Tag: Migrant Rights
Montagnard Asylum Seekers Resume Crossing Into Ratanakkiri
After more than a month of no new reports of Montagnard asylum seekers fleeing Vietnam for Cambodia, 11 arrived in Ratanakkiri province late Sunday night, the U.N. and a rights group said Monday.
By Aun Pheap | April 7, 2015
After more than a month of no new reports of Montagnard...
UN investigating possible refugee deaths
After 11 more Montagnard asylum seekers from Vietnam reportedly arrived in Ratanakkiri province late on Sunday evening, the United Nations yesterday said it was looking into unconfirmed reports from local villagers that eight others had been found dead in the province.
Tue, 7 April 2015
Phak Seangly and Alice Cuddy
After 11...
Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar probing labour abuses, slavery in seafood industry reported by AP
Officials from three countries are travelling to remote islands in eastern Indonesia to investigate how thousands of foreign fishermen were abused and forced into catching seafood that could end up in the United States, Europe and elsewhere.
By: Robin McDowell And Margie Mason, The Associated Press
Posted: 04/2/2015 6:17 PM |...
Value our labor and rights as domestic workers
Domestic work itself is often de-humanizing and exploitative because it is not regarded as work. We domestic workers take the place of what is considered a woman’s “natural obligation” to provide care in the home — not highly valued and not regarded as skilled.
Eni Lestari, Hong Kong | Opinion...
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...
Thai court rules that prolonged detention of Uighur family is legal
A Thai criminal court ruled on Friday that the prolonged detention of 17 suspected Uighur was legal, but did not specify which country - Turkey or China - they should be sent back to.
ANADOLU AGENCY | BANGKOK | Published March 27, 2015
A Thai criminal court ruled on Friday that...
About 4,000 fishermen stranded on Indonesian islands
The number of foreign fishermen stranded on several remote eastern Indonesian islands has spiraled to 4,000, including some revealed in an Associated Press investigation to have been enslaved.
28 March 2015 @ 9:15 AM
JAKARTA: The number of foreign fishermen stranded on several remote eastern Indonesian islands has spiraled to 4,000,...
Cambodia supports Australia refugee deal on ‘humanitarian grounds’
A senior Cambodian government official says the Cambodian government supported the refugee resettlement deal with Australia on a 'humanitarian' basis, arguing that Australia is unfairly criticised over its treatment of refugees.
By Sylvia Varnham O'Regan | 26 Mar 2015 - 3:43 AM
A spokesman for the Cambodian Secretary of State...
Asylum seekers ‘turned back to Indonesia’
Indonesian authorities say 15 asylum seekers claim they reached Christmas Island and spent three days there before being told to sail back.
Source: AAP | 23 Mar 2015 - 9:16 PM UPDATED YESTERDAY 8:06 AM
Fifteen asylum seekers say they spent three days on Christmas Island before being turned back to...
200,000 stateless people lack healthcare
Civic groups have called on the Public Health Ministry to quickly extend membership in the healthcare scheme for stateless people to more than 200,000 people who still face citizenship problems.
24 Mar 2015 at 09:01 1,507
NEWSPAPER SECTION: NEWS | WRITER: PARITTA WANGKIAT
Civic groups have called on the Public Health Ministry...
