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Joint Press Statement on the Murders of Two Indonesian Journalists
Friday, 27 August 2010

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.

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CHINA - Joint Human Rights Dialogue with the USA: Time to make it effective
Tuesday, 18 May 2010

This statement was issued by Beijing-based Chinese Human Rights Defenders on May 10, 2010.

 
INDIA - Activists reject proposed Bill on Right to Food
Tuesday, 18 May 2010

hungry_free.jpgThe 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).

 
MALAYSIA - Blatant abuse of power by police under the Dangerous Drug Act
Tuesday, 18 May 2010

suaram.jpgThis 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.

 
UN special rapporteur visits Malaysia to review present education system
Tuesday, 18 May 2010

special_rapporteur.jpgThe 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.

 
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SRI LANKA - Celebrating war victory and banning commemoration of dead civilians
Friday, 18 June 2010
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.
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