a...

Poser over rights coalition’s legality after ‘amended’ statement by Home Ministry

Questions have arisen over the status of the Coalition of Malaysian NGOs in the Universal Periodic Review Process (Comango) following an amendment apparently made to an ealier statement by the Home Ministry's secretary-general Datuk Mohamad Khalid Shariff. The coalition said it is a legal organisation based on the amendment which...

Malaysia: Drop ‘Political’ Case Against Opposition Leader

(Bangkok) – The Malaysian government should drop its politically motivated prosecution of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim for alleged consensual homosexual relations, Human Rights Watch said today.  On February 12, 2014, the Kuala Lumpur Court of Appeal is slated to hear the government’s appeal of the High Court’s January 9, 2012...

Cambodia: Security Forces Beat Housing Rights Protesters

Cambodian security personnel used excessive force against housing rights protesters occupying an unfinished building in Phnom Penh on February 14, 2014, Human Rights Watch said today. Security forces beat and otherwise assaulted protesting residents in the neighborhood of Borei Keila, injuring at least five, including a pregnant woman and...

CAMBODIA: Stop cursing the darkness

An article by Dr. Gaffar Peang-Meth published by the Asian Human Rights Commission Eleanor Roosevelt (1884—1962) (Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt): "Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." James Madison (1751—1836) (Federalist Paper #47): "The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same...

UN human rights envoy says sectarian violence may jeopardize Myanmar’s democratic reforms

YANGON, Myanmar — The U.N special investigator on human rights in Myanmar warned Wednesday that sectarian violence could jeopardize the country's democratic reforms if it is not addressed urgently. Tomas Ojea Quintana said the government's investigation of recent violence between Buddhists and Muslims in northern Rakhine state failed to...

Myanmar President’s Office Concerned Over Disruption of Literary Events

Myanmar President Thein Sein’s office has expressed concern over the recent disruption of literary events in the country following objections that the speakers were Muslims or opposition members or those affiliated with the two groups.   Presidential spokesman Ye Htut said it was “against the constitution” to prevent people from...

Myanmar: Token and insignificant changes to repressive anti-protest law

The Myanmar parliament has reportedly only made token and insignificant changes to a draconian anti-protest law, raising serious questions about the authorities’ commitment to human rights reforms, Amnesty International said. The contentious Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law places far-reaching restrictions on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful...

WHAT THINKS EX-JUDGE THE PERAK SULTAN? Int’l human rights group & Suaram SLAM Karpal’s conviction

Paris, Kuala Lumpur – The Malaysian government must stop using colonial-era repressive laws to harass political opposition leaders, FIDH and its member organization SUARAM said today. On February 21, 2014, the Kuala Lumpur High Court found Democratic Action Party (DAP) Chairman Karpal Singh guilty under Section 4(1) (b) of the...