Tag: Rule of Law / Justice
Vietnam frees high-profile dissident lawyer
“I have become very concerned again about invasions of China on Vietnamese sovereignty regarding the island,” he told AFP in English, referring to construction and land reclamation by Beijing in the South China Sea. “I pray every day for Vietnam’s sovereignty (to be respected),” said the lawyer, adding he...
Indonesia committed to promoting human rights
The Indonesian government has remained committed to its resolve to promote human rights and has vowed to strengthen its efforts, following the recent publication of a peer review on the state of human rights in Indonesia in 2014 by the US Department of State, which highlights continued rights abuses...
Human Rights Council – 29th session, Point 6: Adoption of the report on the Lao PDR UPR – Oral statement
FIDH and its member organization, the Lao Movement for Human Rights, regret that the Lao PDR refused to accept recommendations made by many states in several key human rights areas during its second UPR in January 2015.
25 June 2015
Mr. President,
FIDH and its member organization, the Lao Movement for Human...
Families of Disappeared ‘Reformasi’ Activists Seek Changes to Human Rights Tribunal Law
The families of the political activists who disappeared in connection to the May 1998 riots have asked the Constitutional Court, or MK, for a judicial review on the 2000 Law on the Human Rights Tribunal.
The Jakarta Globe | 26 Jun 2015 19:26
Jakarta. The families of the political activists who...
A mother visits her son at IMH
It has been a very exhausting journey these last few months for everyone in the family, but nothing compared to what my son, Amos Yee, has gone through and continues to go through.
June 25, 2015 by Andrew Loh in Commentaries, Main story · 0 Comment
My son was transferred from...
Cambodia: Dozens Rounded Up Before Tribute
Cambodian holidays and ceremonies should not be "celebrated" with the arbitrary arrests of the country’s most vulnerable people. Those thrown without charge into misnamed "opportunity centers" should be immediately released.
Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director
More Than 100 Held Without Charge at Phnom Penh Detention Center
June 24, 2015
(Bangkok) – Cambodian authorities...
Is Indonesia inching toward justice?
As far as Indonesia has come on human rights since the repressive Soeharto years, the authorities have stubbornly refused to deal with crimes of the past.
Richard Bennett, Hong Kong | Opinion | Thu, June 25 2015, 6:32 AM
As far as Indonesia has come on human rights since the repressive...
Myanmar court closes case of slain journalist without resolution
The wife of slain Myanmar journalist Aung Kyaw Naing, who was killed in military custody, has pledged to continue her fight for justice after his case was closed Tuesday without a resolution.
John Zaw, Mandalay, Myanmar June 24, 2015
The wife of slain Myanmar journalist Aung Kyaw Naing, who was killed...
CPP Lawmakers Press Ahead With NGO Law
More than 100 protesters rallied outside the National Assembly on Tuesday morning as opposition lawmakers made an unsuccessful effort to block their ruling-party counterparts from pushing ahead with a contentious law to regulate the hundreds of NGOs in the country.
By Kuch Naren | June 24, 2015
More than 100 protesters...
NGOs preach support, not prison, for users
With the Kingdom’s drug-using community consistently facing stigmatisation and incarceration rather than treatment, two drug-harm-reduction NGOs today are aiming to bring awareness to the global “Support, Don’t Punish” initiative, aimed at pushing for less oppressive drug policies and a focus on human rights.
Wed, 24 June 2015 | Ethan Harfenist
With...
