Tag: Freedom of Expression / Information / Speech
WHO IS LYING? Comango denies Perkasa accusation it provoked the ALLAH fracas
The Coalition of Malaysian Human Rights NGO for the Universal Periodic Review process (Comango) has denied that it had provoked Muslim NGOs to cause a fracas at the Palace of Justice yesterday.
Referring to an Utusan Malaysia report, its spokesperson Yap Swee Seng said that the act of giving flowers,...
Democracy, Rights NGOs Face Tough Conditions, Report Finds
PHNOM PENH — NGOs working in democracy, human rights and transparency all say they face a lack of cooperation from Cambodian authorities, especially in the provinces, a new report finds.
The Cooperation Committee for Cambodia conducted research on Cambodia’s overall climate for civil society organizations, finding that those dealing in...
CHR launches probe into PMA cadet’s dismissal
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines—The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has begun an investigation of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) after the parents of graduating Cadet First Class Aldrin Jeff Cudia complained on Feb. 26 the academy violated their son’s right to due process when it dismissed him for breaking the...
Yingluck Must Stop Thai Navy Persecuting Phuket Pair, Says Group Representing 600,000 Journalists
PHUKET: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls on Thai authorities to drop the charges against Phuketwan editor Alan Morison and his colleague Chutima Sidasathian after their appearance date was delayed to April 17.
''Thai authorities have been playing games with media freedoms. This case has gone on long enough....
Christians, minorities UNDER THREAT in Sunni Malaysia, Suaram & Aliran tell United Nations
Geneva - SUARAM and Aliran have told the UN Human Rights Council that Christianity and other minority religions in Malaysia are increasingly under siege as right-wing Islamist groups threaten, with apparent impunity, the constitutional right of all Malaysians to freely practice their chosen faith. The Malaysian rights-advocacy groups made...
Vietnam: Drop Prosecution of Blogger
Facebook Like Email All charges against the blogger Pham Viet Dao, 62, should be dropped, and he should be released immediately and unconditionally, Human Rights Watch said today.
(New York) - All charges against the blogger Pham Viet Dao, 62, should be dropped, and he should be released...
Myanmar is Simultaneously Expanding and Repressing Free Speech
Myanmar’s contradictions aren't hard to spot. Known also as Burma, the country is gravely poor yet remarkably rich in natural resources. Its supposedly civilian democracy is headed by a former general, a vestige of the military junta that ruled from 1962 to 2011. The government has relaxed political restrictions,...
Thailand’s Navy Asked to Explain More About Reuters Complaint, Says Police Officer
PHUKET: The Royal Thai Navy will be asked to supply more evidence and a justification for its criminal libel action against Reuters international news agency, the policeman investigating the case said today.
Colonel Somkid Onjan, Deputy Superintendent of Phuket's Vichit Police Station, met with the Phuket Prosecutor this morning and...
Cambodian opposition cancels rally, avoids clashes
The government ban was criticized by local human rights groups and Amnesty International, which called on authorities Saturday “to end their suppression of human rights and fully respect the right to peaceful assembly.”
Cambodia’s opposition party held a symbolic march Sunday to avoid possible clashes with authorities, after...
UN blasts Rohingya’s exclusion from Myanmar census
The United Nations has expressed concern over the exclusion of Myanmar’s long-persecuted Rohingya Muslims from the country’s first census in decades.
On Wednesday, the UN accused Myanmar of deviating from its commitment that the census will be exercised in accordance with international standards and human rights principles.
In a statement, the...
