Tag: Regional Human Rights System
The ASEAN Way, the EU, and Human Rights Governance
The EU’s role in setting a standard for human rights, and acting as a source of international pressure when it comes to enforcing these rights, has long been acknowledged. Comparing this aspect of the EU to other instances of regional governance in human rights reveals the dynamism and flexibility...
Here’s to a politically astute Asean
It is strong political cohesion among member nations in Asean that have kept grouping together through thick and thin. MANY would recall Bill Clinton’s slogan, “It is the economy, stupid.” Ceteris paribus (all things being equal), this phrase can be applied to Asean as an economic community.
By BA Hamzah...
Why Malaysia should ratify the international refugee convention – Aslam Abd Jalil
Refugee issue has been a global issue due to the conflicts in the world that jeopardise the lives of people and it is also affecting Malaysia.
Published: 19 November 2014
Refugee issue has been a global issue due to the conflicts in the world that jeopardise the lives of people and...
Cambodia’s government uses courts to silence critics: U.N. rapporteur
Cambodia's government is using the country's judiciary to silence opposition parties and other critics of its policies, a United Nations investigator said on Tuesday.
GENEVA Tue Nov 18, 2014 9:10am EST
(Reuters) - Cambodia's government is using the country's judiciary to silence opposition parties and other critics of its policies, a...
Asia-Pacific conference on gender equality begins in Bangkok
The two-day conference styled ‘Asian and Pacific Conference on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Beijing+20 review’ comes ahead of next year’s 20-year celebration of the adoption of the global agenda for gender equality –the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
Nurul Islam Hasib from Bangkok, bdnews24.com
Published: 2014-11-19 14:10:58.0 BdST Updated:...
Advocacy Note: A committed but too shy EU support to human rights in Malaysia
FIDH-SUARAM Advocacy note
November 2014
The economic growth and societal change of Malaysia require more rather than less attention to human rights issues by the European Union. With the upgrading of Malaysia to the status of upper-middle-income country, the country will not benefit any longer from bilateral EU aid. Economic development...
Why summits matter
Multilateral summitry lends itself to familiar gibes about wildly expensive photo opportunities, set-piece speeches endorsing precooked lowest-common-denominator communiques, and more time devoted to parading around in silly shirts than to policy substance.
Philippine Daily Inquirer | 1:01 AM | Wednesday, November 26th, 2014
CANBERRA—It is easy to be skeptical about the...
Gov’t pares UN rights recommendations
Cambodia has drastically reduced the amount of human rights recommendations it will implement as part of the United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review, saying they were overly repetitive
Thu, 27 November 2014
Charles Rollet
Cambodia has drastically reduced the amount of human rights recommendations it will implement as part of the United Nations’...
Malaysia as ASEAN Chair in 2015: What To Expect
The country will be leading the bloc during a pivotal year. Can it deliver on its promises?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
November 22, 2014
On November 13, at the close of the 25th ASEAN Summit in Naypyidaw, Myanmar president Thein Sein handed the ceremonial chairman’s gavel to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, marking...
Justice Minister Defends Release of Munir’s Murderer
Indonesia’s justice minister has responded to mounting criticism over the early release of Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, the murderer of prominent human rights advocate Munir Said Thalib.
By Jakarta Globe on 06:07 pm Dec 01, 2014
Jakarta. Indonesia’s justice minister has responded to mounting criticism over the early release of Pollycarpus Budihari...
