Tag: Regional Human Rights System
UN Approves New Human Rights Envoy to Cambodia
As anticipated, the U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday approved U.K. professor Rhona Smith as the new special rapporteur to Cambodia on human rights, replacing Surya Subedi, whose six-year term ends this month.
By Zsombor Peter | March 30, 2015
As anticipated, the U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday approved U.K....
Thailand among group in Southeast Asia not abolishing death penalty: UN report
THAILAND ranks somewhere in the middle among nations in Southeast Asia when it comes to abolishing the death penalty, with the Kingdom criticised for a "lack of tangible advancement" towards abolishing executions in a United Nations report released yesterday (Fri).
Pravit Rojanaphruk
The Nation
March 28, 2015 1:00 am
THAILAND ranks somewhere in...
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...
UNGA adopts draft resolution on human rights in Myanmar
A draft resolution on human rights situation in Myanmar, which has been approved by the United Nations General Assembly, was released on Friday, urging the government to ensure free and fair elections, protect the right to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly, to allow for free and independent...
GUIDELINES ON THE AICHR’S RELATIONS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS
The purposes and objectives of these guidelines are to establish an enabling environment for meaningful and constructive engagement and interaction between AICHR and civil society organisations (CSOs), to further strengthen ASEAN cooperation in the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in accordance with the ASEAN Charter,...
Vietnam works to protect religious freedom
Heiner Beilefeldt, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion and belief, presented to the 28th session of the UN Human Rights Council the main findings of his visit to Vietnam from July 21 to 31, 2014.
Last update 20:00 | 24/03/2015
In addition to some biased and prejudiced comments, the rapporteur...
Burma: UPR commitments remain largely unaddressed
Burma has failed to fully implement commitments it made at its last Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in 2011, FIDH and its member organization ALTSEAN-Burma said in their joint report submitted to the Working Group on the UPR yesterday.
Paris, Bangkok, 23 March 2015: Burma has failed to fully implement commitments...
Meeting To Focus On AICHR’s Five-year Work Plan – Shafee
The four-day ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights' (AICHR) meeting, beginning today will focus on its work plan agenda for the next five years (2016-2020).
KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 (Bernama) -- The four-day ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights' (AICHR) meeting, beginning today will focus on its work plan agenda...
A strong case for ASEAN to embrace digital trends
Southeast Asia is now at a crossroads of the digital era. Countries in the region have to be aware of the trends otherwise they could get left behind in terms of economic progress.
Asina Pornwasin | The Nation/Asia News Network | Saturday, 21 March 2015
Southeast Asia is now at a...
CSO report attacks human rights record
The human rights report of the Myanmar Universal Periodic Review (UPR) forum compiled by 31 civil society organisations (CSOs) was sent to the Human Rights Council of the United Nations on March 20.
Published on Sunday, 22 March 2015 17:28
The CSOs urged in the report that the government guarantees to...
