Tag: Freedom of Religion
UN expert alarmed at worsening human rights situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
7 April 2014 – An independent United Nations expert today sounded the alarm on the deteriorating human rights situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, adding that the evacuation of aid workers following recent attacks on the humanitarian community would have severe consequences for life-saving work in the area.
“Recent developments in...
Humanitarian alarm in Myanmar
9 April 2014 - The alarm bell has gone off in Myanmar. The human rights situation in the Rakhine State is deteriorating even further since the beginning of hostilities in 2012. After recent attacks on UN and NGO sites in Sittwe, the capital of the Rakine state, aid workers...
Embrace of Atheism Put an Indonesian in Prison
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Growing up in a conservative Muslim household in rural West Sumatra, Alexander Aan hid a dark secret beginning at age 9: He did not believe in God. His feelings only hardened as he got older and he faked his way through daily prayers, Islamic holidays and...
PM says ‘human rightism, humanism, secularism’ new religion threatening Islam
UANTAN, May 13 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said Islam and its followers are now being tested by new threats under the guise of humanism, secularism, liberalism and human rights.
He said this mindset appeared to be becoming a new form of religion which was fast expanding...
Shariah law increases oppression of Brunei’s Christians
The tiny Muslim monarchy of Brunei oppressed and restricted Christians and non-Muslims even before the ruler announced the implementation of a Shariah-based penal code this month.
The tiny Muslim monarchy of Brunei oppressed and restricted Christians and non-Muslims even before the ruler announced the implementation of a Shariah-based penal code...
Anti-Shia Sentiment Simmers Ahead of Indonesia’s Election
Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, is overwhelmingly Sunni. The Pew Research Center estimated that in 2010 over 99 percent of the country’s 205 million Muslims were Sunni. Indonesia’s estimated one million Shiites are no strangers to discrimination, but human rights groups have recently reported attacks and forced conversions.
Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority...
World’s Most Neglected Genocide Finally Gets Washington’s Attention
It looks like the United States has finally woken up and started paying attention towards what is perhaps the most neglected ongoing genocide in the world. But will the supposed world champion of human rights do more than just paying lip-service to widespread abuses?
May 27, 2014: It looks like...
Burma: Drop Draft Religion Law
Burma’s parliament should scrap a proposed religion law that would encourage further repression and violence against Muslims and other religious minorities, Human Rights Watch said today.
(New York) – Burma’s parliament should scrap a proposed religion law that would encourage further repression and violence against Muslims and other religious minorities,...
Fears of new unrest as Myanmar ponders monk-backed interfaith marriage ban
Myanmar's government has begun unveiling drafts of proposed laws that critics say are motivated by religious hatred, and could take discrimination against the country's marginalized Muslim minority to new heights.
Myanmar's government has begun unveiling drafts of proposed laws that critics say are motivated by religious hatred, and could take...
Vietnam’s Religious Leaders Highlight Harassment of Pastor in Prison
Vietnamese religious leaders have appealed to the government to put an end to the harassment in prison of a Mennonite pastor and investigate other abuses against “prisoners of conscience.”
Vietnamese religious leaders have appealed to the government to put an end to the harassment in prison of a Mennonite pastor...
