This statement was issued on 7 May by the London-based ARTICLE 19, an international NGOs that advocates for freedom of expression worldwide. This statement was issued on 7 May by the London-based ARTICLE 19, an international NGOs that advocates for freedom of expression worldwide. On 7 May 2010, Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, winners [ Read more ]

Task Force on ASEAN's migrant workers recently described Cambodia's implementation of a regional declaration on migration as "very poor". Task Force on ASEAN's migrant workers recently described Cambodia's implementation of a regional declaration on migration as "very poor". Speaking on the second day of a conference on migration held in the Phnom Penh, Sinapan Samydorai said Cambodia [ Read more ]

This statement was issued by Beijing-based Chinese Human Rights Defenders on May 10, 2010. This statement was issued by Beijing-based Chinese Human Rights Defenders on May 10, 2010. On May 13, the governments of China and the United States are set to hold the next round of talks in the U.S.-China Human Rights Dialogue. These [ Read more ]

The Right to Food Campaign activists went on a hunger strike from April 15-19, 2010 at Jantar Mantar in the capital over the proposed food security Bill sent to the Cabinet by the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM). The Right to Food Campaign activists went on a hunger strike from April 15-19, 2010 at Jantar [ Read more ]

    This statement was issued by SUARAM, FORUM-ASIA member in Malaysia recently. to condemn the blatant abuse of power by police in the case of arrest and detention of an actor under the Dangerous Drug Act (1985), which allows for detention without trial.   SUARAM condemns and expresses its grave concerns over the arrest of actor Khaeryll Benjamin Ibrahim @Benjy [ Read more ]

The Conference on Education Malaysia 2010 was held in Kuala Lumpur on 10 May. The event is an initiative of La Salle Centre, Ipoh which is an established stakeholder in the Malaysian education landscape. The Conference on Education Malaysia 2010 was held in Kuala Lumpur on 10 May. The event is an initiative of La Salle Centre, [ Read more ]

This statement was issued by the Ulaanbataar based Globe INternational on 6 May, in conjunction with World Pres Freedom month. Journalist Kh. Namuun-Uyanga, of the "Ogloonii Sonin" (Morning News) daily, has been threatened and urged to stop reporting on an alleged embezzlement by Lieutenant Colonel M. Bayarmagnai, deputy chief of the Patrol and Special Defense [ Read more ]

This statement was issued by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights based in Geneva on 3 May 2010. This statement was issued by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights based in Geneva on 3 May 2010. UN Special Rapporteur Frank La Rue will launch a fact-finding mission to the [ Read more ]

Candidates for the United Nations Human Rights Council should meet the standards for council membership even when running unopposed, a global coalition of human rights organizations said today.  The General Assembly resolution that established the council states that members shall uphold the "highest standards" of human rights, but at least five of the candidates in [ Read more ]

Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) and other NGOs condemned the Australian government's decision to suspend its processing of all applications for asylum from individuals from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, for three and six months respectively. Here is the statement, issued on 1 May 2010.  Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) and other NGOs condemned [ Read more ]