Tag: Rule of Law / Justice
THAILAND: Human Rights at Risk as State of Emergency Declared
Under the Emergency Decree on Government Administration in a State of Emergency (2005), the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra decreed a State of Emergency in Bangkok and surrounding areas on January 22, 2014.
Under the Emergency Decree on Government Administration in a State of Emergency (2005), the government of...
Cambodian Activists Deliver Petitions to Foreign Embassies
More than 200 Cambodian activists and monks submitted petitions to foreign embassies in the capital Phnom Penh on Thursday calling for pressure on Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government to release 23 protesters
More than 200 Cambodian activists and monks submitted petitions to foreign embassies in the capital Phnom Penh on...
Indonesia Reacts to ‘Act of Killing’ Academy Nomination
It could have been a historical moment for Indonesia.
On Jan. 16 the first film focused exclusively on Indonesian history was nominated in the best documentary category in the 86th Academy Awards. The nomination was the latest in a long list of accolades for Joshua Oppenheimer’s ”The Act of Killing,” a documentary...
Burma: Investigate New Killings of Rohingya
Burma’s national government should immediately and impartially investigate reports of sectarian killings in western Burma, Human Rights Watch said today.
(Bangkok) – Burma’s national government should immediately and impartially investigate reports of sectarian killings in western Burma, Human Rights Watch said today.
Violence primarily by ethnic Arakanese Buddhists against Rohingya Muslims...
BURMA/PHILIPPINES: A senior police officer threatens to kill activists protesting against human rights abuse in Burma if ‘they don’t behave’
On December 5, 2013, Rasti Delizo, the Political Affairs Coordinator of Sanlakas, a broad multi-sectoral organization, together with members of the Free Burma Coalition (FBC) held a peaceful protest action in front of the main gate of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) building at 2330 Roxas Boulevard in...
UN urges Myanmar to probe sectarian killings
YANGON, Jan 24 — The United Nations has called on Myanmar to investigate reports that dozens of men, women and children were killed in attacks on Rohingya Muslims in the country’s strife-torn Rakhine state.
The UN said it had received “credible information” of a series of attacks in a remote...
Drop Navy Charges Against Phuketwan Pair, Australian Liberty Rights Group Urges Thailand
PHUKET: The following letter has been sent by Liberty Victoria to Thailand's Ambassador in Australia regarding the criminal defamation action being pursued by the Royal Thai Navy against Phuketwan journalists Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian:
The Ambassador.
The Royal Thai Embassy,
111 Empire Circuit,
Yarralumla,
Canberra.
Dear Sir
Liberty Victoria is one of Australia's leading human...
The Philippines: Review set for Gender and Development programs, budget; stronger anti-sexual harassment law
QUEZON CITY, Jan 27 -- The Philippines was touted as among the leaders in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and the world in implementing the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Cedaw) through its local laws but a lot needs to be...
SUHAKAM: Childrens dignity violated in ‘eat grass’ incident
KUALA LUMPUR: The punishment allegedly meted out against two students of Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Khai Meng in Sungkai, Perak, was in violation of international standards on children’s rights.
The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) said that the way the punishment was conducted— with the two students wearing bells...
Brunei’s new penal code violates human rights: ICJ
The International Commission of Jurists says Brunei's new penal code, which includes death by stoning for adulterers, would violate human rights.
The sharia penal code, enacted into law last October, is scheduled to come into force in April.
The revised law criminalises adultery, extra-marital affairs, consensual gay sex and also re-introduces...
