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Singapore authorities should immediately quash conviction of human rights activist Jolovan Wham, says Human Rights Watch

Singapore authorities should immediately quash the conviction of human rights activist Jolovan…

Living in limbo: Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh three years after the main exodus

“Spending our lives in the camps is difficult; the area is small…

Myanmar has opportunity to take new path as election looms, says UN Human Rights Office official

The UN Human Rights Office for Southeast Asia on Tuesday (25 Aug)…

Singapore: ICJ urges authorities to refrain from legal harassment of human rights defenders

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) on Friday (21 Aug) condemned the…

Jolovan Wham commences 10-day jail sentence for livestreaming Hong Kong pro-democracy activist at indoor event

Singaporean social worker and civil rights activist Jolovan Wham today begins his…

FORUM-ASIA and Asia Democracy Network calls for Thai Govt to end intimidation and judicial harassment of pro-democracy activists

(Jakarta, 13 August 2020) ‒ The Government of Thailand should end its intimidation and…

HK media tycoon Jimmy Lai returns to office following arrest, tells staff to “fight on”

Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai reported back to work at…

‘We must fight’: Thailand’s youth take on the establishment

by Dene-Hern Chen and Pitcha Dangprasith Leaderless, social media-savvy and inspired by…

NGO Think Centre reiterate call for GRC abolishment, PA replacement by more ‘politically neutral’ organisation

Human rights and civil society non-governmental organisation (NGO) Think Centre repeated its…