Tag: Rule of Law / Justice
Thailand: No Justice 10 Years After Tak Bai Killings
Thailand’s failure to prosecute security personnel responsible for the Tak Bai killings is a glaring injustice that brings the police, military, and courts into disrepute. The Thai authorities’ failure to deliver justice to southern Muslims has fueled conditions for the insurgency in the deep south.
Failure to Prosecute Officers Undermines...
Military charged with International Humanitarian Law violations in Abra killings
Families of the “Lacub martyrs” went to Manila to redress their grievance against the “war crimes” committed by the military in its operations in Abra in September
October 25, 2014 By DEE AYROSO Bulatlat.com
MANILA — Families of the civilians and rebels slain in Lacub, Abra filed on Oct. 24 complaints...
Detained Myanmar reporter Aung Naing shot dead
A Burmese journalist has been shot dead while trying to escape from custody, the army has said.
24 October 2014 Last updated at 15:12
A military statement said that Aung Naing was arrested in Mon state at the end of September while covering clashes near the border between Thailand and Myanmar,...
Balibo Five cover-up: When will it end in justice?
Last Tuesday would have been journalist Gary Cunningham's 67th birthday. But, tragically, Gary was killed in cold blood 39 years ago by the Indonesian army to prevent him from reporting about Indonesia's invasion of East Timor.
October 27, 2014 | Nick Xenophon
Last Tuesday would have been journalist Gary Cunningham's 67th...
Cabinet may put security, law reforms in limbo
The appointment of figures with dark human rights records and political affiliations to security, defense and legal ministerial posts has left the country’s legal and security reforms hanging in the balance.
Yuliasri Perdani and Margareth S. Aritonang, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Headlines | Mon, October 27 2014, 9:05 AM
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Aquino gov’t remains opposed to death penalty
The government under President Aquino remains opposed to the imposition of the death penalty, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said yesterday.
By Mike Frialde | Philippine Star – 12 hours ago
The government under President Aquino remains opposed to the imposition of the death penalty, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said...
SUHAKAM calls for prison reforms in Malaysia — The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM)
The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) wishes to refer to Mr P. Uthayakumar’s revelations of his imprisonment in Kajang Prison, and to state that, following a memorandum received from Persatuan Penasihat Pengguna-Pengguna Malaysia on 5 August 2013, concerning the alleged mistreatment of Mr. P. Uthayakumar in the Kajang...
Myanmar journalist killed by army was former bodyguard of Suu Kyi
A Myanmar journalist who was killed in army custody this month was once a democracy activist and a bodyguard for opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, his wife said on Tuesday
By Paul Mooney | YANGON Tue Oct 28, 2014 3:28pm EDT
(Reuters) - A Myanmar journalist who was killed in...
Malaysian court overturns law that banned cross-dressing
Appeal judges rule unanimously that sharia law deprived three diagnosed with gender identity issues of right to live with dignity
Associated Press in Kuala Lumpur
The Guardian, Friday 7 November 2014 08.10 GMT
Three Malaysian Muslim transgender people have won a court ruling that challenged a religious law banning them from cross-dressing.
Activists...
Death penalty will not bring deterrent effect: Expert
While many Indonesian people agree with corruptors and drug smugglers being handed the death penalty as punishment, human rights advocates note that it will not bring the deterrent effect both lawmakers and the public may expect.
Dylan Amirio, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | World | Mon, November 10 2014, 8:42...
