Tag: Freedom of Expression / Information / Speech
Singapore: Reject Overly Broad Contempt Law
The Singapore parliament should recommend a review of the proposed new Administration of Justice (Protection) Act to better protect freedom of expression, as required by international law and the Singapore Constitution, Human Rights Watch said today.
Excessive Penalties and Vague Terms Will Lead to Self-censorship
(Bangkok) – The Singapore parliament should...
Thailand: Free Hunger-Striking Activist
Thai authorities should urgently release a student activist detained since August 6, 2016, for peacefully protesting the military junta’s proposed constitution, Human Rights Watch said today.
(New York) – Thai authorities should urgently release a student activist detained since August 6, 2016, for peacefully protesting the military junta’s proposed constitution,...
Two Jailed in Vietnam in Closed Trial Over Facebook Offense
A court in south-central Vietnam's coastal Khanh Hoa province convicted two online activists of conducting propaganda against the state on Tuesday, handing one a three-year term and sentencing the other to two years in a closed trial, sources said.
RFA Wednesday 24th August, 2016
A court in south-central Vietnam's coastal Khanh...
ASEAN journalists express concern over PH’s extrajudicial killings
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar defends the administration's policies, urging international journalists to 'understand the context'
Natashya Gutierrez
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Published 11:09 AM, August 30, 2016
Updated 1:18 PM, August 30, 2016
MANILA, Philippines – In a gathering in Manila of Southeast Asian journalists, many expressed concern and worry for the growing number of extrajudicial killings...
INDONESIA: Drop defamation complaints against human rights defender Haris Azhar
The Indonesian police must immediately stop the judicial harassment of KontraS Executive Director Mr. Haris Azhar, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (an FIDH-OMCT partnership) said today.
Paris-Geneva, August 8, 2016 – The Indonesian police must immediately stop the judicial harassment of KontraS Executive Director Mr. Haris...
Teen Vlogger Amos Yee Pleads Guilty To Two Charges, May Face Jail Time
Polemical teen vlogger Amos Yee plead guilty to charges of failing to show up to a police summons in Singapore yesterday, but still faces six charges of “wounding religious feelings” in a trial that is expected to wrap up soon.
Aug 24, 2016 @ 05:23 AM
Erin Hale , Contributor
Polemical teen...
Vietnam Arrests Prominent Human Rights Defender, Charging Her with Anti-state Propaganda
On October 10, security forces in Vietnam’s central province of Khanh Hoa arrested prominent human rights defender Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh and charged her with conducting anti-state propaganda under Article 88 of the Penal Code.
October 10, 2016
Vietnam Arrests Prominent Human Rights Defender, Charging Her with Anti-state Propaganda
by Nhan Quyen...
UN Human Rights Chief urges Viet Nam to halt crackdown on bloggers and rights defenders
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Friday expressed concern about a growing crackdown by the Viet Nam Government on human rights defenders, including the arrest this week of popular blogger and Government critic Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, known online as Mother Mushroom.
GENEVA (14...
Indonesians Protest at Myanmar Embassy Over Rohingya Cause
Hundreds of Indonesians, angered over the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, protested Thursday outside the Myanmar Embassy in the Indonesian capital.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSNOV. 24, 2016, 4:30 A.M. E.S.T.
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Hundreds of Indonesians, angered over the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, protested Thursday outside the Myanmar...
Thailand: UN rights expert concerned by the continued use of lèse-majesté prosecutions
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion of freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, today called on the Thai authorities to stop using lèse-majesté provisions as a political tool to stifle critical speech.
GENEVA (7 February 2017) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion of freedom...
