Tag: Freedom of Religion
The UN Resolution on Rohingyas In Myanmar – Analysis
By Dr. Tint Swe
The UN resolutions passed earlier on human rights situation in Burma/Myanmar have been applauded by the oppressed people of the country since 1992. In fact this has been an encouragement for the people, while the then successive governments of Burma/Myanmar continuously rejected them. Even today, the...
Indonesia: Policewomen begin wearing ‘hijab’
Several policewomen in Sidoarjo and Surabaya, East Java, donned the Islamic head scarf or hijab on Friday following the National Police’s decision to lift a ban on wearing the attire.
“This is the National Police chief’s decision. Policewomen are now allowed to wear head scarves,” Surabaya Police chief Sr. Comr....
Myanmar President Thein Sein: Listener-in-chief
There are no bullet-proof limousines, sophisticated communications systems, or media gaggles when you travel with Myanmar’s president. Instead of the lavishly equipped jets used by Western leaders, a humble European-made ATR-42 propeller aircraft and some ageing Russian helicopters recently carried President Thein Sein and his team of about 40...
Muslims in Burma lament siege of arrests, deaths
Noor Jaan lifted her black Islamic veil and recalled the last time she saw her husband. He was among more than 600 Rohingya Muslim men thrown in jail in this remote corner of Burma during a ruthless security crackdown that followed sectarian violence, and among the one in 10...
Indonesia: Ahmadiyah Flee Jambi Village Over Threats, Conversion Attempts
Two Ahmadiyah Muslim families left their homes in Jambi after members of a local Islamic boarding school offered the families an ultimatum: convert to Sunni Islam or face the possibility of violence.
The head of the Assalamah boarding school, in Palalawan Jaya village, led a group of 80 students and...
Myanmar: Locals in Rakhine state protest against UN resolution
YANBYE - Local people in a town of Myanmar's western state of Rakhine took to the streets yesterday morning in protest against a United Nations human rights committee resolution urging Myanmar to grant the Bengalis citizenship under the name of Rohingya.
The protesters held their demonstration after seeking permission from...
UN rights experts urge Malaysia to reverse decision to restrict use of ‘Allah’ to Muslims
Several independent United Nations human rights experts have urged the Malaysian Government to reverse its decision to ban a Catholic publication from using the word ‘Allah’ to refer to God, warning that the case may have far-reaching implications for religious minorities in the country.
“Freedom of religion or belief is...
Myanmar: Amritsar lawyer to take up case of nine Rohingya Muslims stranded in India
AMRITSAR: Moved by the plight of a nine-member Rohingya Muslim family which was recently released from Amritsar jail, a local lawyer and human rights activist has taken up their issue with the Myanmar government to seek justice for them.
Talking to TOI, advocate Ajay Virmani said he took up the...
Religious intolerance in Indonesia goes up a notch
Brace yourself to see more discrimination and persecution of religious minorities in Indonesia, after the House of Representatives formally re-endorsed a law limiting the number of religions recognised by the state to only six.
While this policy has been in place since the 1950s, last week’s amendment of the 2004...
Myanmar refugees face land challenges on return
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Human rights groups say the deck is stacked against returning refugees who are trying to resettle land abandoned during Myanmar's fight with Kachin rebels.
"It seems there is an inadequate legal framework to ensure the satisfactory protection of land rights of the displaced Kachin...
