FORUM-ASIA and its
members in Indonesia, the Indonesian Human Rights Monitor (Imparsial)
and the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI), condemn the
killings of Mr. Ardiansyah
Matra'is
and Mr. Ridwan
Salamun,
two journalists in Indonesia.
The Asian
NGOs Network on National Human Rights Institutions (ANNI) expresses
grave
concern over numerous reports of human rights violations in Thailand
during the
series of violent protests that prompted the Thai government to place
Bangkok
and other provinces under emergency decree on 7 April 2010.
Although the Thai government has warrants to arrest people suspected to
be involved in creating the emergency situation that ended last month,
there has been no report about its update, nor identities of the
arrested. Human Rights Lawyers Group in Thailand issued the letter below
on 4 June 2010 calling on the Commander of the Royal Thai Police to
disclose the details of arrests, and identities and whereabouts of the
arrested.
The Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) regrets the decision made on
28 May by the Justices of the Taiwan Constitutional Court (of Judicial
Yuan) to reject a petition made on behalf of 44 death row inmates.
FORUM-ASIA member People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD)
released its position paper on 4 June 2010 upon the final investigation
report on the Cheonan and the countering measures of the Lee Myung-bak
administration.
Today, 18th
June 2010, has been declared a public holiday
by the government. Many Sri Lankans, especially Sinhalese from the South
are expected to respond enthusiastically to the government's elaborate
plans to celebrating the war victory over the LTTE. For several days,
citizens in Colombo had to put up with closed roads in preparation. How
much of our - citizens - tax payer's money will be spent for this
celebration is something I don't know and dare not think.
The Asian
NGOs Network on National Human Rights Institutions (ANNI) expresses
grave
concern over numerous reports of human rights violations in Thailand
during the
series of violent protests that prompted the Thai government to place
Bangkok
and other provinces under emergency decree on 7 April 2010.
