Tag: Rule of Law / Justice
Shariah In Brunei: Lawmakers Pressure Sultanate To Get Out Of TPP Free Trade Talks Due To Islamic Law
Brunei, the tiny Southeast Asian sultanate sitting on a billion barrels of proven oil reserves, is a close ally of the U.S., but some lawmakers in Congress are pushing to have the country booted out of the region's free trade talks due to its strict adherence to Islamic law.
Brunei,...
Thailand: Fears of Crackdown Trigger Exodus
(New York) – The Thai military authorities should urgently improve human rights protections of migrant workers to end their mass flight from the country, Human Rights Watch said.
(New York) – The Thai military authorities should urgently improve human rights protections of migrant workers to end their mass flight from...
Laos: Government urged to address land rights issues and protect rights defenders
The Lao government must urgently address land rights issues and protect land and environmental rights defenders, FIDH and its member organization, the Lao Movement for Human Rights (LMHR), said today.
Paris, Bangkok, 18 June 2014: The Lao government must urgently address land rights issues and protect land and environmental rights...
Lawmaker, rights lawyer blast VIP detention for senators
An activist lawmaker and a human rights lawyer criticized the planned detention of the three senators charged with plunder and graft over the pork barrel scam in special cells at the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Quezon City.
MANILA, Philippines -- An activist lawmaker and a human rights lawyer...
Thailand: Grim outlook for human rights after a month of martial law
There appears to be no end in sight to violations of a range of human rights one month after martial law was declared in Thailand, Amnesty International warned today.
There appears to be no end in sight to violations of a range of human rights one month after martial law...
Suhakam renews call for repeal of Sedition Act
Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) has again drawn attention to its call to repeal the Sedition Act 1948 after Seri Delima assemblyman RSN Rayer’s recent arrest and charge.
Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) has again drawn attention to its call to repeal the Sedition Act 1948 after Seri...
Thai junta denies human rights violations
The Thai military government has dismissed concerns raised by international advocacy groups over alleged violations related to human rights, human trafficking and labour abuses.
The Thai military government has dismissed concerns raised by international advocacy groups over alleged violations related to human rights, human trafficking and labour abuses.
Thailand’s National Council...
UNHRC approves Vietnam human rights report
Addressing a UNHRC session in New York on June 20, Ambassador Nguyen Trung Thanh, head of the Vietnamese delegation, noted that Vietnam had a frank and constructive dialogue with 106 countries during the 18th session of the working group on UPR on February 5, 2014, and received a total...
Battling for a better tomorrow
The shockwaves from Thailand’s coup have reverberated across Southeast Asia.
The shockwaves from Thailand’s coup have reverberated across Southeast Asia. The May 22 decision by the army to take power has had some ironic consequences, making Cambodia look free and stable in comparison and Myanmar’s democratic reforms look positively progressive.
Dozens...
Aust urged to end association with human rights abuse in West Papua
The Director of Communications at the Human Rights Law Center in Australia urges the Australian government to “introduce laws that would minimise the risk of Australian policing or military assistance supporting human rights violators.”
The Director of Communications at the Human Rights Law Center in Australia urges the Australian government...
