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 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).
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.
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.
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.