Tag: Rule of Law / Justice
Southern Thai peace talks discussed as PM visits Malaysia
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha and his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak on Monday discussed prospects for restarting stalled peace talks aimed at ending southern Thailand's deadly Muslim insurgency, officials said.
Agence France-Presse December 1, 2014 6:30pm
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha and his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak on Monday discussed prospects...
Kontras Urges Jokowi to Revoke Parole for Munir Muderer
The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras), which was founded by Munir to advocate justice for the victims of abuses committed by the state, joined other human rights organizations on Sunday in condemning the early release of Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto.
By Jakarta Globe on 04:29 pm Nov...
Filipino psychologists on Laude’s death and gender-based violence
Psychology professionals from all over the country highlight the grave consequences of violence on the mental health and well-being of women
Psychological Association of the Philippines
Published 6:17 PM, Dec 01, 2014
Updated 6:21 PM, Dec 01, 2014
MANILA, Philippines – Feelings of worthlessness, beliefs of being damaged, debilitating anxiety, disturbed sleep, symptoms...
Lèse-majesté in Thailand: The Rule of Law Crisis
Despite increasing domestic and international pressure on Thailand to repeal or revise the provision of its criminal code on lèse-majesté, the military government has not only resisted this pressure but has further intensified its application.
Tuesday 2 December 2014 at 10:00 AM ET edited by Elizabeth Dennis
JURIST Guest Columnist Jean-Marie...
Impunity tops agenda for special rapporteur
A UN special rapporteur will take the cause of Cambodia’s land-eviction battles and the abuses faced by those waging them to the UN Human Rights Council, according to a report released today
Tue, 2 December 2014
Shane Worrell
A UN special rapporteur will take the cause of Cambodia’s land-eviction battles and the...
Laos: International donors still raise serious concerns
During the 2014 Round Table Implementation Meeting held in Vientiane, Laos, on the 14th of November, the EU Delegation issued a statement voicing serious concerns over proposed restrictions on local not-for-profit associations (NPAs) contained in a series of new draft regulations which would seriously curtail their activities.
1 December 2014
During...
Rights Group Calls for an End to Impunity
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) has called on the Ministry of Justice to take action over high-profile individuals escaping prosecution for crimes.
Tuesday, 02 December 2014; News by Khmer Times/Ven Rathavong
PHNOM PENH, Dec 02, (Khmer Times) – The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) has called on the...
Lawyer raps report on Myanmar journalist’s death, demands new inquiry
A report into the death of a Myanmar journalist while in military custody is inadequate and the country's president must now order an independent investigation, his family's lawyer said on Tuesday.
By Aung Hla Tun and Paul Mooney
YANGON Tue Dec 2, 2014 10:20am EST
(Reuters) - A report into the death...
Government upholds plan to set up human rights court
Following criticism on the recent parole of Pollycarpus Budihari Prijanto, convicted murderer of human rights defender Munir Said Thalib, the government has renewed its commitment to set up an ad hoc human rights court to hear cases of past gross human rights violations.
Margareth S. Aritonang, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta...
Myanmar court ‘must investigate Aung Kyaw Naing death’
A Burmese state-backed rights body has recommended that a civilian court should investigate the death of a journalist in army custody.
3 December 2014 Last updated at 09:01
A Burmese state-backed rights body has recommended that a civilian court should investigate the death of a journalist in army custody.
Aung Kyaw Naing,...
