Tag: Regional Human Rights System
Philippine government policy and practice defeat UN objective to eliminate killings
The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and KARAPATAN Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights – Philippines (Karapatan ) welcome the General Assembly’s Resolution (A/HRC/RES/26/12) reaffirming the “need for effective action to combat and eliminate the abhorrent practice of extrajudicial” killings. The failure, if not inability, to hold the...
UNHCR: Laws and frameworks need to be in place to deal with refugees
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said today that there has to be laws and a proper framework in place to deal with refugees who land on Malaysian shores or shores in the region.
Posted on 6 June 2015 - 05:51pm
Last updated on 6 June 2015 - 06:33pm
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ASEAN to handle migration, East Sea dispute together
The formation of the ASEAN Economic Community at the end of the year prompted Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, to speak to Viet Nam News and other ASEAN news outlets on issues facing regional group members.
Updated June, 08 2015 09:19:00
The formation of the ASEAN Economic Community at the...
Cambodia admits first asylum-seekers under Australia deal
Cambodia received its first batch of asylum-seekers from Australian custody yesterday, with rights groups labelling them ‘human guinea pigs’ for an uncaring policy by Canberra to offload refugees onto other countries.
Posted on June 4, 2015, Thursday
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia received its first batch of asylum-seekers from Australian custody yesterday, with...
Rights experts voice concerns over BITs and FTAs
A group of United Nations experts has voiced concerns over the potential detrimental impact that free trade and investment agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) may have on the enjoyment of human rights.
Geneva, 3 Jun (Kanaga Raja) -- A group...
Kalla: Indonesia Must Push Myanmar to End Persecution of Rohingya
Vice President Jusuf Kalla says Indonesia must push Myanmar to end the discrimination and violence against the country’s Rohingya ethnic minority, as the influx of asylum seekers fleeing the country grows into an international concern.
By Yuli Krisna & Yoseph Kelen on 09:58 pm Jun 03, 2015
Bandung/Kupang. Vice President Jusuf...
Concern over Fiji PM support of Indonesia
Civil Society Groups in Fiji say Frank Bainimarama's support for Indonesia's bid to become an associate member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group is a concern.
Updated at 8:11 am on 4 June 2015
Civil Society Groups in Fiji say Frank Bainimarama's support for Indonesia's bid to become an associate member of...
PM Nawaz forms cabinet committee on relief efforts for Rohingya
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday constituted a federal cabinet committee to suggest measures and relief efforts that Pakistan can undertake for Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims.
Mateen Haider — Updated Jun 06, 2015 07:26pm
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday constituted a federal cabinet committee to suggest measures and relief efforts...
US Senator: Don’t reward Malaysia with TPPA for its ‘shocking’ human trafficking record
US senator Robert Menendez wants his country’s House of Representatives to vote to block Malaysia from joining in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). - See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/us-senator-dont-reward-malaysia-with-tppa-for-its-shocking-human-traffickin#sthash.nJ3hzuhC.dpuf
Tuesday June 2, 2015 | 11:00 AM GMT+8
KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — US senator Robert Menendez wants his country’s House of Representatives...
Vietnam: Don’t tie US weapons sales to human rights issues
Vietnam's defense minister says that questions about human rights violations by his government should have no bearing on whether the U.S. should fully remove its ban on lethal weapons sales to Hanoi.
By Associated Press yesterday at 01:25
HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam's defense minister says that questions about human rights violations...
