Tag: Rule of Law / Justice
Military Police at Large After Firing at Truckers
Authorities in Prey Veng province are searching for a group of rogue military police officers who shot at, tied up and beat two local truckers who drove through a pair of checkpoints without stopping while transporting a load of rice along National Road 11 on Thursday night, officials said...
Villagers Mark Six Years Since Violent Eviction
Some 200 monks, villagers and land rights activists came together in Siem Reap province’s Chi Kreng district on Saturday to mark the six-year anniversary of the day that police opened fire on a group of farmers protesting their impending eviction.
By Saing Soenthrith | March 23, 2015
Some 200 monks, villagers...
Laos Tries But Fails to Make ASEAN NGOs Ignore Plight of Missing Activist
Lao activists are crying foul at a stealthy, failed attempt by their government to delete the disappearance of the country's most prominent civil society leader from the list of regional human rights issues to be discussed on the sidelines of the Association of? Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in...
UN rights expert calls on Myanmar to end abuses
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Yanghee Lee on Wednesday called on state authorities to address ongoing challenges to the democratic reform process in Myanmar.
Thursday 19 March 2015 at 1:05 PM ET by Laura DeGeer
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of...
Opposition demands POTA draft, says govt playing dirty
Opposition MPs are still in the dark over details of the Prevention of Terrorism Act and are worried rushing its approval will lead to abuse later.
James Sivalingam | March 18, 2015
KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Rakyat MPs today urged the government to present the draft on the impending Prevention of Terrorism...
Thailand PM speaks of easing martial law
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha called Tuesday for a limit to the use of martial law that has been in place since May. Under martial law, all political protests have been banned and the military possesses unbridled authority to arrest and detain citizens.
Tuesday 17 March 2015 at 11:53...
Thailand: End Secret Military Detention
“Natthida Miwangpa’s arrest and secret detention by the Thai military should set off flashing red lights. Holding a witness to alleged military crimes incommunicado for six days is a profoundly disturbing abuse of authority that has become commonplace under martial law.” - Brad Adams, Asia director
Witness to Army Killings...
Malaysia: ICJ calls for immediate release of Nurul Izzah Anwar, detained in relation to Sedition Act
The ICJ today condemned the arrest and detention of Malaysian Member of Parliament and daughter of imprisoned opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, Nurul Izzah Anwar, under section 4(1) of the colonial-era 1948 Sedition Act.
16 March 2015
The ICJ today condemned the arrest and detention of Malaysian Member of Parliament and daughter...
Executive summary of Senate report on Mamasapano clash
Below is the executive summary of the joint committee report of three Senate panels that looked into the bloody Jan. 25 Mamasapano clash which left over 60 people dead, including 44 elite commandos of the PNP Special Action Force. The executive summary was sent by the office of Sen....
Four Thai activists to face military court in ‘landmark case’
Four Thai activists are to face military court on charges of violating junta orders banning public gatherings in what a rights group on Monday called a "landmark case" that could stir indignation at strict military rule.
BANGKOK Mon Mar 16, 2015 8:23am EDT
(Reuters) - Four Thai activists are to face...
