Tag: Rule of Law / Justice
Philippines requests MLA for Mary Jane
The Philippine government requests Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) for death row convict Mary Jane Veloso, a Philippine woman convicted for drug trafficking.
Rabu, 29 Juli 2015 20:45 WIB | 1.189 Views
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Philippine government requests Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) for death row convict Mary Jane Veloso, a...
Legal assistance for online media more critical today
With the recent announcements of the electoral boundaries and the impending general elections looming, it is a forgone conclusion that blog activity and online discussions will spike. In tandem with growing public perception that state owned media outlets are the government’s mouthpieces, the Internet is fast becoming the forum...
Military court sets record lèse majesté sentence of 30 years
A Thai military court has sentenced a man accused of defaming the Thai monarchy on a social network to 30 years in jail in a trial held in camera. The ruling is the heaviest jail term ever recorded for a lèse majesté case.
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Family of Burlington teacher held in Indonesia hopes ruling in Singapore will help man’s case
The family of a Canadian teacher imprisoned in Indonesia on much criticized child-abuse convictions is hoping a related ruling from a court in the neighbouring country of Singapore will help his case.
Diana Mehta, The Canadian Press
Published Wednesday, August 5, 2015 11:00PM EDT
The family of a Canadian teacher imprisoned in...
Thailand: Prosecute Officer for Imam’s Killing
Thai authorities should investigate and appropriately prosecute a junior officer implicated in the torture and killing of a Muslim cleric in 2008, Human Rights Watch said today. The case is a major test of the Thai government’s commitment to justice for military abuses in embattled southern Thailand.
September 30, 2015
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CSBR Statement in Support of Mak Nyah in Negeri Sembilan & Across Malaysia
The Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies (CSBR) expresses our solidarity with Mak Nyah in Negeri Sembilan state and across Malaysia, whose access to justice in the face of arbitrary arrests, detentions, and violations of their personhood, freedom of expression, and freedom of movement and public...
Cambodia: Chilling Account of Attacks on Legislators
Two opposition members of parliament described in chilling detail how an organized group dragged them from their cars and beat them as they tried to leave Cambodia’s National Assembly building in Phnom Penh on October 26, Human Rights Watch said today.
October 31, 2015
Brazen Assault on Opposition Calls for UN...
The politics of amnesia
Wednesday night, 50 years ago, history changed in such a way that few want to talk about it. In Indonesia, radical officers supported by the leader of the Communist Party (but not the party), attempted to arrest prominent pro-US generals to account for their conspiracy against anti-imperialist president Sukarno.
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Cambodia: Drop Case Against Opposition Senator
Cambodian authorities should end the prosecution of an opposition senator who has been wrongfully charged with forgery and incitement for posting online an inaccurate version of a 1979 Cambodia-Vietnam treaty, Human Rights Watch said today. The next hearing in the case against Senator Hong Sok Hour is scheduled for...
Ending darkness through a people’s tribunal of ‘65
Todung Mulya Lubis, The Hague | November 11 2015 | 4:45 PM
Fifty years ago on Sept. 30, in the middle of night, atrocities began. A number of military generals were killed and transported to Lubang Buaya (Crocodile Hole) in East Jakarta where the air force base was located. Allegedly,...
