Tag: Rule of Law / Justice
Thailand: Opposition Groups Attacking Journalists
B (New York) – Protesters have assaulted journalists, in some cases at the instigation of protest leaders, at rallies in Bangkok since November 25, 2013, Human Rights Watch said today. Thai authorities and protest leaders should act to prevent violence during ongoing political demonstrations.
The rallies involving more than 100,000...
HRW to Thai opposition: Protest but don’t attack journalists
MANILA, Philippines – A New York-based rights group on Wednesday, November 27, slammed the attacks against journalists covering an ongoing political protest in Thailand, two days after Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra enforced the Internal Security Act.
In a press statement, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said there has been a series...
Cambodia: Regional lawmakers group calls on gov’t to probe deaths
An organisation made up of current and former elected representatives from across Southeast Asia has called on the United Nations to investigate the deaths of two people shot by police during protests over the past three months.
In a statement released yesterday, ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) slammed the...
Myanmar: Locals in Rakhine state protest against UN resolution
YANBYE - Local people in a town of Myanmar's western state of Rakhine took to the streets yesterday morning in protest against a United Nations human rights committee resolution urging Myanmar to grant the Bengalis citizenship under the name of Rohingya.
The protesters held their demonstration after seeking permission from...
EU supports police reform in Myanmar
The European Union (EU) has introduced in Myanmar a model project for community policing and best practice in crowd management as part of its support of the country's police reform.
The project, funded by the EU with up to 10 million euro (13.6 million US dollars) will last 18 months,...
Lack of Legal Aid in Cambodia Puts Children, Poor at Risk
A national legal aid system is imperative and must be established to offset a widening gap between those who can afford justice and those who cannot, the representative for the U.N.’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Cambodia said on Friday.
In a bid to address...
Mindanao radio journalist shot dead in latest Philippines media killing
Gunmen shot dead an outspoken radio broadcaster in the Philippines, worsening the country’s record as one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists, press and human rights groups said on Saturday.
Joas Dignos, who commented on local issues in his weekday show Bombardier on DXGT radio, was...
The Philippines: Rights group slams Aquino gov’t on press killings
MANILA, Philippines—The Aquino administration is insulting slain journalists and their families by trying to downplay their deaths, according to the international group Human Rights Watch.
With another broadcaster killed on Friday, the administration must take another look at the situation of media personnel in the Philippines and should do something...
Malaysians believe in death penalty, but not willing to mete it out, survey shows
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians believe in the death penalty but do not want to impose it - even on perpetrators of the most serious crimes.
This seemingly contradictory attitude was among the findings of a recent study by the Death Penalty Project (DPP) on the mandatory death sentence in Malaysia for...
The Philippines: Army reaffirms commitment to human rights
MANILA, Philippines - The Army on Monday renewed its commitment to uphold human rights in all its operations amid cases of enforced disappearances attributed to soldiers.
Soldiers recited a human rights pledge during simultaneous flag ceremonies in all military camps in observance of Human Rights Consciousness Week.
Col. Perfecto Rimando Jr.,...
