Tag: Rule of Law / Justice
Halt the execution of Kho Jabing
05/04/2016 | Press release | Singapore
Singaporean President Tony Tan is now expected to authorize Kho Jabing’s execution by hanging.
“Singapore’s President must do the right thing and not authorize Kho Jabing’s execution and grant him clemency. It is unbecoming of a modern state like Singapore to sanction such a barbaric...
1965 Symposium Indonesia’s way to face its dark past
In a historic move, the Indonesian government has for the first time organized an official event to talk about the massacre of people accused of being communist sympathizers in 1965 and 1966 to seek reconciliation for the country's dark past.
Anton Hermansyah
Reporter
Posted: Tue, April 19 2016 | 01:10 pm
In a...
Myanmar: Investigate Use of Excessive Force Against Letpadan Protesters
“Releasing these protesters and dropping the charges against them is a positive and historic step,”
Hold perpetrators accountable, amend peaceful assembly law
(Yangon, April 14, 2016)—While welcoming the Government of Myanmar’s recent release of political prisoners, Fortify Rights and the Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic urged authorities today to...
A New Round of Indonesia Executions?
There are signs that the country is preparing for more executions soon
By Luke Hunt April 22, 2016
Word around the diplomatic circuit is that Indonesia is gearing up for another round of wholesale executions, which it says is justified by the damage caused to its population by local and foreign...
INDONESIA: What next after symposium on 1965 massacre, Mr. President?
AHRC has learned about a symposium on the 1965 massacre, held on 18 and 19 April 2016 in Jakarta. The government, represented by the President`s advisory body (Watimpres), the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM), the Press Council, and also representatives from other government institutions attended the symposium.
April...
Wife of jailed Vietnamese human rights activist comes to U.S. with a plea
Vu Minh Khanh, wife of famed human rights activist Nguyen Van Dai — beaten and imprisoned by the communist government in Hanoi — is determined that the American public and others "outside our community ... know his work, his cause."
Anh Do Reporter
Her food's waiting — sizzling onion steak and...
Gov’t reacts improperly to a bad report card
Wisma Putra’s reaction to Washington’s 2015 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices was predictable. It said the report on Malaysia was biased and baseless and that the US had been ignoring Malaysia’s sovereign right to its internal affairs
April 26, 2016
Wisma Putra was too emotional and defensive in its reaction...
Interview: ‘Dai is a symbol for generations who fight for human rights.’
Since his imprisonment, his wife Vu Minh Khanh has been pushing authorities to remember her husband and his cause. While in the United States she is expected to meet with lawmakers, officials at the State Department and media outlets. She talked with RFA’s Chan Nhu after she landed in...
ASEAN must be given the tools to fight against discrimination in states
The non-interference principle has served ASEAN rulers only too well
The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network
April 9, 2016, 12:01 am TWN
The new constituent country representatives to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) met this week in Jakarta. They include Indonesia's Dinna Wisnu, director of the Paramadina Graduate School of...
Anti-terrorism law revision to uphold human rights: House
The Terrorism Law revision must include human rights protection to prevent incidents such as the recent death of terrorism suspect Siyono from reoccurring, House of Representatives deputy speaker Fadli Zon has said.
Erika Anindita Dewi
Reporter/Writer
Posted: Tue, April 19 2016 | 12:38 pm
The Terrorism Law revision must include human rights protection...
