Tag: Rule of Law / Justice
Vietnam: Revise Constitution to Protect Rights
(New York) - Vietnam's National Assembly should ensure that the country's revised constitution fully meets international human rights standards, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the chairman of the National Assembly. Vietnam's parliament is considering and expected to vote on constitutional amendments during a session from October...
Malaysia: Putrajaya’s ‘backsliding’ human rights eclipsing Najib’s earlier reforms, says watchdog
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — Malaysia’s human rights track record has taken a turn for the worse in the last six months, a human rights watchdog claimed today as Putrajaya readies itself to face its second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in the United Nations (UN) tomorrow.
According to Human Rights...
The Philippines: AFP will turn over officer tagged in Jonas Burgos abduction
MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will comply with a Quezon City court ruling ordering the arrest of Army Major Harry Baliaga Jr in connection with his alleged role in the 2007 abduction of activist Jonas Burgos, military officers said.
The AFP has not received the...
The Philippines: Karapatan assails dismissal of murder raps vs soldiers in massacre of mother, 2 sons
MANILA, Philippines - Human rights group Karapatan on Tuesday assailed the dismissal by a provincial prosecutor of murder charges against soldiers in the October 2012 massacre of a B’laan mother and her two children in Davao del Sur, despite firm testimony by witnesses who heard some of them discuss "finishing off"...
Brunei could see more capital punishment as Sultan plans to introduce sharia law
The leader of a moderate Muslim organisation says the the introduction of sharia law in Brunei could mean there will be more capital punishment.
The Sultan of Brunei plans to enforce the tough Islamic penal code in phases over the next six months.
Punishments under the Hudud code, which applies only...
Thailand: Thai Princess Campaigns for Rule of Law
UNITED NATIONS — A Thai princess who became a criminal prosecutor and launched a campaign to help incarcerated women is now embarking on a global campaign to promote the rule of law and make “equal justice” a UN goal.
At the age of 34, Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol is Thailand’s ambassador...
Burma: Lest We Don’t See, a Genocide is in the Making
Since the summer of 2012 Burma has seen pogroms, massacres, riots of unprecedented scale against religious minorities, the latest being on the 30th April. A few hundreds have been killed and a few hundred thousands have been rendered homeless.
Much has been talked about how it is a ploy by...
Brunei Sultanate Toughens Sharia Law, Now Includes Flogging and Stoning to Death
Hassanal Bolkiah, sultan of Brunei Darussalam, has sought to toughen the existing Sharia law penal code in the country. Effective April 2014, offenders of the revised law, such as adulterers face death by stoning, amputation of limbs for theft, as well as flogging for alcohol consumption and abortion, among...
Indonesian minister ready to grant parole to Corby
The Indonesian government minister who holds Schapelle Corby's fate in his hands has virtually guaranteed the convicted drug smuggler will be granted parole when the recommendation hits his desk.
''The record of Schapelle Corby is good, and if a good person serves her sentence, well, we automatically have to give...
Brunei Becomes First East Asian State to Adopt Sharia Law
This week, Brunei made waves across Southeast Asia when Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah announced that he would move his nation towards implementing Islamic Sharia law into its national penal code. The Sultan has ruled Brunei since 1967 and possesses absolute executive authority as head of state. While Sharia had previously...
