Tag: Rule of Law / Justice
[Update] Military court releases 4 anti-junta activists
The military court refused to detain the four anti-junta activists charged with violating junta’s public gathering ban after the police filed charges against them
Submitted by editor2 on Mon, 16/03/2015 - 17:33
The military court refused to detain the four anti-junta activists charged with violating junta’s public gathering ban after the...
Thailand: Drop Charges Against Peaceful Critics
The Thai military junta should immediately stop arresting and prosecuting peaceful critics and end the trial of civilians in military courts. Every arbitrary arrest shows Thailand descending deeper into dictatorial rule - Brad Adams, Asia director
Thailand: Drop Charges Against Peaceful Critics
March 17, 2015
(New York) – Thai authorities should immediately...
Report on ABSDF’s Parjau massacre released
A report on the Parjau massacre, which took place at the northern headquarters of the All Burma Students Democratic Front (ABSDF) in 1991 and 1992 in northern Kachin State, was released on March 15, and the committee to investigate the incident held a press conference in Yangon that same...
Justice in Indonesia: A ‘sadistic’ murderer who killed a father and son gets clemency… but Australia’s condemned Bali Nine duo get NO MERCY
A 'sadistic' double murderer has been granted clemency by the Indonesia President Joko Widodo, while two of the Bali Nine ringleaders remain on death row.
By Freya Noble and Belinda Grant Geary For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 23:36 GMT, 14 March 2015 | Updated: 00:47 GMT, 15 March 2015
A 'sadistic' double...
IPI calls for probe into police attacks on journalists
Authorities in Myanmar urgently need to investigate the arrests and reported beatings by police officers of journalists covering recent protests and to punish all those responsible for the use of excessive force, the International Press Institute or IPI said March 16.
17 March 2015 | Written by Mizzima Published in...
Monks plan to sue Myanmar minister for using chemicals to end protest
Buddhist monks have prepared a lawsuit against Myanmar's interior minister, accusing police of using poisonous chemicals to break up a protest in 2012, the monks and a human rights organization said on Monday.
YANGON Mon Mar 16, 2015 5:56am EDT
(Reuters) - - Buddhist monks have prepared a lawsuit against Myanmar's...
Thailand: Judicial harassment against Mr. Anon Nampa
The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources about the judicial harassment against Mr. Anon Nampa, a volunteer lawyer with the organization Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR). TLHR was established by a group of lawyers in May 2014 to provide legal assistance to alleged lèse-majesté violators and activists...
Myanmar: UN officials pledge humanitarian, development assistance
The United Nations remains committed to helping Myanmar achieve its humanitarian and development needs in order to boost living standards for all its citizens, top UN officials have declared during their visit to the Asian country.
New York, Mar 14 | IBNS | 3 days ago
"Myanmar is in the midst...
Indonesia’s government grilled for going soft on graft
"Corruption has caused systemic problems in the country. It's against logical reasoning if the government insists graft convicts should be treated the same as perpetrators of general crime,"
Hans Nicholas Jong, Haeril HalimThe Jakarta Post/Asia News Network Monday, Mar 16, 2015
JAKARTA - While the crisis between the National Police and...
Shafee ‘cowardly’ for barring discussion of post-Anwar trial conduct, lawyers say
Lawyers today derided Tan Sri Muhd Shafee Abdullah for seeking a court injunction prohibiting the Malaysian Bar from discussing his allegedly questionable behaviour after the Federal Court convicted Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of sodomy.
BY BOO SU-LYN | Saturday March 14, 2015 06:08 PM GMT+8
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14...
