Tag: Rule of Law / Justice
ASEAN governments urged to abolish death penalty
Civil society organisations from ASEAN countries are urging the grouping’s governments to impose an immediate moratorium on the use of the death penalty with a view of completely abolishing the form of penalty, said civil society groups at the ASEAN People’s Forum in a statement issued last Friday, 24...
Indonesia Drug Convicts’ Execution: France Warns Of Consequences If Frenchman Serge Atlaoui Is Executed
France’s President Francois Hollande warned Saturday that Indonesia would face diplomatic consequences if it executes Frenchman Serge Atlaoui, who is among a group of 10 men on death penalty over drug trafficking offenses. The news comes a day after families of the convicts headed to Indonesia before the scheduled...
Indonesia: Stop Imminent Executions
“President Widodo has an important opportunity to signal Indonesia’s rejection of the death penalty by sparing the lives of the 10 people facing looming execution. Widodo can demonstrate true leadership by ending capital punishment as unacceptable state brutality.”
Phelim Kine, deputy Asia director
Death Penalty for Drug Crimes Violates International Law
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U.N. chief appeals to Indonesia to stop death row executions
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Indonesia on Friday not to execute prisoners on death row for drug crimes, including citizens of Australia, Brazil, France, Ghana, Indonesia, Nigeria and the Philippines.
UNITED NATIONS | By Michelle Nichols
(Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Indonesia on Friday not...
Death penalty in Indonesia: an executioner’s story
The worst part is the human touch, he says, the connection with those who are about to die. The executioner has to lace the prisoner’s limbs, hands and feet to a cross-shaped pole with thick rope. It is that final moment of brutal intimacy that haunts.
Kate Lamb | Friday...
CHR records 84 human rights violation cases since 2014
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) regional office recorded 84 cases of human rights violation from January 2014 up to March this year, most of them allegedly perpetrated by the police and the military.
Monday, 13 April 2015 20:43 | By Funny Pearl A. Gajunera
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR)...
Global rights body to release report on Malaysian clampdown in time for Asean summit
Global human rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) plans to release a report on Putrajaya's clampdown on freedom of expression just before world leaders gather in Kuala Lumpur for the 27th Asean summit in November.
BY JENNIFER GOMEZ | Published: 10 April 2015 7:00 AM
Research for the report, "Criminalising freedom...
Myanmar’s military: Judge, jury, executioner
What's the likelihood of Myanmar's army disciplining itself to fulfil its obligations under international law?
12 Apr 2015 05:20 GMT | Human Rights, Asia, Myanmar
About the Author
David Baulk | David Baulk is a Gender and Development consultant, focusing on the human rights of women in Burma.
Earlier last week, the attempt...
International lawyers plead with Widodo
The Belgium-based and United Nations-accredited International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) has asked Indonesian President Joko Widodo to overturn the death sentence on Mary Jane Veloso due to the lack of legal services and representation accorded her during her drug trafficking trial.
Inquirer Central Luzon 5:09 AM | Monday, April...
Thai Princess Cites Role of Education in Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand, underscored the importance of education in fighting crime in the recent Doha Youth Forum on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.
Doha, Qatar, Apr 10, 2015 - (ACN Newswire) - HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand, underscored the importance of education in fighting crime in the...
