Tag: Human Rights Defenders
The Hague to Unveil Street Named After Murdered Activist Munir
A bicycle path is set to be officially inaugurated in The Hague to commemorate the prominent Indonesian human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, who was murdered in 2004 on his way to the Netherlands.
By Jakarta Globe on 05:42 pm Apr 03, 2015
Jakarta. A bicycle path is set to be...
Civic Activists: ASEAN Ignoring Peoples’ Concerns
Civic organizations in Southeast Asia are expressing increasing concern their voices are being ignored by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), even though the current chair, Malaysia, has vowed to realize a “people-centered ASEAN.”
Steve Herman | April 02, 2015 2:28 AM
BANGKOK— Civic organizations in Southeast Asia are expressing...
After Lee, no sign of welcome home for Singapore’s dissidents
Some dissidents and opponents of Lee Kuan Yew believe that, with the death of modern Singapore's iron-handed founding father this week, the political restrictions he imposed in the name of security will begin to ease.
By Rujun Shen and Saeed Azhar March 27, 2015 11:06 AM
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Some dissidents...
Rights group to submit land grabs to ICC
Myanmar’s long-standing land-grab issue is now to receive international exposure, as human rights activists prepare to file a specimen case with the International Criminal Court as a crime against humanity. Ko Zarni, a farmers’ rights defender and a volunteer with the International Federation for Human Rights, is organising the...
Activists hail Hindraf’s invite on British suit
“We need to hold a closed door meeting and public forum on the invite and thrash out a way forward.”
Joe Fernandez | March 27, 2015
KOTA KINABALU: Human rights and Borneo rights activists in Sabah have welcomed Hindraf Makkal Sakthi inviting other communities with a “cause for action” to join...
CA orders protection for human rights lawyer
The Court of Appeals has ordered the government to ensure the safety of human rights lawyer and National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers founding member Maria Catherine Dannug-Salucon
March 25, 2015 9:15pm
The Court of Appeals has ordered the government to ensure the safety of human rights lawyer and National Union of...
Myanmar authorities charge education law protesters
Myanmar authorities on wednesday charged 69 protesters for demonstrating against the Myanmar National Education Law .
Wednesday 25 March 2015 at 1:45 PM ET by Julie Deisher-Edwards
Myanmar authorities on wednesday charged 69 protesters for demonstrating against the Myanmar National Education Law . The law has faced tremendous criticism from...
ASEAN rights activists demand change ahead of People’s Forum
The missing Laotian civil society leader Sombath Somphone will be at the forefront of the conversation at the ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People’s Forum meets in Kuala Lumpur next month.
By Casey Hynes Mar 26, 2015 12:16PM UTC
The missing Laotian civil society leader Sombath Somphone will be at the forefront...
Thugs Attack Prominent Vietnamese Leader of Mennonite Church
The leader of the unregistered Vietnam Evangelical Mennonite Church along with his son and a church pastor were attacked by thugs on Wednesday in the facility they rent for worship services in a town north of Ho Chi Minh City.
2015-03-25
The leader of the unregistered Vietnam Evangelical Mennonite Church along...
Minister tells rights groups to engage, rather than confront, Putrajaya
Non-governmental associations (NGO) should engage with Putrajaya on human rights issues rather than just criticise and protest, Datuk Paul Low said today.
BY YAP TZU GING | Tuesday March 24, 2015 | 11:45 AM GMT+8
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — Non-governmental associations (NGO) should engage with Putrajaya on human rights issues...
