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NEWS RELEASE – Singapore: UN Human Rights Office welcomes repealing of Section 377A of the Penal Code and decriminalisation of consensual sexual relation between men

December 3, 2022 in /by

BANGKOK (3 December 2022) – The UN Human Rights Office for South-East Asia (OHCHR) welcomes the decision by Singapore’s Parliament to pass the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill, that repeals Section 377A of the Penal Code, which for decades has criminalised consensual sex between men. The 377A law, introduced when Singapore was a British colony, had […]

NEWS RELEASE – Myanmar: UN Human Rights Office deeply concerned by new NGO law

November 28, 2022 in /by

BANGKOK (28 November 2022) – The UN Human Rights Office for South-East Asia (OHCHR) is deeply concerned about the potential negative impact on civic space and human rights of new rules regulating the registration of non-profit organizations in Myanmar. On 28 October, the military’s so-called State Administration Council unilaterally imposed a text making registration compulsory […]

NEWS RELEASE (ENG/THAI): UN Human Rights Office welcomes Thailand’s enactment of the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearances Act

October 31, 2022 in /by

อ่านภาษาไทยด้านล่าง (Thai version below) BANGKOK (31 October 2022) – The UN Human Rights Office for South-East Asia (OHCHR) welcomes the enactment by Thailand of the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act, 2022. The promulgation of this law is a critical milestone in combating torture, ill-treatment and enforced disappearances in Thailand. It includes […]

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