Tag: Rule of Law / Justice
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...
Thailand: Abhisit, Suthep charged in 2010 red shirt rally crackdown
Bangkok — Thai prosecutors indicted former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban on Monday for ordering crackdowns on the 2010 red shirt protests that left at least 92 people dead.
The indictments are based on a report compiled by the Department of Special Investigation covering the...
Indonesia: Disturbing report reveals details about ‘genocide’ in West Papua
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has released a report into human rights abuses against West Papuans by the Indonesian military in 1977 and 1978, saying what occurred amounted to genocide.
The Hong Kong-based organisation called for an ad hoc human rights court to be set up to hear the...
Cambodian Authorities Violently Disperse Protests over Shooting Death
Authorities in Cambodia's capital on Friday violently cracked down on a group of protesters demanding justice for a man shot dead after police opened fire at the sidelines of an opposition rally last month, witnesses said.
Security forces forcefully dispersed dozens of villagers and monks who had gathered at the...
U.N. reviews military tribunals
GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Military tribunals, convened outside the civilian justice system, need to conform to basic standards for due process, a U.N. rights official said from Geneva.
Gabriela Knaul, U.N. special envoy on judicial independence, said U.N. member states need to enact tighter principles to govern military...
Malaysia: Drop Charges for Film Screening
(Bangkok) – The Malaysian authorities should immediately drop charges against a rights activist accused of showing a film about Sri Lanka’s civil war without Censorship Board approval, Human Rights Watch said today.
Lena Hendry, of the human rights group Pusat KOMAS, was charged under the Film Censorship Act for organizing...
Myanmar’s Drive for Peace
KUALA LUMPUR — With Myanmar coming out of the cold after five decades of military rule, President Thein Sein and his deputies are eager to show the world they are making progress on political reforms. The latest government ploy is to pressure minority groups — through a buildup of...
Thailand Hit by Mass Protests over Amnesty Bill
At least ten thousand protesters have hit the streets in central Thailand to protest a proposed amnesty bill that would provide amnesty for actions since the 2006 coup. Critics believe that the bill is aimed at allowing Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s brother, Thaksin Shinawatra to return to Thailand.
Thaksin was...
Myanmar set to release dozens of political prisoners: panel member
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar may release scores of political prisoners this month to fulfil a promise by its reformist president to free prisoners of conscience by the end of this year, a member of a state-appointed panel said on Wednesday.
A 19-member committee set up by President Thein Sein to...
Amnesty slams Vietnam’s worsening rights record
Authoritarian Vietnam has stepped up an alarming crackdown on domestic dissent even as it seeks a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, Amnesty International said Thursday.
The one-party Communist state is using a raft of draconian legislation to clamp down on a growing number of citizens who seek to...
