Tag: Freedom of Expression / Information / Speech
The Act of Killing has helped Indonesia reassess its past and present
For more than a year I have been presenting my film, The Act of Killing, to audiences around the world. The documentary investigates how 500,000 Indonesians were murdered in the 1950s and 60s, at the hands of a government that is still in power. Often after screenings, viewers approach...
Verdict Issued Against Six Arrested in September’s Post-Election Violence
PHNOM PENH — Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday issued a verdict in a case against six people accused of post-election violence in September.
The court ordered the release of three men, but found three others guilty on charges of incitement of violence.
One man, Nguyen Thi Duc, was given a...
Human rights advocate calls for genuine reform in gov’t
NEW YORK – The Committee to Protect Journalists said the Philippines is the third most dangerous country in the world for journalists, next to Iraq and Somalia.
Human Rights Watch New York reported that 12 journalists were killed in the Philippines last year, bringing the total number of media workers...
The human rights challenge
This won’t sit well with the daang matuwid administration, but the US State Department has just released a report that ranks corruption and abuse of power among the most significant human rights problems in the Philippines.
Every year, as mandated by US law, the State Department comes up with a...
Papuan activists’ webcast silenced – was Indonesia behind it?
A speech by two Papuan activists which was being broadcast live on the internet mysteriously went silent when they started to denounce Indonesian human rights atrocities.
The two were special guests at the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference in Oregon, the world’s most important environmental law conference.
The Papuans are members...
Philippine activists slam ‘hypocritical’ US rights report
Human rights group Karapatan said on Monday that a report from the US on human rights abuses in the Philippines is "hypocritical." It also claimed that the US is responsible for abuses in the country.
"The US government foments human rights abuses in the Philippines by filling up the military...
Myanmar: Fears extremists could drive out aid
The expulsion of an international medical NGO providing a vital lifeline to displaced Muslims in Myanmar's Rakhine state has raised fears other aid agencies could be next.
Advocates for the Rohingya Muslim minority -- tens of thousands of whom have been displaced by sectarian violence and are forced to live...
JOINT PRESS RELEASE: VIETNAM: Another blogger jailed for denouncing human rights violations
PARIS-GENEVA, March 4, 2014. This morning, a court in Danang, central Vietnam, sentenced prominent blogger and human rights defender Truong Duy Nhat to two years in prison under Article 258(2) of the Criminal Code for “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State”. The Observatory for...
Families concerned Over Jailed Activists on Third Week of Hunger Strike
Families of three Vietnamese activists on the 24th day of their hunger strike in jail on Thursday are concerned over their health condition after authorities rejected requests to visit them.
Bloggers Bui Thi Minh Hang and Nguyen Thi Thuy Quynh and follower of the Hoa Hao Buddhist tradition Nguyen Van...
Poe calls for review of gov’t actions to end media killings
MANILA, Philippines – A resolution calling for a review of government efforts to end media violence in the country has been filed by Senator Grace Poe.
In filing Senate Resolution No. 533, Poe urged the two committees in the Senate—public information and mass media, and justice and human rights – ...
