Tag: Rule of Law / Justice
PKR MP: Cops ignoring law, denying Malaysians’ right to peaceful rallies
PKR lawmaker N. Surendran accused the police today of acting in blatant disregard of the law by cracking down on rally organisers and participants whom he claimed have been holding peaceful public demonstrations in support of jailed Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Published: February 24, 2015 10:42 AM
KUALA LUMPUR,...
The new lawyer for an integrated Asean
LAST WEEK, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Law Association’s General Assembly had ASEAN integration as a main focus of the discussions. At the event, Senate President Franklin Drilon threw out the following query: “As the integration calls for a free exchange of resources, we must ask ourselves:...
Thailand’s Junta a Bad Role Model for Asean, Scholar Says
Thailand’s stability as a result of military rule may send a bad message to neighboring Asean countries going through democratic transitions, a Cambodian scholar of Thai politics says.
Sophat Soeung, VOA Khmer | 07 March 2015
WASHINGTON— Thailand’s stability as a result of military rule may send a bad message to...
Rights group alleges torture, killings of civilians by Burmese army in Kokang
Two recent reports by the NGO Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) appear to confirm earlier reports that the Burmese army has indiscriminately killed civilians and committed human rights abuses during recent fighting in the Kokang area of northern Burma (Myanmar).
By Mark Inkey Mar 10, 2015 12:40PM UTC
Two recent reports...
Indonesian court to hear appeal by two Australian drug smugglers on death row
An Indonesian court has scheduled an appeal by two Australian drug smugglers on death row for Thursday March 12th. Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, the leaders of the "Bali Nine" drug smuggling organization, were granted the appeal despite President Joko Widodo's refusal to grant them clemency.
Sunday 8 March...
Indonesia’s struggling economy cannot afford another execution, Bali Nine lawyer warns
Indonesia's struggling economy could be one reason why there has been little word of the country's next round of executions, according to the lead lawyer for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran.
By former Indonesia correspondent Helen Brown
Updated Tue at 5:16am
Indonesia's struggling economy could be one reason why there has been...
Thailand: Deadly Bomb Attack in Bangkok
The bomb attack that occurred in Bangkok’s commercial district on the evening of August 17, 2015, was a callous act of violence against civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. No individuals or groups have claimed responsibility for the explosion that killed at least 20 civilians and wounded 125 others.
August...
ASEAN joins forces to combat human trafficking
The crime of trafficking in persons affects virtually every country in every region in the world, but the Southeast Asian region in particular is hosting a robust flow of trans-regional trafficking in persons for forced labor and sexual exploitation involving thousands of men, women and children every year.
Rita Widiadana,...
‘Apology for PKI’: Sorry is not the point
Yet such reported plans are unnecessary and irrelevant because sorry is not the main point of any initiative to settle past human rights violations, including for serious crimes around the political upheaval of 1965.
Sri Lestari Wahyuningroem, Jakarta | August 28 2015 | 3:07 PM
Just days before President Joko “Jokowi”...
‘Apology for PKI’: Sorry is not the point
Yet such reported plans are unnecessary and irrelevant because sorry is not the main point of any initiative to settle past human rights violations, including for serious crimes around the political upheaval of 1965.
Sri Lestari Wahyuningroem, Jakarta | August 28 2015 | 3:07 PM
Just days before President Joko “Jokowi”...
