Civil Society
Jolovan Wham: Going to prison to “show the inherent violence and brutality of the State to citizens expressing themselves peacefully”
by Jolovan Wham I was released last Friday after spending 15 days in Changi prison for a one-person assembly which lasted...
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MADPET: Zahid Hamidi’s Acquittal by High Court must be appealed to the Court of Appeal, and prosecution failures must be investigated
by MADPET(Malaysians Against Death Penalty and Torture) MADPET (Malaysians Against Death Penalty and Torture) notes that prosecution failure in the recent...
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Sri Lanka: Crackdown on Fundamental Freedoms and Against Peoples’ Movements
Reflecting on Sri Lanka’s worsening economic, humanitarian and political crisis, the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) organised...
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Malaysian NGOs: People’s right to choose new MP should not be delayed:
Repeal Article 48(4)(c) of the Federal Constitution so that disqualification of convicted criminal MPs starts at the end of all criminal appeals,...
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Activism in Crisis submits ‘solidarity’ heat map of S’pore residents calling for Govt to reject Myanmar military junta
Activism in Crisis (AIC), a Singapore-based democratic grassroots movement dedicated to transition the country's environmentally extractive economy to one that...
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NUS students launch petition to reject merger decisions of several colleges, with slogan #NoMoreTopDown
In light of the National University Singapore’s (NUS) recent merger decisions, a joint petition has recently popped up on Change.org...
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Human rights groups call for Thai authorities to end the use of disproportionate and unnecessary force against protesters
Thailand should respect, protect, and fulfil the right of its people to peaceful assembly and expression, and must immediately end...
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It’s urgent to address economic, social, cultural rights of victims of enforced disappearance: UN experts
States should further recognise the connection between enforced disappearance and economic, social, and cultural rights, in order to better prevent...
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Unsung heroes: The fundraisers sustaining Myanmar’s anti-military movement
by Pyae (Raise Three Fingers) When Myanmar’s military overthrew the civilian National League for Democracy government on the morning of...
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Singapore scores 48/100 on Freedom in the World 2021 report, down two points from 2020
Singapore scored 48/100 and received the status of "Partly Free" on the annual global report on political rights and civil...
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