Full Coverage: Civil Rights

08/31/2007 August 30 marks the International Day of the Disappeared; it an annual commemoration to draw attention for those who have been subjected to forced disappearances. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has shown concern for the rising number of missing people in the country.

08/31/2007 Mayoritas Orang dengan HIV/AIDS (ODHA) di Pati-Jepara-Blora pernah mengalami perlakuan pahit dari ‘rezim’ medis. Ditolak dokter atau rumah sakit serta diperlakukan tidak adil oleh petugas kesehatan merupakan perlakuan yang umum mereka terima.

08/30/2007 In an attempt to derail indigenous rights activist Rigoberta Menchu’s political party ahead of September 9 elections, a party member and local council candidate was recently assassinated.

08/30/2007 The UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women is accepting applications for its 12th grant cycle (2007) related to the implementation of existing laws, policies and plans of action to address violence against women and reducing the twin pandemics of HIV/AIDS and violence against women.

08/30/2007 The killing of two Indonesian domestic workers by their employers in Saudi Arabia highlights the Saudi government’s ongoing failure to hold employers accountable for serious abuses. The brutal beatings by these employers also left two other Indonesian domestic workers critically injured.

08/30/2007 Tujuh anggota keluarga di Arab Saudi yang mempekerjakan empat orang PRT asal Indonesia memukuli pekerjanya secara brutal awal Agustus ini. Akibatnya, Tarwiyah Slamet (32) dan Susmiyati Abdul Fulan (28) meninggal karena luka-luka yang dideritanya

08/29/2007 In a letter to the Indian states’ chief ministers, the prime minister urged to prepare time-bound action plans for providing reasonable and affordable basic services to the urban poor in all major cities.

08/29/2007 Pengakuan Direktur Utama Garuda Indonesia Indra Setiawan tentang keterlibatan Badan Intelijen Negara (BIN) dalam konspirasi pembunuhan Munir patut dipuji. Untuk itu Kepada BIN Syamsir Siregar didesak agar secara aktif mengungkap sekaligus menindak anggota BIN yang terlibat dalam pembunuhan Munir.

08/28/2007 NEW YORK, Aug 28 (OneWorld) - Thousands of protesters are expected to converge on New Orleans Wednesday to raise awareness about what they believe to be the Bush administration's failure to help Americans who lost everything in the wake of a ferocious storm that hit the United States' Gulf Coast some two years ago.

08/28/2007 Ikatan Keluarga Orang Hilang (IKOHI) menggelar rangkaian kegiatan untuk mengenang keluarga mereka yang telah menjadi korban penghilangan paksa. Hal itu dilakukan sebagai upaya korban melawan ‘lupa’ seperti yang diinginkan para pelanggar HAM.

08/23/2007 Despite countless global impediments to women's political participation and representation, activists are working tirelessly to secure unbiased opportunities for election and equal rates of political representation for women and men alike.

08/22/2007 Rural Development Policy Institute and the Practical Action South Asia have hosted a panel discussion on “Disaster Watch” in Pakistan. The speakers stated that the dismal state of governance in Pakistan was largely due to the lack of freedom of information and stressed on the timely access to reliable and authentic information for good governance.

08/21/2007 The Northern India has won an award from the United Nations for outstanding achievement in public relations by conducting a public awareness campaign designed to encourage the use of condoms as part of safe sex practices and family planning.

08/21/2007 UNAIDS melaporkan, di seluruh dunia, setiap hari terjadi 11.000 kasus penularan HIV/AIDS baru. Saat ini, 40 juta orang di seluruh dunia diperkirakan hidup dengan HIV. Namun, hanya 28% saja yang memiliki akses memperoleh obat.

08/21/2007 Pasal 35 Perda ayat 4 bidang Kesehatan Papua yang berisi rencana pemasangan alat pantau pada pengidap HIV/AIDS harus segera direvisi. Ketua Legislasi DPR Papua Demas Patty membenarkan alasan penentang dan berjanji akan segera merevisi.

08/21/2007 Rakyat sebagai pemegang sah dari kedaulatan rakyat seringkali justru tidak mendapatkan porsi yang memadai dari alokasi APBD. Pasalnya, rakyat dikeluarkan dari arena pembahasan APBD. Kedepan, rakyat perlu diberi legitimasi dan dilindungi secara hukum untuk turut memutuskan alokasi anggaran.

08/20/2007 The fire at an Indian army ammunitions base in Jammu and Kashmir has made over 30,000 people homeless. According to the officials it could take up to six months to clear the area of unexploded shells.

08/20/2007 Maoist labour union in Nepal has prevented two privately-owned national dailies, "The Himalayan Times" and "Annapurna Post", from being printed and distributed. Reporters Without Borders has voiced concern about a growing threat to press freedom in Nepal.

08/20/2007 The government of Pakistan is condemned by the opposition for withholding the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Amendment Ordinance. The government is accused of having mala fide intentions that the ordinance had been withheld to put pressure on the electronic media to agree to a code of conduct of its interest.

08/15/2007 Forum Konsultasi Pimpinan Agama (FKPA) Provinsi Papua menyatakan menolak pemberian tanda khusus (microchip) terhadap Orang dengan HIV/AIDS (ODHA). Aturan itu tercantum di Rancangan Peraturan Daerah Provinsi bidang Kesehatan.