Tag: Rule of Law / Justice
Indonesia court rejects French citizen’s death sentence appeal
The State Administrative Court of Jakarta on Monday denied the clemency appeal of a French citizen sentenced to death on a drug trafficking charge.
Tuesday 23 June 2015 at 11:28 AM ET by Valerie Howell
The State Administrative Court of Jakarta on Monday denied the clemency appeal of...
House cautious over planned OPM amnesty
Lawmakers want a guaranteed surrender by members the Free Papua Organization (OPM) as a precondition for giving political support to the government’s proposal to pardon political prisoners in Papua.
Margareth S. Aritonang, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | National | Wed, June 24 2015, 10:20 AM
Lawmakers want a guaranteed surrender by...
The rule of law – lamentations of Malaysians – Netusha Naidu
Magna Carta – the great charter of liberties that acts as the bedrock of the rule of law.
Published: 23 June 2015 7:21 PM
Magna Carta – the great charter of liberties that acts as the bedrock of the rule of law.
This year, the Magna Carta celebrates its 800th year of...
Singapore: Exonerate 16-Year-Old Blogger
Nothing that Amos Yee said or posted should ever have been considered criminal – much less merit incarceration. The dismal state of Singapore’s respect for free expression can be seen in the decision to impose the criminal justice system on outspoken 16-year-olds.
Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director
Uphold Amos Yee’s Free...
Executing drug dealers in Southeast Asia
Over the past decade some governments have abolished drug-related executions while others revived the death penalty.
Kate Mayberry | 22 Jun 2015 08:24 GMT | Death penalty, Drugs, Human Rights, Malaysia, Indonesia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Shortly before each plane lands in Kuala Lumpur, as the cabin crew politely ask passengers...
Malaysia: Court Convicts 9 Transgender Women
A Sharia (Islamic law) court in Malaysia has sentenced nine transgender women to fines, and two to one-month jail terms under a discriminatory law that prohibits “a male person posing as a woman,” Human Rights Watch said today. Religious authorities in the northeastern Malaysian state of Kelantan arrested the...
Indonesian Groups Rally Online to Demand Justice for Slain Environmentalist
Friends of Jopi Peranginangin, an Indonesian environmentalist who was stabbed and killed in a bar in south Jakarta, are asking the government to lead a quick and transparent murder investigation. They fear the murder is related to his activism. To monitor the case, his friends and supporters have launched...
Ma Ba Tha leads protest over alleged rape in Thailand
Anger is growing over the rape of a Myanmar migrant worker, allegedly by Thai men, as monks and other activists demand action on the part of both the Thai and Myanmar governments.
By Aung Kyaw Min | Thursday, 18 June 2015
On June 16, the Myanmar Monks’ Organisation and the Myanmar...
Muhammad Shafee: M’sia govt can be pressured to remove death penalty
Malaysian government can be pressured to remove the death penalty law if diplomacy is applied diligently by other foreign governments as part of the diplomatic process to extradite a convict from another country.
Posted on 14 June 2015 - 04:53pm
Last updated on 14 June 2015 - 05:51pm
Shahrim Tamrin
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian...
Death penalty in Indonesia: Unsupported by the facts, law
It is equally important, though, to underscore that not only do President Jokowi’s arguments for the death penalty lack any reliable evidence, they are simply irrelevant to and incompatible with Indonesia’s obligations under international law.
Leong Tsu Quin, Bangkok | Opinion | Thu, June 18 2015, 6:12 AM
From June 4...
