Vietnam’s National Assembly should reform the criminal law to respect basic rights to freedom of expression, association, assembly, and religion. The National Assembly is considering revisions to the penal code, which was used in October’s arrest of prominent blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, known as “Mother Mushroom.”
The Criminalization of Peaceful Expression in Malaysia
“Kneecapping” and Maiming of Detainees by Bangladesh Security Forces
Police Abuse and Reform in Pakistan
On November 8, Burma will hold its first widely-contested national elections since 1990.
“What will happen to us?” “Will they fingerprint us?” was the constant refrain as we watched a human wave of asylum seekers and migrants from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan crossing the Serbia-Hungary border.
