Tag: Rule of Law / Justice
Indonesia’s ex-general Prabowo edges closer to presidential race
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Former general Prabowo Subianto, who has struggled to shake off accusations of human rights abuses, received the backing of Indonesia’s oldest Islamic party on Friday, bringing him close to being able to run in the July 9 presidential election.
None of the major parties, including Prabowo’s Gerindra...
Brunei delays introduction of tough Islamic law
Brunei has postponed its implementation of tough Islamic criminal punishments that were due to begin Tuesday and have drawn condemnation from the UN's human rights office and rare criticism at home.
No confirmed new date was given for the start of the sharia penalties -- which will eventually include flogging,...
Brunei delays introduction of tough Islamic law
Brunei has postponed its implementation of tough Islamic criminal punishments that were due to begin Tuesday and have drawn condemnation from the UN's human rights office and rare criticism at home.
No confirmed new date was given for the start of the sharia penalties -- which will eventually include flogging,...
Tackle human trafficking during Obama visit, NGO urges
MANILA, Philippines -- An international human rights organization wants President Benigno Aquino III and US President Barack Obama to discuss efforts to stem human trafficking when the American leader visits the country on April 28 and 29.
The International Justice Mission is involved in efforts to stop human trafficking in...
Cambodian cyber law could shutter freedom of expression
In May 2012, the Cambodian government announced it was drafting a Cybercrime Law. Ignoring calls to allow public input, the government has kept the draft secret, confirming only that it plans to put the law before parliament later this year.
Despite the government's opaque approach, an English translation of the...
Judiciary laws ready
The Council of Ministers on Friday approved three draft laws on judicial reform, clearing the way for them to move into parliament and prompting calls from the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) not to pass the legislation without the participation of the opposition.
The laws – which deal with...
An indigenous activist described as ‘target persons’ in a leaked military document was killed
On 25 March, 2014 at 7pm, William Bugatti, a human rights defender and member of a Tuwali tribe in Ifugao province, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen along the Ifugao Highway in Bolog, Kiangan. He was on his way home to his family. He sustained three gunshot wounds.
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West Papua: Photo Project Draws Attention To Human Rights Abuses And Political Struggle
A Dutch Surinamese photographer and journalist has created a photo project of West Papuan political refugees living in exile to raise awareness of their plight. While in West Papua, his equipment was confiscated and returned only upon his departure, despite that it was not a visit for journalistic purposes....
Old problems persist in new NGO draft law
The latest version of the government’s draft law on NGOs, which was approved by the Council of Ministers in January, is identical to an earlier version made available to civil society in 2011, with several outstanding concerns still intact, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights said yesterday.
Working from a...
INDONESIA: Peaceful protesters arrested & tortured by police in Papua
According to information gathered by London-based human rights organisation TAPOL, Alfares Kapisa and Yali Wenda were participating in a peaceful demonstration at Cendrawasih University on 2 April 2014. The protest was part of the Global Day of Action, demanding the release of 76 Papuan political prisoners.
Protesters began gathering at...
