Sri Lanka: State of emergency declared following Minister’s assassination
Following the assassination of Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar in Colombo on 12 August, President Chandrika Kumaratunga declared a state of emergency in the whole territory “to ensure the security of the nation and also to assist in the search for the assassins...Thailand: Far-reaching emergency law enacted
On 15 July, following attacks in Southern Thailand, the Prime Minister enacted a new Emergency Decree and declared a state of emergency a few days later in three southern provinces. In a new report, “More power, less accountability: Thailand’s new emergency decree”,...
ICJ opposes use of law to silence peaceful critics in Nepal
In advance of a court hearing that will decide whether to extend the detention of student leader Gagan Thapa (photo) for allegedly criticizing the monarchy, the ICJ today called for his immediate release.
Maldives : ban on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights should be lifted immediately
The ICJ today called on the Government of Republic of Maldives to lift immediately a ban on the possession of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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