The Bloodied Arm of the Law
In Malaysia, police violence and deaths in custody are much-overlooked concerns, despite calls for investigation from human rights watchdogs. The numb…
Tag: Justice and the Law
Thailand’s Defiant Youth
Amid an ongoing state of emergency to contain COVID-19, young people around Thailand have taken to the streets to call for Prime Minister Prayuth's re…
Freedom of Expression in Myanmar
On this week's episode of Southeast Asia Dispatches, Adam Bemma speaks to Thinzar Shunlei Yi, advocacy coordinator at Action Committee for Democracy D…
Youth Power in Malaysian Politics
In July 2019, the Malaysian Parliament passed a Constitutional Amendment to lower the voting age from 21 to 18. This amendment means that an estimated…
Religion, Stigma and Criminalisation: The Challenges Facing Suicide Prevention in Brunei
In Brunei, attempting suicide is still a crime. While some people try to seek help, religious beliefs, stigma and the law hamper efforts to prevent a …
The Citizens’ Agenda: The Parties Respond
Nearly a year ago, we embarked on the Citizens’ Agenda: our quest to find out what our Singaporean community thinks are the most important issues fa…
How the Use of POFMA Against Episode 8 Proves I Was Right About POFMA
PJ responds to the POFMA order against Episode 8 by analysing how POFMA was used; notes how the POFMA order did not challenge any of the fundamental c…
Once a Safe Haven, Bangkok Now a “Hunting Ground” for Dissidents
Asylum seekers and dissidents have fled Laos, Cambodia and other nations to Thailand to avoid political persecution. While they wait for UN refugee st…
“The Fear Is Always With Me”: Refugees in Malaysia Recount Recent Lockdowns and Raids
Since Malaysia imposed a Movement Control Order amid the COVID-19 pandemic, immigration raids following strict lockdown orders have affected refugees,…
How Bad Laws Are Created and Abused in Singapore (A POFMA Case Study)
PJ uses POFMA as a case study to demonstrate how Singapore's People's Action Party government writes poorly worded laws that give themselves immense a…
