Tag: Rule of Law / Justice
Execution of drug traffickers in Indonesia sparks international condemnation
Brazil and the Netherlands on Sunday recalled their ambassadors from Indonesia after an Indonesian firing sqaud executed six convicted drug traffickers, sparking international condemnation from human rights groups and foreign leaders. The executions took place in Jakarta, Indonesia and are the result of strict anti-drug legislation.
Monday 19 January...
Cambodia: Commander Admits Partisan Use of Force
"Gen. Sao Sokha’s open hostility to the political opposition is made all the more disturbing by his ‘lessons learned’ from Adolf Hitler. It is people like Sao Sokha, with a long record of human rights abuses, that Prime Minister Hun Sen has relied upon to maintain his abusive rule...
Thailand: Somyot Phrueksakasemsuk must be released on bail
Thailand’s Supreme Court must immediately release on bail human rights defender Somyot Phrueksakasemsuk, as a first step towards his unconditional release, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, an FIDH-OMCT joint programme, said today.
Paris-Geneva, January 23, 2015 - Thailand’s Supreme Court must immediately release on bail human...
Lawyers criticise Putrajaya’s plan to include ISA provisions in anti-terror law
Lawyers today slammed Putrajaya over its plans to include certain provisions from the now-defunct Internal Security Act (ISA) in the new anti-terrorism law, saying it is another betrayal to the people after the promise to repeal the Sedition Act was not kept.
Published: 26 January 2015 1:33 PM
N Surendran, PKR's...
Indonesia rejects clemency for Australian sentenced to death
Indonesia's president has rejected a final appeal for clemency from an Australian sentenced to death on drug smuggling charges, an official said Thursday.
By ALI KOTARUMALOS | Associated Press – Thu, Jan 22, 2015
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's president has rejected a final appeal for clemency from an Australian sentenced...
ASEAN rep rues Indonesia execution
Indonesia's representative on ASEAN's human rights committee says he's now on the back foot in any talks on abolishing the death penalty.
Source: AAP
27 Jan 2015 - 1:48 AM UPDATED 9 HOURS AGO
Indonesia's representative on ASEAN's human rights commission regrets his country has regressed on the death penalty, missing a...
British grandmother Lindsay Sandiford faces execution by firing squad in Indonesia
A British grandmother sentenced to death in Indonesia believes she has signed her own warrant after being convicted of drugs offences.
Jon Stone | Monday 26 January 2015
A British grandmother sentenced to death in Indonesia believes she has signed her own warrant after being convicted of drugs offences.
Lindsay Sandiford, 58,...
Call for permanent moratorium on death penalty
FMT Reporters | January 27, 2015
PETALING JAYA: With the controversy over convicted killer Sirul Azhar Umar’s extradition from Australia, Lawyers for Liberty say now is the best time to impose a permanent moratorium on all death penalty punishments and take steps towards its abolishment.
In a statement, Lawyers for Liberty...
Rights Group Wants Aid Donors to Call For Cambodian Commander’s Removal
A rights group has urged Cambodia’s international aid donors to call for the removal of the country’s paramilitary commander because of comments he made earlier this month in which he said he learned state security-force tactics from those used by former German dictator Adolf Hitler.
2015-01-26
A rights group has urged...
Malaysia Federal Court Decides Appellate Court’s Ruling on Transgender Rights Can Be Contested
A 2014 Malaysian landmark ruling in favor of trans rights has come under threat. The ruling recognized the rights of mak nyah (male to female gender non-conforming persons) in Negeri Sembilan (one of Malaysia’s 13 states) to cross dress and appear as women in public without being criminalized. Today,...
