PAKISTAN: Higher courts complicit in the torture and killings in military detention centres
Statement : Four men were killed in military detention centres while their cases were being heard in the higher courts and particularly one case was in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court, which claims to be the independent, when it comes to the army the courts usually put aside the cases against army or delays the hearings. Read More...
INDIA: Censorship is a myopic world vision
Statement : The authorities in India have to wake up to the reality that censorship is not a norm, acceptable in the world today. In what could be considered as one of the most controversial proceedings in the country's legal history, 21 companies including Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and YouTube are to appear in a trial court in New Delhi on 13 March to show cause as to why their worldwide web content should not be banned in the country, for the companies not being able to prevent users from posting 'objectionable' contents. Read More...
PHILIPPINES: Protect journalist facing threats to his life
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Urgent Appeal Case : We write with deep concern that a community journalist had been threatened for condemning the murder of his colleague in General Santos City. The threats made to him sent via his mobile phone cannot be taken lightly as there had been a pattern of targeted attacks against journalists there. Read More...
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