Tag: Regional Human Rights System
Thailand Sends 1,300 Rohingya Back to Hell
Thailand says it has deported around 1,300 Rohingya asylum seekers back to Burma (officially known as Myanmar), in a move dubbed “appalling” by human rights activists.
The figure represents virtually all of the Rohingya boatpeople who have washed up on Thai shores.
“The deportations were voluntary. We sent them back 100...
UK warned that aid to Vietnam inadvertently supports death penalty
The UK's decision to send millions of pounds in aid to Vietnam has been called into question after the country confirmed that it is to execute 30 heroin smugglers.
Since Vietnam said in January that it will execute 21 men and nine women, human rights groups have urged governments around...
Killing of Vietnamese highlights prejudice in Cambodia
In a south-eastern neighbourhood of Cambodia’s capital, small street-side cafes are packed every morning with people washing their breakfast down with a coffee, playing draughts or scanning the day’s newspapers before heading to work.
But like the cafes, coffee and newspapers, the clientele are Vietnamese and they are not always...
UN envoy remains ‘convinced’ of Maungdaw killings
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Burma, Tomás Ojea Quintana, says he remains convinced that serious violent incidents took place last month in the village of Duchira Dan, including lootings, rapes and the loss of Rohingya lives, as well as the disappearance of a local police...
‘I’m very happy,’ says UN special rapporteur Ojea Quintana
The United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, Tomas Ojea Quintana, has expressed deep satisfaction that the government has made human rights a priority.
Asked in an exclusive interview with Mizzima if he had any regrets after his six years a special rapporteur, Mr Ojea Quintana said: “We...
Australia asks Cambodia to take asylum seekers amid violent crackdown
The Abbott government wants to send some asylum seekers to Cambodia, at a time when the country's strongman prime minister, Hun Sen, is overseeing a brutal crackdown on dissent in one of south-east Asia's poorest nations.
Facing growing opposition after decades of authoritarian rule, Hun Sen last month authorised a...
Ninth Press Release of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC)
Jakarta, 26 February 2013 - The Eighth Meeting of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) was convened on 17-18 February 2014 at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia. The progress of twenty four projects and activities under the ACWC...
ASEAN on the Move, Important Role of Broadcasters in Supporting the 2015 ASEAN Community
On 25 February 2014, the ASEAN Foundation and KBR68H (Radio News Agency 68H) with the support from the Japan - ASEAN Solidarity Fund held a Roundtable Discussion and Public Forum themed “ASEAN on the Move: The Role of Broadcasters Towards the ASEAN Community 2015”.
A number of topics were addressed...
ASEAN human rights talks face major challenges
When the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) meets in Jakarta this week, its urgent priority must be improving how it communicates and engages with civil society in Southeast Asia and responds to human rights issues.
ASEAN civil society, representing more than 500 million people from the region, has...
‘Myanmar’s success is ASEAN’s success’
This year is an instrumental turning year in deciding the success of ASEAN Community building process. The role of Myanmar as the ASEAN Chair in the delivery of key targets and priorities in 2014, and in the development of the ASEAN Community’s post-2015 vision, is therefore very significant.
The chairmanship...
