Tag: Rule of Law / Justice
West denounces repression of bloggers, religions in Vietnam
GENEVA (Reuters) - Western countries on Wednesday denounced Vietnam's jailing of bloggers and curbs on the Internet and called on its Communist government to respect basic freedoms of worship and expression.
Britain's diplomat Ruth Tumer told the Geneva-based U.N. Human Rights Council that her country regretted "recent trends to control...
Oscar nomination ends Indonesia’s amnesia
The Academy Awards are most closely associated with expensive, red carpet dresses and banal acceptance speeches. There is rarely space for the edgy, politically meaningful, or foreign. This year, however, one Oscar nominee for best documentary feature, “The Act of Killing,” resurrects one of the great “forgotten” mass murders,...
“Banned Civil Society Voices” at the United Nations on the eve of Vietnam’s UPR
GENEVA, 5 February 2014 (Vietnam Committee) – Civil society representatives, international human rights organizations and members of government delegations from the USA, Canada, the European Union, the UK, Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and Finland met at a Conference on “Banned Civil Society Voices” at the...
PRESS STATEMENT – OHCHR REGIONAL OFFICE FOR SOUTH EAST ASIA
(04 February 2014, Bangkok) The United Nations Human Rights Office for South East Asia (OHCHR) today expressed concern about a confrontation between anti-government and pro-election groups on 1 February near the Laksi District Office which involved the use of firearms. The incident reportedly left eight individuals injured.
Since beginning monitoring...
Philippine police officers played roulette to torture suspects
HANOI--Ten national police officers in the Philippines have been fired for torturing detainees in a twisted game of “roulette,” according to human rights officials and activists.
"For police officers to use torture 'for fun' is despicable," said Amnesty International, the London-based human rights advocacy group. "These are abhorrent acts."
The case...
CHR to PNP: Teach human rights in criminology schools
MANILA, Philippines – If the Philippine National Police (PNP) wants a human rights-based approach in maintaining peace and order, they have to go back to the basics – that is, review if this is even being taught in criminology schools in the country.
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) made...
Stop the Secret Execution of Chandran Paskaran this Friday 7th Feb 2014
Asian Tribune joins with HINDRAF (Hindu Rights Action Force ) and Amnesty International in calling for the immediate stop of the halting the secret execution one Mr Chandran a/l Paskaran that is to take place on 7th February 2014 in Kajang prison.
HINDRAF has called upon the Attorney General’s office...
Myanmar vows to cooperate with independent human rights monitoring group
Myanmar President U Thein Sein Vowed on Wednesday to cooperate with an independent human rights monitoring group.
U Thein Sein made the remarks when he met with the group made up of three representatives from Human Rights Watch, David Matthison, Brad Adams and Phil Roberison.
U Thein Sein expressed wishes to...
Vietnam report highlights human rights achievements
Vietnam’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Report in the second cycle was reviewed at a session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) on February 5 in Geneva, Switzerland.
The report stressed the achievements Vietnam has recorded in respecting, protecting and promoting human rights as well as the implementation of...
Waytha: Suspend all death sentences
PETALING JAYA: Human rights movement Hindraf today called on the government to suspend all death sentences pending Putrajaya’s decision to look into Human Rights Council’s recommendations by March 2014.
Hindraf chairman P Waythamoorthy, who is also a deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, said Putrajaya had agreed during the...
