Tag: Human rights
ASEAN legislators hit arrest, harassment of opposition MPs, activists in Malaysia
At least six members of parliament and four state-level legislators in Malaysia were called in for questioning in the past week
Free speech under increasing threat in Malaysia, says rights group
Human Rights Watch said activists and government critics have been subjected to police questioning and are facing potential prosecution
It’s time to eliminate the unacceptable
The United Nations has declared 2021 as the “International Year for the Elimination of Child Labor
Indian court orders further health check up for detained Jesuit priest
The Bombay High Court ordered officials of the Taloja Central Prison to arrange for the transport of the priest to JJ Hospital
Hong Kong authorities ban books of six authors critical of government
Authorities has ordered library staff to remove copies of nine books by six authors because the titles had to undergo government review
Rights group slams Philippines’ arrest order for improper wearing of masks
Detaining hundreds of violators in cramped facilities “would only facilitate the rapid spread of infectious diseases,” says rights group
Rights groups press for UN arms embargo on Myanmar
Rights groups said the UN Security Council should take its consensus on Myanmar to a new level and agree on immediate and substantive action
Catholics in Papua hit Jakarta’s tagging of separatists as ‘terrorists’
Catholic Church leaders in Papua signed a letter appealing for an end to the conflict, saying that a “violent struggle will never succeed”
Regional legislators sound alarm over Cambodia’s ‘excessive’ pandemic response
The regional legislators noted that the rise of COVID-19 cases in Cambodia has introduced “a slew of harsh laws and other measures”
Press freedom in the Philippines five years down the road
It is crucial to the understanding of freedom of the press that no power, however bloodthirsty...can divorce press freedom from social justice
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