On 22nd October 2013, Sultan Hassanal Bolkah announced that Sharia Law would be implemented in Brunei in phases across six months.
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Zhenjie Im November 5, 2013 Asia and Pacific
On 22nd October 2013, Sultan Hassanal Bolkah announced that Sharia Law would be implemented in Brunei in phases across six months.
Read More »Dwayne Menezes October 25, 2013 Asia and Pacific, Global Governance and Human Rights
Over the past week, Lithuania, Nigeria, Chile, Chad and Saudi Arabia were elected unopposed to five non-permanent member seats in the UN Security Council. Only a few hours later, Saudi Arabia, though hardly a state celebrated for its human rights record, rejected its seat
Read More »Zhenjie Im October 24, 2013 Asia and Pacific
I was to interview three individuals (names have been changed for this article) – Nicole, the NGO’s director, James and Jamal (both support staff of TRIPOD) – the last of whom was to take the spotlight of the interview.
Read More »Zhenjie Im October 13, 2013 Asia and Pacific, Global Governance and Human Rights
The big watchword for the upcoming Indonesian legislative and presidential elections in 2014 is golput. Golput, which has its history in the New Order regime, is perhaps best understood as a form of protest vote against the current political establishment. It tends to take the form of low voter turnout or intentional non-marking of the ballot to invalidate it.
Read More »Ghaffar Hussain August 29, 2013 Asia and Pacific, Security and Defence
Many filed Pakistan under 'basket case' years ago and stopped trying to rationalise developments in that country. Sadly, for others, that isn't an option. What is taking place is tragic, absurd, and frightening.
Read More »Julie Lenarz August 7, 2013 Asia and Pacific
Defeating the Taliban is a moral imperative; conversely, to appease them would be against everything we believe in, stand for, fight for and died for. It would be the ultimate betrayal of our values.
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