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19 Jul 2007
ASEAN-based activists have condemned the Burmese regime'sconstitution-drafting process as "part of the problem and not the solutionto Burma's troubles".
19 Jul 2007
On July 17 the government of Thailand renewed a state of emergency over the southern border provinces for the ninth time since it was introduced two years ago. That the bloodshed in the south has only worsened in these years should not be a surprise to anybody.
18 Jul 2007
On May 11th, Oiwan Lam, Global Voices Northeast Asia Editor, committed what she says was a deliberate act of civil disobedience.
18 Jul 2007
The Burmese junta has imposed restrictions on media coverage of the National Convention on the drafting of the constitution, to be held on 18 July 2007.
16 Jul 2007
The ICJ's comments were sent in response to H.E. Prime Minister Gen. Surayud Chulanont's (Ret.) public invitation for comments on the Bill and are available in full on the ICJ website (www.icj.org).
14 Jul 2007
The Burmese government has suppressed humanitarian organisations operating inside Burma for the past two years. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), whose offices were ordered to be closed in 2006, released a press statement on this issue for the first time, 29 June 2007.
14 Jul 2007
Coming close to the 10 month anniversary of the 19 September 2006 coup, the Thai military government is tightening its grip on anti-coup activists. Despite being an illegitimate and unelected government, the regime needs to abide by international human rights obligations.
13 Jul 2007
Thailand's military leaders are contemplating a law that will clamp down on organised opposition to a controversial draft of a new constitution.
13 Jul 2007
On 18 July 2007, a law to prevent cyber crime is expected to come into force in Thailand. It will be the first law in the country to govern the Internet. This capsule report outlines developments relating to the Internet since the 19 September 2006 coup that ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
11 Jul 2007
As the deadline for the filing of the appeal, which is July 16, is approaching rapidly, and as the Sri Lankan government has not lived up to its obligation of defending the rights of its citizens to a fair trial by providing funds for the appeal, the Asian Human Rights Commission has deposited the initial legal fees for the filing of the appeal.
10 Jul 2007
Thailand's military leaders are contemplating a law that will clamp down on organised opposition to a controversial draft of a new constitution.
10 Jul 2007
The interim prime minister of Thailand, General Surayud Chulanont, has in recent days insisted that he will push ahead a raft of reforms to policing in Thailand.
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