Tag: Rule of Law / Justice
Sentinel page drops photos
Less than two weeks after a major rights group lambasted the US’s training of Cambodia’s “abusive armed forces”, allegedly incriminating photographs have been removed from the official Facebook page of the joint training exercise.
Less than two weeks after a major rights group lambasted the US’s training of Cambodia’s “abusive...
Thailand’s junta warns over ‘Hunger Games’ salute
Thailand’s military rulers said Tuesday they are monitoring a new form of silent resistance to the coup — a three-fingered salute borrowed from “The Hunger Games” — and will arrest those in large groups who ignore warnings to lower their arms.
BANGKOK — Thailand’s military rulers said Tuesday they are...
THAILAND: We condemn the coup that threatens democracy and human rights under the title of ‘peace restoration’
Two days after the announcement that martial law had been put in force was made on May 20th, a military junta, named the National Order Maintenance Council (NOMC), led a coup and subsequently installed itself as the government of Thailand.
Two days after the announcement that martial law had been...
Can Calif. hotel boycott change a sultan’s policies?
Human-rights advocates are boycotting the Beverly Hills Hotel whose owner, the sultan of Brunei, is phasing in harsh Islamic laws in his country against homosexuality and abortion.
There are few hotels as fundamental to a place as the Beverly Hills Hotel. The pink palace, around which the town grew and...
Shame on the Sultan of Brunei for Turning Employees Into Human Shields
The Dorchester Collection repeatedly has tried to respond to criticism ever since its owner, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, began to implement draconian penal code reforms that could lead to the violent repression -- and even stoning -- of women and LGBT people.
The Dorchester Collection repeatedly has tried to...
Five years later, activist Melissa Roxas still seeking justice
It's been five years since activist Melissa Roxas claimed she was abducted and held prisoner by those who she believes were members of the Philippine military in Tarlac.
It's been five years since activist Melissa Roxas claimed she was abducted and held prisoner by those who she believes were members...
Tense Times in Thailand
Human rights groups have warned that Thailand is on a “downward spiral” as the military continues to target pro-democracy activists and supporters of the deposed government following last month’s coup d’état.
Human rights groups have warned that Thailand is on a “downward spiral” as the military continues to target pro-democracy...
A bridge too far for Sokha?
Deputy opposition leader Kem Sokha has drawn the ire of the government and civil society groups after on Wednesday accusing Vietnam of orchestrating the Koh Pich bridge stampede that killed more than 350 people in 2010 as part of a plot to “eliminate the Khmer race, tradition and culture”.
Deputy...
Burma Army Kills 1 Civilian, Injures 5: Rights Group
The Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) has accused the Burma Army of attacking ethnic Shan civilians during recent military operations on the border of Kachin and Shan states.
The Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) has accused the Burma Army of attacking ethnic Shan civilians during recent military operations on the...
Cambodia Called Out For Extrajudicial Killings
Cambodia has been cited as one of 10 countries in which torture and extrajudicial killings are common, in a submission made this week by the Hong Kong-based Asia Legal Resource Center to the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Cambodia has been cited as one of 10 countries in which torture...
