Tag: Rule of Law / Justice
‘The forest lives on’ : Slain botanist’s legacy blooms amid 4 years of injusticef
"Getting justice in the Philippines is like betting on lotto.”
November 16, 2014
“Leonard Co believed that if only we can see the wealth of the Philippines, the plants, we would love our country even more."
By DEE AYROSO
Bulatlat.com
MANILA — “Getting justice in the Philippines is like betting on lotto.”
University of the...
Week-long commemoration of Ampatuan massacre opens with video campaign
"Patay na ang balita 'pag patay na ang nagbabalita (News is dead if the one who delivers it is gone)," says veteran journalist Cheche Lazaro in a video campaign by the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, urging Filipinos to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Ampatuan massacre, which...
UN Urges Cambodia to Respect the Law
The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi, urged the Cambodian Government to respect the law and the principle of judicial independence in response to the recent arrests and swift convictions of land activists and opposition party members.
Tuesday, 18 November 2014; News by Khmer Times/Kali...
Inquiry Into Journalist Killing Could ‘Soon’ Wrap Up: Commission Member
The Myanmar National Human Rights Commission has questioned dozens of witnesses, including members of the police and Burma Army, as part of its inquiry into the killing of journalist Aung Kyaw Naing and the probe could wrap up “soon,” a commission member said.
By ZARNI MANN / THE IRRAWADDY| Monday,...
Myanmar still has 75 political prisoners, AAPP says
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) says there are 75 political prisoners still put in prison and another 121 awaiting trial for their activities in Myanmar, in a report released on Nov 17 by the association.
Published on Tuesday, 18 November 2014 01:00
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP)...
Cambodia’s government uses courts to silence critics: U.N. rapporteur
Cambodia's government is using the country's judiciary to silence opposition parties and other critics of its policies, a United Nations investigator said on Tuesday.
GENEVA Tue Nov 18, 2014 9:10am EST
(Reuters) - Cambodia's government is using the country's judiciary to silence opposition parties and other critics of its policies, a...
Witness protection key to fighting impunity
In June 2010, a newspaper editor was gunned down in his hometown in Digos City in the southern Philippines, an assassination that implicated local politicians. He was one of three journalists killed in that month alone.
By KYAW YE LYNN November 24, 2014 3:20pm
In June 2010, a newspaper editor was...
Philippines vows justice five years after massacre
Top officials on Sunday vowed to deliver justice as the Philippines marked the fifth anniversary of the country’s worst-ever political massacre that killed 58.
November 23, 2014 Updated: November 23, 2014 08:05 PM
AMPATUAN, PHILIPPINES // Top officials on Sunday vowed to deliver justice as the Philippines marked the fifth anniversary...
GLOBAL MEDIA ON MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE | Aquino govt enables environment for impunity
An international organization representing over half a million journalists from 134 countries has concluded a mission to revisit the Maguindanao Massacre of 58 persons, and cast much of the blame for the zero convictions, five years after the crime, on the Aquino administration.
InterAksyon.com
The online news portal of TV5
MANILA -...
Burmese murder accused ask British backpackers’ families for help
Two Burmese men detained in Thailand for allegedly killing the British backpackers Hannah Witheridge and David Miller have told the Guardian they are innocent and have appealed to the victims’ families and the UK government to help them clear their names
Peter Walker in Koh Samui
The Guardian, Thursday 20 November...
