Tag: Regional Human Rights System
Laos: International donors still raise serious concerns
During the 2014 Round Table Implementation Meeting held in Vientiane, Laos, on the 14th of November, the EU Delegation issued a statement voicing serious concerns over proposed restrictions on local not-for-profit associations (NPAs) contained in a series of new draft regulations which would seriously curtail their activities.
1 December 2014
During...
UN seeks to intervene in case of Christian Montagnards
Two ethnic Jarai Montagnards claiming to have fled religious persecution in Vietnam may have been arrested by local police in Ratanakkiri province, a rights worker has said.
Phak Seangly and Daniel Pye for the Phnom Penh Post
Cambodia
December 1, 2014
Two ethnic Jarai Montagnards claiming to have fled religious persecution in Vietnam...
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...
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
We believe that more can, and should, be done to remove physical barriers, but we also need to tackle the mental barriers against hiring PWDs.
December 3rd, 2014 | by The Independent
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities in 2014 will focus on the role of technology in three key...
Global human rights getting better and worse
The 2015 Human Rights Risk Atlas (HRRA) reveals a divided world. More nations are now safer - while more are at "extreme" risk of violations.
Mapping tool reveals an increasing polarisation in the global human rights landscape.
Lauren Booth Last updated: 03 Dec 2014 13:00
The 2015 Human Rights Risk Atlas (HRRA)...
Groups urge govt: Lead way in protecting human rights defenders amid ASEAN integration
December 10, 2014 12:43pm
On the 67th year of the historic adoption by the UN General Assembly of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights in 1948, human rights groups called on the Philippine government to lead the way in protecting rights defenders amid an integrated ASEAN economy.
In a joint statement...
Civil Society Calling for ASEAN Governments’ Commitment to Strengthen the AICHR & the ACWC
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and the ASEAN Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) should accelerate its efforts in developing protection and redress mechanisms for victims of human rights violations in the region, said today the Asian Forum...
Southeast Asia: 10 Trends to Watch in 2015
It’s time for my annual list of 10 trends to watch in Southeast Asia during the new calendar year, something I have previously done for The Diplomat in 2013 and 2014. Here they are, in no particular order
From Myanmar’s election to ASEAN community-building, 2015 will be an exciting year
By...
International law in Malaysia: ignorance or amnesia? – Shaun
To begin with, let us agree that Malaysia is a sovereign state and has a fully functional legislature, executive and judiciary. But would this imply that the government of a sovereign state such as Malaysia owns the authority to do anything it desires to its citizens? More accurately, is...
UN rapporteur to assess human rights in Rakhine, Shan states
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, Ms Yanghee Lee will undertake her second official visit to Myanmar fromJanuary 7 to 16, 2015.
6 January 2015| Written by Phyu Phyu Zin | Published in Myanmar
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, Ms Yanghee Lee will undertake her second official visit to Myanmar...
