Tag: Rule of Law / Justice
British backpacker murder trial in Thailand stalls over key DNA evidence
A Thai court hearing the case of two Burmese men accused of murdering two British backpackers stalled on the second day of a three-month trial after a police officer failed to present what the defence says is key DNA evidence.
Critical forensic evidence not available to court on second day...
Human rights group wants royal inquiry into WSJ expose
A Royal Commission of Inquiry must be set up to investigate allegations in The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) that billions of ringgit were deposited into the prime minister's personal bank accounts, says the Society for the Promotion of Human Rights (Proham).
The Malaysian Insider – Tue, Jul 7, 2015
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Court gives investigating officer in Sodomy II nod to practise law
The Court of Appeal today upheld the finding of the High Court that former investigating officer in Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's second sodomy case, Jude Pereira, is a fit and proper person to practise law.
BY V. ANBALAGAN, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
Published: 6 July 2015 4:37 PM
The Court of Appeal today...
ML victims sue Marcoses anew: Pay up!
Human rights violations victims (HRVV) during the martial law years under the dictatorial rule of President Ferdinand Marcos are seeking $353.6 million in compensatory damages from Rep. Imelda Marcos, the former first lady, and her son, Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
By: Ma. Ceres P. Doyo | @inquirerdotnet | Philippine...
Singapore activist sued by PM breaks down in court
A Singaporean activist found guilty of defaming the prime minister in a high profile case broke down under intense questioning Friday as he told the court he just wanted to speak up for the people of the city-state.
Agence France-Presse, Singapore | World | Fri, July 03 2015, 7:07 PM
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Thai army chief says won’t release 14 student critics of coup
Fourteen Thai students who were arrested after staging anti-coup rallies must face military court and will not be released beforehand, Thailand’s army chief said on Monday, despite growing calls for charges to be dropped.
BANGKOK, July 6, 2015:
Fourteen Thai students who were arrested after staging anti-coup rallies must face military...
Exhuming Indonesia’s horror in search for justice
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Gestapu, the murky events in Indonesia that precipitated a massacre of several hundred thousand people in 1965-66 that constitutes one of the most murderous convulsions of the 20th century.
by Jeff Kingston
Special To The Japan Times
Jul 4, 2015
This year marks the 50th anniversary...
Presidential Regulation on National Action Plan of Human Rights 2015-2019 Signed
Considering that the Presidential Regulation No. 23 Year 2011 on the National Action Plan on Human Rights (RANHAM) Indonesia Year 2011 to 2014 that has ended should be continued, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on June 22, 2015 has been signed Presidential Regulation No. 75 Year 2015 concerning the National...
Protesters Outside National Assembly Demand End to NGO Law
Pro-democracy and rights groups in Cambodia have launched a three-day demonstration in an attempt to stop the passage of a law to regulate NGOs.
Hul Reaksmey, VOA Khmer | 29 June 2015
PHNOM PENH— Pro-democracy and rights groups in Cambodia have launched a three-day demonstration in an attempt to stop the...
Rights groups urge Indonesia to release Maluku political prisoners
London-based Amnesty International and local rights groups have called on Indonesian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release political prisoners in Ambon, the provincial capital of Maluku, saying that they were imprisoned unjustly while peacefully exercising their right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
Eight years after arrests, little hope...
