If the purpose of the coup was to end the Maoist insurgency, then it has been a failure. The insurgency shows no signs of abating, and the government's security forces seem as far from a military victory as ever. |
Impunity from prosecution for human rights violations is the most important problem in the region, and the most widespread. |
Independent monitors should be given immediate access to any detainees to make sure they are not being mistreated. |
Indonesia's trials for crimes in East Timor speak for themselves: The process was a sham. |
It is essential for the public to know that aid is being handled in a non-arbitrary, non-discriminatory manner. |
It is time for China to confront the blood collection scandal, |
It's a dangerous moment in Bangladesh when the government becomes complicit in religious violence, |
It's a dangerous moment in Bangladesh when the government becomes complicit in religious violence. |
It's his right to choose what religion he believes in. Apostasy is not recognized in international law. People have the right to have freedom of conscience. |
It's time for the Chinese government to give a full account of what has happened to these five men, including any charges against them. Independent doctors and lawyers should be allowed to meet with them to ascertain their condition. |
New laws cannot hide the fact that the constitution has been peremptorily put aside. There is no way out of this crisis but a return to constitutional and representative rule. |
Tents are the difference between life and death, |
That local officials continue to deny this incident even took place is typical of efforts to cover up human rights abuses in the region. It is thus vital that the authorities clarify the legal status of the detainees and allow immediate access to them. |
The Burmese people shouldn't have to wait another generation for the killing to end and democracy to begin, ... The generals have ignored all other demands to end the abuse. It is time for the collective voice of the Security Council to be heard in Rangoon. |
The Burmese people shouldn't have to wait another generation for the killing to end and democracy to begin. The generals have ignored all other demands to end the abuse. It is time for the collective voice of the Security Council to be heard in Rangoon. |