Malaysian human rights defender Charles Hector is facing trial in court for alleged defamation of Japanese electronics company Asahi Kosei. The dates of the full trial were set for June 28 and 29, but at…
Japanese-owned electronics company Asahi Kosei sues Malaysian human rights defender for $3.3 million. The trial is scheduled to start on 27 June 2011. At stake the labour rights of migrant workers and the freedom of…
For highlighting information via blog and twitter about human rights violations suffered by 31 Burmese migrant workers who were working at the Japanese electronics company Asahi Kosei in Malaysia, human rights defender Charles Hector has…
The International Campaign for Responsible Technology is an international solidarity network that promotes corporate and government accountability in the global electronics industry. ICRT has written to Asahi Kosei and a selection of its buyers regarding…
At its 65th Annual General Meeting, the Malaysian Bar unanimously carried a motion in support of human rights defender Charles Hector. Mr Hector is facing legal charges by the Japanese electronics company Asahi Kosei for…
Japanese labour unions are facing legal charges for supporting the struggle of migrant outsourced workers in Malaysia working for the Japanese electronics company Asahi Kosei. Early this year, using his blog and Twitter, Malaysian human…
Last Friday 4 March 2011, Charles Hector, a Malaysian human rights defender, activist, lawyer & blogger, met in court with the Japanese electronics company Asahi Kosei. Mr Hector is being sued by Asahi Kosei for…
In Malaysia a labour dispute has erupted over the treatment of Burmese migrant workers working for Japanese electronics company Asahi Kosei. In support of the Burmese workers threatened with dismissal and deportation, Malaysian and international…
On 11 February 2011, Malaysian labour activist Charles Hector and others issued a media statement expressing shock about how unjust Japanese electronics company Asahi Kosei is treating its workers, in particular a group of 31…