Category: Open Letters

INDONESIA: Withdraw police officers and stop the seizure of people’s living space in the Wadas village

Indonesia, Open Letters February 16, 2022 admin 0 Comments

An Open Letter from the Asian Legal Resource Centre to the Chief of National Police General of Police LISTYO SIGIT PRABOWOChief of National Police (KAPOLRI)Jl. Trunojoyo Number 3 Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta Selatan 12110INDONESIA Telephone: +62 21 384 8537, 726 0306Fax: +62 21 7220 669Electronic mail: info@polri.go.id Dear General: INDONESIA: Withdraw police officers and stop the seizure of people’s living space in the Wadas village The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) strongly condemns the raid by the police and the criminalization of a number of residents, that occurred in the Wadas village. We witnessed thousands of officers who came down and conducted sweeping operation in the Wadas Village as an intimidating and excessive […]

INDONESIA: Urging inquiry and investigation related to the death of Mede Nurlatu at the mining area of the Botak Mountain

Indonesia, Open Letters February 9, 2022 admin 0 Comments

February 09, 2022 An Open Letter from the Asian Legal Resource Centre to the Chief of National Police General of Police LISTYO SIGIT PRABOWOChief of National Police (KAPOLRI)Jl. Trunojoyo Number 3 Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta Selatan 12110INDONESIA Tel: +62 21 384 8537, 726 0306Fax: +62 21 7220 669E-mail: info@polri.go.id Dear General: INDONESIA: Urging inquiry and investigation related to the death of Mede Nurlatu at the mining area of the Botak Mountain The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) previously received information from the Commission for the Disappearances and Victims of Violance (KontraS), a national human rights organization, related to the alleged crime of murder which was allegedly committed by personnel of the Police […]

INDONESIA: Arbitrary detention occurred frequently, law reform stagnant

Countries, documents, Indonesia, Open Letters September 21, 2015January 15, 2017 admin 0 Comments

Indonesian legal system does not have a special law procedure which regulates pre-trial mechanism, and which can challenge whether or not arrest or detention has been lawful. Therefore, the accused or suspects face difficulty in exercising their rights with regard to the due process of law. This needs to be addressed not only by lawmakers but also by the wider Indonesian society and the international community, considering the scale and frequency of arbitrary arrest and detention that continue to occur in Indonesia. An Open Letter from the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) to the Chairperson Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Mr. Mads Andenas Mr. Mads Andenas Chairperson Working Group on […]

MYANMAR: Appeal to review cases of 32 lawyers disbarred for political reasons

Burma / Myanmar, Countries, Open Letters December 22, 2011August 16, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALRC-OLT-009-2011 December 22, 2011 An Open Letter to the Chief Justice of Myanmar (Burma) U Tun Tun Oo Chief Justice Office of the Supreme Court Office No. 24 Naypyitaw MYANMAR Tel: + 95 67 404 080/ 071/ 078/ 067 or + 95 1 372 145 Fax: + 95 67 404 059 Dear Chief Justice MYANMAR: Appeal to review cases of 32 lawyers disbarred for political reasons The Asian Legal Resource Centre is writing to you further to a letter submitted to the president dated 4 November 2011 by 16 lawyers who were disbarred because of alleged political crimes or politically related violations of their codes of practice. […]