Tag: Rule of Law / Justice
UN investigating possible refugee deaths
After 11 more Montagnard asylum seekers from Vietnam reportedly arrived in Ratanakkiri province late on Sunday evening, the United Nations yesterday said it was looking into unconfirmed reports from local villagers that eight others had been found dead in the province.
Tue, 7 April 2015
Phak Seangly and Alice Cuddy
After 11...
Bali Nine pair Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran lose bid to challenge clemency decision
The Australians’ appeal against the president’s decision not to give them clemency fails but their lawyer says he will now file a challenge to the constitutional court
Guardian staff | Monday 6 April 2015 08.09 BST
A Jakarta court has thrown out a bid by Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan to...
Nurul Izzah wants Opposition’s say on Pota
The Rule of Law must prevail and the Federal Constitution must be honoured, respected and upheld
Joe Fernandez | April 6, 2015
KUALA LUMPUR: Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar has urged Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to immediately table the Prevention of Terrorism Act (Pota), and six other proposed legislation...
The Hague to Unveil Street Named After Murdered Activist Munir
A bicycle path is set to be officially inaugurated in The Hague to commemorate the prominent Indonesian human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, who was murdered in 2004 on his way to the Netherlands.
By Jakarta Globe on 05:42 pm Apr 03, 2015
Jakarta. A bicycle path is set to be...
Malaysia: Scrap Repressive Counterterrorism Bill
The draft counter-terrorism law is like a legal zombie returned from the grave of the discredited and abusive Internal Security Act. By proposing this legislation, the Malaysian government is signalling its willingness to return to Malaysia’s past policies of repression.
Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director
Proposed Law Restores Indefinite Detention Without...
Indonesia slammed in death penalty report
Reports of corruption in the Indonesian judiciary have been raised in a global report on the death penalty.
Source:
AAP
1 Apr 2015 - 10:00 AM UPDATED YESTERDAY 10:04 AM
A global report on capital punishment has pointed to widespread reports of corruption in Indonesia's judiciary, while slamming claims in Jakarta that a...
Change versus Continuity in the Philippines. Insurgency, “Counter-Terrorism” and the Mamapasano Incident
By Richard Falk
Global Research, March 31, 2015
Transcend Media Service
After more than 30 years I recently spent a week in the Philippines, giving a few arranged talks at universities, meeting with NGOs, and old friends who shared their understanding of this fascinating fast growing country of approximately 105 million people...
Asean weighing stiffer penalties for wildlife traffickers, says minister
Asean countries are planning harsher laws to address wildlife trafficking in the region to deter perpetrators from the multi-billion ringgit trade, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman.
By Julia Chan
Published: March 30, 2015 02:43 PM
KOTA KINABALU, March 30 — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) countries are planning...
KNPB Report Yahukimo Case to National Human Rights Commission
KNPB lodged a report to the National Commission on Human Rights accusing police of human right violations in Yahukimo when they dispersed a fundraising frive for disaster victims in Vanuatu.
tabloidjubi.com Mar 30th, 2015
Jayapura, Jubi – The Central West Papua National Committee (KNPB) lodged a report to the National Commission...
Mary Jane Veloso: How a 30-year-old Filipina ended up on death row in Indonesia
Mary Jane Veloso, 30, was caught trafficking drugs when her flight from Malaysia landed in Jogjakarta in April 2010. She unknowingly brought with her 2.6 kilograms of heroin with a street value of US$500,000. Reports imply that she was not aware of the drugs hidden inside her luggage.
By Coconuts...
