What crime did the PSM 6 commit?

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Sep 112011
 

When a government deems it politically expedient to lock up good men and women, it is high time we voted it out, writes Rani Rasiah. She goes on to provide a glimpse of one of these women, Sarasvathy Muthu, now freed but facing charges in court on 10 October 2011. Continue reading »

Jun 032008
 

Migrant rights activists from the region have noted a number of important shortcomings in the Asean Declaration which they hope the regional body will remedy during the drafting of an Instrument to implement the Declaration. They are calling on Asean to give importance to the mainstreaming of gender-responsive, rights based policies in both the Asean Declaration and national government policies.

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Apr 082008
 

Fifteen people from six countries were arrested today in
Jakarta (Indonesia) by Polda Jaya (the Police Corps of Jakarta Raya
Territory) for participating in a peaceful people’s gathering to
voice their protest against GM rice and call for saving the diversity
of local rice to ensure people’s food security.

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