Tag: Rule of Law / Justice
Demonstrators at UN demand change in drug policy
A small group of protesters rallied outside the United Nations on Thursday to demand a change in the global drug policy and to denounce the recent executions of eight drug traffickers in Indonesia
POSTED: 08 May 2015 05:50
UPDATED: 08 May 2015 07:49
NEW YORK: A small group of protesters rallied outside...
On govt’s Mary Jane timeline | ‘A poorly written script,’ says migrant rights activist
Martinez said the campaign to save Mary Jane from the execution remains fervent as ever, despite the reprieve. The preliminary investigation of the Department of Justice case filed against Mary Jane’s recruiter Ma. Kristina Sergio is set on Friday, May 8.
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Bulatlat.com
MANILA – For migrants’ rights...
Singapore: Abolish Capital Punishment
Singapore should realize that its use of the death penalty makes it an increasing outlier among nations. It’s a barbaric practice that has no place in a modern state.
Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director
Join Global Moratorium Against Death Penalty
May 7, 2015
(Bangkok) – Singapore’s execution of Mohammad bin Kadar on April...
Relatives of Suspect Arrested in Cambodian Opposition Crash Call For Intervention
The relatives of a man arrested following a car accident involving Cambodia’s opposition Funcinpec Party chief Prince Norodom Ranariddh have filed a complaint with a local rights group asking it to intervene on his behalf, saying he was not the driver responsible for the collision.
2015-05-06
The relatives of a man...
Granny Lindsay Sandiford begs for help from firing squad
A British grandmother sentenced to death in Indonesia for smuggling $2.5 million worth of cocaine is writing desperate letters to celebrities, begging for their help to get her death sentence overturned, saying she expects to be killed any day now.
Deborah Hastings NEW YORK DAILY NEWS 05/06/2015 5:18 PM ET
Updated:...
Officials arrested in Rohingya graveyard case
Police have arrested local officials and are looking for other people allegedly involved in the deaths of many Rohingya people found buried in Songkhla province.
Published: 4/05/2015 at 01:25 PM
Police have arrested local officials and are looking for other people allegedly involved in the deaths of many Rohingya people found...
Time to fight for a moratorium on the death penalty in Asia
When considering a strategy to end the death penalty in the Asia-Pacific region, it should be recognised that by global standards, the region is exceptional in its approach to human rights.
May 7, 2015 - 8:31PM | Gillian Triggs
As Australians mourn the executions of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran we...
Indonesians fighting to abolish the death penalty need our support
In all the sadness, sympathy and anger at the executions of Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan and the others executed in Indonesia, we should acknowledge and appreciate the efforts and work of the human rights advocates and NGOs in Indonesia.
May 5, 2015 - 4:04PM | Patrick Earle
In all the...
Indonesia to stop sending domestic workers to Middle East – reports
Jakarta angry over the recent execution of two Indonesian women found guilty of murder in Saudi Arabia
Agence France-Presse
Tuesday 5 May 2015 07.19 BST
Indonesia will stop sending new domestic workers to 21 Middle Eastern countries after Saudi Arabia executed two Indonesian women in Saudi Arabia, angering Jakarta, local media reported...
THAILAND: Four-year anniversary of imprisonment of Somyot PrueksakasemsukTHAILAND: Four-year anniversary of imprisonment of Somyot Prueksakasemsuk
Somyot Prueksakasemsuk is a long-time labour rights activist and human rights defender in Thailand. From 2007 until his arrest, he was the editor of Voice of Taksin magazine. In Somyot’s case, the Article 112 charges stemmed from allegedly allowing two articles with anti-monarchy content to be published in Voice...
