Tag: Rule of Law / Justice
CA confirms generals tagged in human rights cases
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed on Wednesday, February 19, the promotion of 2 generals controversial for their involvement in human rights cases.
Major General Eduardo Año, the chief of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, was tagged in the 2007 disappearance of...
Vietnamese Court Upholds Dissident Quan’s Jail Sentence
A court in Vietnam on Tuesday rejected an appeal by jailed prominent government critic Le Quoc Quan against his conviction on tax evasion charges, upholding a 30-month prison sentence despite claims that the case was politically motivated.
Hundreds of his supporters demonstrated outside the Hanoi People’s Court of Appeals, in...
Comango: ‘Uncalled for’ to threaten anti-terror law against free speech
PETALING JAYA, Feb 19 — The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) made an “uncalled for” threat when he warned that a law designed to tackle terrorism would be used on those commenting on racial and religious matters, said a group critical of the move today.
According to the Coalition of Malaysian...
UN human rights envoy says sectarian violence may jeopardize Myanmar’s democratic reforms
YANGON, Myanmar — The U.N special investigator on human rights in Myanmar warned Wednesday that sectarian violence could jeopardize the country's democratic reforms if it is not addressed urgently. Tomas Ojea Quintana said the government's investigation of recent violence between Buddhists and Muslims in northern Rakhine state failed to...
Laos Human Rights Abuses ‘Serious,’ But Mostly Hidden From View
The one-party Communist government of Laos is committing “serious” human rights abuses which go largely unreported due to tight political controls, rights groups say, following a report that the country has become the most repressive state in the region.
Laos has been under sharper focus by rights groups since popular...
Quintana slams Maungdaw investigation
The human rights situation in Burma has improved, UN envoy Tomás Ojea Quintana said at Yangon Airport on Wednesday, speaking at a press conference that concluded a six-day visit to the country and also marked the end of his six-year mandate as the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Human Rights...
Cambodia Vows to Bring Perpetrators of ‘Racist’ Killing to Justice
Cambodian authorities on Thursday gave assurances they would carry out a thorough investigation into the beating death of a Vietnamese-Cambodian man in what is believed to have been a racially-motivated attack, following concerns expressed by the Vietnamese government.
Nguyen Yaing Ngoc, 28, was chased and attacked by a group of...
UN envoy urges impartial probe into Myanmar Rohingya ‘killings’
The United Nation's rights envoy to Myanmar has raised "serious concerns" over the impartiality of a government investigation into allegations of deadly attacks on Rohingya Muslims in the country's Rakhine state.
Tomas Ojea Quintana, the UN special rapporteur for human rights in Myanmar, has warned that tensions in Rakhine, could...
Thailand: Bangkok Violence Escalates
(New York) – Unlawful actions by Thai police and protesters threaten further violence in Thailand’s ongoing political conflict, Human Rights Watch said today. Thai authorities and protest leaders should take all necessary steps to end politically motivated violence and lawbreakers on all sides should be prosecuted.
On February 18, 2014,...
Yale should renew the human rights argument in Singapore, advocates say
Human rights activists are urging Yale students and faculty to renew pressure on the university over its decision to launch a satellite campus in Singapore.
“Were I a student at Yale, I’d be camped outside the administration office,” said Robert Amsterdam, an international human rights lawyer who represents Singaporean political...
