Posted on September 6, 2012 by kaladanpress Maungdaw, Arakan State: A Rohingya female with her three children’s dead bodies were found in Maungdaw town by police and Hluntin on September 4, said an eyewitness from Maungdaw on condition of anonymity. “The dead bodies were not identified who they were as the local villagers were [...]

  On 29 August 2012, human rights defender Mr Rong Chhun received a summons to appear at Kandal Provincial Court on 11 September for questioning in relation to criminal allegations made against him. Rong Chuun is President of the Cambodian Confederation of Unions and a prominent labour rights advocate. The summons issued to Rong Chhun [...]

  (Hong Kong, September 05, 2012) "This is taking the Ghandhian method to the water. To be submerged in water continuously for so many days is more difficult, in fact, than fasting…" Mr. Basil Fernando, Director – Polices and Programmes said referring to the ongoing protest in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India by the villagers who [...]

A  Joint Statement from the Justice for Peace Foundation and the Asian Federation against Involuntary Disappearances forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)   Bangkok, Thailand and Manila, Philippines: JPF and AFAD call on the government to ensure remedies for victims of Enforced Disappearances and ratify the UN Convention for the Protection of all [...]

Press Release For immediate release on 30th August 2012     For more information and to arrange interviews, please contact 1. Klumklao Songsomboon, attorney, phone +66 086 7856665 (Thai) 2. Preeyaporn Khankumnerd, Human Rights and Development Foundation (HRDF): +66 086 3408390 (Thai or English)                On 27 August 2012, Charlie has received 100,000 baht [...]

A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status   On 30 July 2012, the Criminal Court in Bangkok convicted five police officers for the murder of a teenager during the "war on drugs" in 2004 in Thailand. This is the first case of which the [...]

A Press Release from the Cross Culture Foundation (CrCF) and Muslim Attorney Centre Foundation (MAC) forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)   For immediate release on 16 August 2012 On 9 August 2012, the Songkhla Administrative Court ordered the Office of Prime Minister as the agency in charge of Internal Security Operations Command [...]

  Posted on August 26, 2012 by kaladanpress Maungdaw, Arakan State: Rakhine community from Maungdaw is stocking lethal weapons to attack Rohingya community in Maungdaw since July, according to a village admin officer from Maungdaw. “The Rakhines have been bringing lethal weapons- long swords- from different townships of Arakan State through Buthidaung by trucks and [...]

  Posted on August 24, 2012 by kaladanpress Burmese Ambassador to Bangladesh Myo Myint Than called on Hasina at her office and informed her of the latest situation in Arakan state, said PM’s Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad. The Burmese government has set up a high-powered investigation commission to probe into the recent sectarian clash [...]

A Press Release from Human Rights Lawyers Association (HRLA) forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) THAILAND: Please attend trial of the Triumph International Labour Unionists During 23-24 and 28-30 August 2012 at the Court Room no. 809, Criminal Court, Bangkok Any interested persons are invited to attend the trial of the case stemming [...]