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Asia Human Rights News - 200108 AUG 2001
 
AUSTRALIA: Citizens petition against govt
Posted on: 2001-09-06

AUSTRALIA: Unions speak out against govt on asylum seekers
Posted on: 2001-08-31

AUSTRALIA: Prime minister says crisis won't be resolved today
Posted on: 2001-08-31

INDONESIA: Govt reaffirms position on refusing asylum seekers
Posted on: 2001-08-31

AUSTRALIA/ INDONESIA: Tampa owners refuse to allow ship to move
Posted on: 2001-08-31

AUSTRALIA: Story of one Afghan asylum seeker
Posted on: 2001-08-31

AUSTRALIA: Human Rights Watch condemns Australian govt
Posted on: 2001-08-31

EAST TIMOR: Asylum seekers to go to Dili?
Posted on: 2001-08-31

AUSTRALIA: PM complains about international criticism over asylum seekers
Posted on: 2001-08-31

AUSTRALIA: Prime minister says crisis won't be resolved today
Posted on: 2001-08-31

INDONESIA: Govt reaffirms position on refusing asylum seekers
Posted on: 2001-08-31

AUSTRALIA/ INDONESIA: Tampa owners refuse to allow ship to move
Posted on: 2001-08-31

AUSTRALIA: Story of one Afghan asylum seeker
Posted on: 2001-08-31

AUSTRALIA: Human Rights Watch condemns Australian govt
Posted on: 2001-08-31

EAST TIMOR: Asylum seekers to go to Dili?
Posted on: 2001-08-31

AUSTRALIA: PM complains about international criticism over asylum seekers
Posted on: 2001-08-31

CAMBODIA: Cambodian human rights group expresses concern at killings
Posted on: 2001-08-30

KOREA: S. Korea to introduce Asia's first privately run prison
Posted on: 2001-08-30

INDIA/WCAR: Human Rights Report Urges U.N. Racism Conference To Include Mention Of Global Caste Discrimination
Posted on: 2001-08-30

EAST TIMOR: Heavy Turn out for Timor Vote in Calm Atmosphere
Posted on: 2001-08-30

MALAYSIA: ISA 10's Affidavits Show Arrests Politically Motivated
Posted on: 2001-08-30

AUSTRALIA/ INDONESIA: Govts continue to argue while Tampa captain refuses to leave Australian water
Posted on: 2001-08-30

AUSTRALIA: Amnesty, churches and experts speak out against Aust govt asylum policy
Posted on: 2001-08-30

AUSTRALIA: Govt calls for UN help to resolve crisis, UN HR chief blames Australia
Posted on: 2001-08-30

AUSTRALIA/ INDONESIA: 'Tampa Crisis' continues, Aust Govt wants to change definition of 'refugee'
Posted on: 2001-08-29

AUSTRALIA: 'Tampa Crisis' indicates beginning of long-term change in govt policy on refugees
Posted on: 2001-08-29

KOREA: S Korea plans internet sex register
Posted on: 2001-08-29

JAPAN: Defense chief planning fact-finding visit to East Timor
Posted on: 2001-08-29

AUSTRALIA: Army boards Tampa as it attempts to enter Australian waters
Posted on: 2001-08-29

AUSTRALIA: Shipping co. threatens legal action against 'pirate' Aust govt if Tampa forced out to sea
Posted on: 2001-08-29

AUSTRALIA/ INDONESIA: Aust govt trying to push through agreement to keep out asylum seekers
Posted on: 2001-08-29

AUSTRALIA: Govt says hunger-striking asylum seeker children "well"
Posted on: 2001-08-29

AUSTRALIA: Govt set to redefine 'refugee'
Posted on: 2001-08-29

AUSTRALIA: Tampa captain refuses to return to international waters
Posted on: 2001-08-29

MALAYSIA/INDONESIA: Megawati and Mahathir Discuss Regional Terrorism
Posted on: 2001-08-28

EAST TIMOR: Dili Will Ask UN To Help Bring Children Home
Posted on: 2001-08-28

AUSTRALIA: Hunger strike in detention centre continues, state govt says it can do nothing
Posted on: 2001-08-28

AUSTRALIA: Ship of asylum seekers still at sea as govts bicker
Posted on: 2001-08-28

AUSTRALIA: Asylum seeker boat crisis: radio broadcast transcript
Posted on: 2001-08-28

AUSTRALIA: UN and Norway speak on refugee boat crisis: radio broadcast transcription
Posted on: 2001-08-28

AUSTRALIA: Shipload of asylum seekers still in limbo, hunger strike on
Posted on: 2001-08-28

AUSTRALIA: Interview with captain of ship carrying asylum seekers
Posted on: 2001-08-28

AUSTRALIA: Govt says asylum seeker boat not its problem: interview with Immigration Minister
Posted on: 2001-08-28

AUSTRALIA/ INDONESIA: Govts squabble while asylum seekers' boat drifts
Posted on: 2001-08-28

AUSTRALIA: Hunger strike in refugee detention centre continues
Posted on: 2001-08-28

BURMA: Top NLD Leaders Released
Posted on: 2001-08-27

KOREA: Activists protest arrests of 7 Liberation Day delegates
Posted on: 2001-08-27

CAMBODIA: Cambodian Oppn says another key supporter murdered
Posted on: 2001-08-27

AUSTRALIA: Asylum seekers denied entry, crisis in detention centres reaching critical
Posted on: 2001-08-27

AUSTRALIA: Riot alert at refugee detention centre
Posted on: 2001-08-27

AUSTRALIA: Shipload of asylum seekers adrift, awaiting medical help
Posted on: 2001-08-27

BURMA: Mediator Role Urged for Razali
Posted on: 2001-08-25

CAMBODIA: Cambodian Authorities Strengthen Good Governance
Posted on: 2001-08-24

KOREA: Korean war labourers win compensation
Posted on: 2001-08-24

AUSTRALIA: Australia opens more asylum-seeker camps
Posted on: 2001-08-24

JAPAN/KOREA: 15 South Koreans awarded 45 million yen over ship blast
Posted on: 2001-08-24

JAPAN: Election observers arrive in Dili
Posted on: 2001-08-24

AUSTRALIA: 700 asylum seekers arrive in one week
Posted on: 2001-08-23

KOREA: South Koreans detained on return from rally in North
Posted on: 2001-08-23

JAPAN: S.E. Asian nations quiet on Yasukuni
Posted on: 2001-08-23

INDIA: One killed in Baghpat police firing
Posted on: 2001-08-23

AUSTRALIA: Chance for Aboriginal Reconciliation in NT
Posted on: 2001-08-23

KOREA:Visitors under investigation for activities in N. Korea
Posted on: 2001-08-22

CAMBODIA: Cambodian PM ridicules apology and denial for Khmer Rouge atrocities
Posted on: 2001-08-22

BURMA: High level ILO team to visit next month
Posted on: 2001-08-22

BURMA: Govt denouncement of Shan Human Rights Foundation
Posted on: 2001-08-21

THAILAND/ BURMA: Thai National Security Council wants forced repatriation
Posted on: 2001-08-21

KOREA: Survey finds women earn only two-thirds of men's wages on average
Posted on: 2001-08-20

CAMBODIA: Ex-Khmer Rouge leader apologizes to Cambodians for killings
Posted on: 2001-08-20

JAPAN: Koizumi links shrine trip to reform concerns
Posted on: 2001-08-20

SRI LANKA: Jaffna university students seek international intervention
Posted on: 2001-08-20

INDONESIA: Aceh human rights abuse condemned
Posted on: 2001-08-20

BURMA: Villagers allowed home to do forced labour
Posted on: 2001-08-19

THAILAND/ BURMA: Forced repatriation plan halted
Posted on: 2001-08-19

BURMA/ CANADA: Media group defends nomination of jailed Burmese journalists for award
Posted on: 2001-08-19

NZ/AOTEAROA: Maori people call for cultural property rights
Posted on: 2001-08-17

INDIA: Govt Facing Battle on Caste Issue in WCAR
Posted on: 2001-08-17

NEPAL: PM Vows to End Caste Discrimination
Posted on: 2001-08-17

KOREA: S. Koreans in Pyongyang for Liberation Day events
Posted on: 2001-08-17

CAMBODIA:Former Khmer Rouge members gather near Thai border
Posted on: 2001-08-17

JAPAN: Thousands honor war dead at Yasukuni
Posted on: 2001-08-17

INDONESIA: Megawati Apologizes but Rules Out Independence for Aceh, W. Papua
Posted on: 2001-08-17

BURMA: Cooking Oil Shortage Continues
Posted on: 2001-08-15

AUSTRALIA: Detained Child Asulum Seeker Suffering Severe Depression
Posted on: 2001-08-15

MALAYSIA: Man Arrested for Indonesia Bombings
Posted on: 2001-08-14

CAMBODIA: Khmer Rouge Leaders 'Ready' to Face Tribunal
Posted on: 2001-08-14

KOREA: S. Korea vows strong action if Koizumi visits shrine
Posted on: 2001-08-13

CAMBODIA: Cambodian King Approves Creation of Tribunal Court
Posted on: 2001-08-13

JAPAN: Daughters of hijacker seek Japan citizenship
Posted on: 2001-08-13

UZBEKISTAN: Three in Four Children Sick in Khorezm Province
Posted on: 2001-08-13

AUSTRALIA: Govt bribes UN to keep out refugees
Posted on: 2001-08-13

AUSTRALIA/ AFGHANISTAN: 'Strangers in our Midst': Radio programme on Muslim refugees
Posted on: 2001-08-12

KOREA/JAPAN: Japanese PM urged to abandon war shrine visit
Posted on: 2001-08-12

CAMBODIA: Two hurt in Cambodian grenade attack
Posted on: 2001-08-10

JAPAN: Homeless man arrested over murder
Posted on: 2001-08-10

JAPAN: Nagasaki A-bomb survivors seek wider benefits
Posted on: 2001-08-10

BURMA: Monk arrested for critical sermon
Posted on: 2001-08-10

THAILAND/ BURMA: 1600 refugees to be forcibly repatriated
Posted on: 2001-08-10

AUSTRALIA: Biggest Fulltime Job Slump in 23 Years
Posted on: 2001-08-10

ACEH: 31 Workers Die in Aceh Plantation Attack
Posted on: 2001-08-10

EAST TIMOR: Maternal Mortality Among Highest in Asia
Posted on: 2001-08-10

JAPAN: War criminal kin's widow on peace quest
Posted on: 2001-08-09

INDIA: Police firing on flood victims was 'barbaric': CPI-ML
Posted on: 2001-08-09

KASHMIR: Check human rights violation in J and K: JKLF
Posted on: 2001-08-09

KASHMIR: CBCI condemns Doda massacre
Posted on: 2001-08-09

INDIA: Attacks on Christians in MP on the rise
Posted on: 2001-08-09

INDIA: Mentally challenged have rights, says NHRC report
Posted on: 2001-08-09

INDIA: Inhuman conditions in Ahmedabad asylum
Posted on: 2001-08-09

INDIA: Here torture is a way of life
Posted on: 2001-08-09

BURMA: The Junta's Deception (editorial)
Posted on: 2001-08-09

INDONESIA: Judge Assassins Claim Tommy Paid Them
Posted on: 2001-08-08

JAPAN: History Textbook Approved for Disabled Students
Posted on: 2001-08-08

CAMBODIA: Cambodian PM calls for urgent reshuffle of his cabinet
Posted on: 2001-08-08

CAMBODIA:Move to try Khmer Rouge take critical step forward
Posted on: 2001-08-08

KOREA: N. Korean leader mentions 'conditions' for Seoul visit
Posted on: 2001-08-08

KOREA: Families of Korean victims of Pacific War to visit Japan to protest Yasukuni visit
Posted on: 2001-08-08

JAPAN: Cabinet trio plan to visit Yasukuni on surrender day
Posted on: 2001-08-08

JAPAN: Alternative Japanese war memorial to Yasukuni Shrine mooted
Posted on: 2001-08-08

JAPAN: 'Arson attack' at Japanese nationalist offices
Posted on: 2001-08-08

ACEH: 11 More Killed in Separatist Conflict
Posted on: 2001-08-08

EAST TIMOR: Gusmao meets E Timor militias
Posted on: 2001-08-08

KOREA: Kim bids farewell to Moscow
Posted on: 2001-08-08

KOREA: Kim Il-sung approved of U.S. troops in South: Carter
Posted on: 2001-08-08

CAMBODIA: Cambodia set for Khmer Rouge tribunal
Posted on: 2001-08-07

JAPAN: Atomic bomb rites enter 21st century
Posted on: 2001-08-07

JAPAN: HK protesters accuse firm of WW2 slave labour
Posted on: 2001-08-07

KOREA: Civic groups call for compensation from Tokyo for Korean A-bomb victims
Posted on: 2001-08-07

KOREA: Carter keen to mediate N.K.-U.S., inter-Korean ties
Posted on: 2001-08-07

INDONESIA: Tommy wanted for assassination of judge
Posted on: 2001-08-07

BURMA: MP flees to Thailand
Posted on: 2001-08-07

BURMA: Villagers told to tell foreigners there's no forced labour
Posted on: 2001-08-07

BURMA: UN chiefs call for lifting of sanctions
Posted on: 2001-08-07

KOREA: S. Korea praises Moscow Declaration as positive step
Posted on: 2001-08-06

KOREA: N.K.-Russia talks likely to spur railroad construction
Posted on: 2001-08-06

JAPAN: Mayors push awareness about atomic bombings
Posted on: 2001-08-06

JAPAN: China cautions over history, stresses keeping peaceful ties
Posted on: 2001-08-06

CAMBODIA: Cambodia establishes security group to monitor elections
Posted on: 2001-08-06

CAMBODIA: Khmer Rouge tribunal in jeopardy
Posted on: 2001-08-06

KOREA: Union Leader Ends 35-Day Seoul Sit-In
Posted on: 2001-08-03

KOREA: Gov't under fire for hiding details on WWII victims
Posted on: 2001-08-03

KOREA: Putin, Kim Jong Il likely to agree on railway project
Posted on: 2001-08-02

KOREA: Japan working to find ways to avoid criticism of shrine visit
Posted on: 2001-08-02

INDONESIA: Another Bomb Blast in Jakarta
Posted on: 2001-08-02

CAMBODIA: Jolie's Cambodian mission
Posted on: 2001-08-02

AUSTRALIA: Asylum seeker "afraid to sleep"; escapees sentenced; Uniting Church on asylum seekers
Posted on: 2001-08-02

CAMBODIA: Sihanouk, Ranariddh: a Cambodian political dynasty
Posted on: 2001-08-01

KOREA: U.S. pressure stalled inter-Korean energy talks
Posted on: 2001-08-01

JAPAN: Monitors to attend East Timor poll
Posted on: 2001-08-01

BURMA: "Largest prison for journalists in Asia"-- report
Posted on: 2001-08-01


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