Tag: Rule of Law / Justice
Philippine activists slam ‘hypocritical’ US rights report
Human rights group Karapatan said on Monday that a report from the US on human rights abuses in the Philippines is "hypocritical." It also claimed that the US is responsible for abuses in the country.
"The US government foments human rights abuses in the Philippines by filling up the military...
Military to sue NPA members for Davao mine attack
CASES of frustrated murder and violation to the International Humanitarian Law will be filed against New People's Army (NPA) rebels responsible for planting of improvised explosive devices (IED) in a Davao del Sur town, a military official said Monday.
In a phone interview, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) human...
Vietnam dissident beaten ahead of diplomat meeting
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Vietnamese dissident says unidentified men assaulted him this week as he was heading to a meeting with an Australian diplomat to talk about the human rights situation in the country.
Dissident Nguyen Bac Truyen says men on motorbikes dragged him from a taxi and punched...
WHAT THINKS EX-JUDGE THE PERAK SULTAN? Int’l human rights group & Suaram SLAM Karpal’s conviction
Paris, Kuala Lumpur – The Malaysian government must stop using colonial-era repressive laws to harass political opposition leaders, FIDH and its member organization SUARAM said today.
On February 21, 2014, the Kuala Lumpur High Court found Democratic Action Party (DAP) Chairman Karpal Singh guilty under Section 4(1) (b) of the...
Martial law victims ask SC to void Sarmiento appointment
MANILA, Philippines – On the same day that President Benigno Aquino III defended the fitness of retired police general Lina Sarmiento as chairperson of the Human Rights Victims' Claims Board (HRVCB), a group of Martial Law victims asked the Supreme Court to void her appointment.
The petitioners – mostly belonging...
The Act of Killing has helped Indonesia reassess its past and present
For more than a year I have been presenting my film, The Act of Killing, to audiences around the world. The documentary investigates how 500,000 Indonesians were murdered in the 1950s and 60s, at the hands of a government that is still in power. Often after screenings, viewers approach...
ASEAN human rights talks face major challenges
When the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) meets in Jakarta this week, its urgent priority must be improving how it communicates and engages with civil society in Southeast Asia and responds to human rights issues.
ASEAN civil society, representing more than 500 million people from the region, has...
Myanmar: Fears extremists could drive out aid
The expulsion of an international medical NGO providing a vital lifeline to displaced Muslims in Myanmar's Rakhine state has raised fears other aid agencies could be next.
Advocates for the Rohingya Muslim minority -- tens of thousands of whom have been displaced by sectarian violence and are forced to live...
Philippine mayor criticised for shaming suspected thief
Manila: The mayor of a town in the Philippines has said he is ready to face charges by a government-run human rights body for allowing civilian security forces to humiliate and parade an alleged thief at a local market.
“It was the only way I could stop the suspected serial...
Malaysia: Court must dismiss politically-motivated case against Anwar Ibrahim
Kuala Lumpur, Paris, 5 March, 2014 – Malaysia’s Court of Appeals must dismiss the politically-motivated case against opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, FIDH and its member organization Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) said today. The next appeal hearing will be held on 6-7 March in Putrajaya.
“This trial is clearly politically motivated...
