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Girl's death 24 years ago haunts quest for justice in reformist Myanmar
from the article by Andrew R.C. Marshall on Reuters:
....The authorities haven't forgotten either. Political reform in Myanmar is fostering greater openness about past atrocities but little accountability, especially when the country's still-powerful military is involved. Today, Win Maw Oo's impoverished and long-suffering family remains under police surveillance.
Oct 09, 2012 Region: Asia, National Reconciliation, Country:Myanmar
Introduction to restorative justice in Malaysia
from the article on Voice of the Children:
In considering introducing restorative justice within the legal juvenile justice framework in Malaysia, we have to weigh its benefits and effectiveness in comparison to the existing system.
The existing juvenile justice system, i.e. the proceedings in the Court For Children, does not provide opportunity for the full participation of the child offender and their family. It is too complicated to comprehend and very formal in nature .
Oct 04, 2012 Country:Malaysia, Juvenile, Practice, Region: Asia
Spotlight on restorative justice
from the article by Andy Ho posted on Singapore Law Watch:
....Singapore courts practice a limited form of such restorative justice. For example, the Community Court here is given sentencing flexibility and can issue the Community Service Order (modelled after the Corrective Work Order for litterbugs). It may also call for a pre-trial conference of family of the accused - and sometimes of the victim - to explore compensation and get an undertaking to attend therapy and so on. But all this is for minor crimes, and still offender-focused, not designed with victims in mind.
Sep 26, 2012 Policy, Politics, Region: Asia, Country:Singapore
Former Norwich police chief to lead Bangladeshi delegation in lessons on restorative justice
from the article by Peter Walsh in the Norwich Evening News:
A former Norwich police chief will show a high-powered delegation from Bangladesh how restorative justice can be used to help cut crime without people having to be locked up.
....He said: “I’m part of a programme looking to reduce the overcrowded prisons in Bangladesh. One of their biggest problems is the inefficiency of their criminal justice system. It can take up to eight years for something to come to trial and the likelihood is defendants will spend most of their time remanded in custody. It will be their second visit to Norfolk to look at restorative justice and its something they’re really keen on.”
Sep 03, 2012 Country:England&Wales, Support, Country:Bangladesh, Region: Asia, Region: Europe, Policy
House passes revamped Juvenile Court Law
from the article by Ezra Sihite in the Jakarta Globe:
....Azis Syamsuddin, deputy chairman of House Commission III on legal affairs, said legislators were very thorough and careful in their deliberations on the legislation because the principle of restorative justice that it prioritized over punitive justice was unprecedented in Indonesia’s legal system.
In addition to promoting restorative justice, in which the needs of the perpetrator, victim and the victim’s family must be considered in reaching a solution that is aimed at healing rather than punishing, the new law also raises the minimum age at which juvenile offenders may be incarcerated to 14 years old.
The previous law set the limit at 12 years old.
Aug 02, 2012 Juvenile, Country:Indonesia, Region: Asia, Practice
Not adding up: Criminal reconciliation in Chinese juvenile justice
from the article in Dui Hua's Human Rights Journal:
Recent amendments to China’s Criminal Procedure Law involve special procedures for handling cases involving juvenile defendants and resolving cases through criminal reconciliation. Although the law does not explicitly link the two, criminal reconciliation has been a key feature in the development of China’s juvenile justice system under the principle of “education first, punishment second.”
Dui Hua welcomes criminal reconciliation as a means to restorative justice and reduced juvenile incarceration, but research suggests that the relatively new measure is experiencing some growing pains in China. Jiang Jue (姜珏), a PhD candidate in the School of Law at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, has done extensive research on criminal reconciliation in China and has seen how the process works in many juvenile cases. Her research indicates that current implementation of criminal reconciliation falls short of juvenile justice principles by alienating youth and stifling attempts at education.
Jun 20, 2012 Juvenile, Court, Practice, Country:China, Region: Asia, Judge, Prosecutor
Bougainville wants restorative justice approach to settling violence in south
from the report on Radio New Zealand International:
The autonomous Papua New Guinea province of Bougainville hopes to resolve a long standing impasse in the south of the main island by taking the traditional Melanesian approach of reconciliation.
Despite six years of autonomy, few government services are available around the district of Konnou because the security of workers can’t be guaranteed.
Aug 26, 2011 Region: Asia, Case:Violence, National Reconciliation, Country:Papua New Guinea
"Restorative justice" to reintegrate youth-at-risk into society
from Wayne Chan's article in ChannelNewsAsia.com:
Minister of State for Home Affairs, Masagos Zulkifli recommended using "restorative justice" to divert delinquent youth away from the court justice system.
He said this at the 1st Singapore Restorative Conference which kicked off on Thursday.
Aug 22, 2011 Juvenile, Practice, Region: Asia, Country:Singapore
Restorative justice in the Cambodian community: Challenges and possibilities in practice
from the paper by Pen Khek Chear:
....the syncretic beliefs among Cambodians lead them to also use gru to alleviate suffering and deal with conflict. Here is a personal example from the author of this paper that occurred in the Cambodian American community:
There was an attempted robbery at my aunt’s liquor store, where one of the robbers was shot and killed in the store by police. The liquor store is in a predominately African American community; the robber and the police officer were also African American. The local community was outraged when they heard about the killing and suspicious of the fact that my aunt refused to talk to press or community members about what had happen. This led to a boycott of her store. She went to a gru for help. The gru said that, in order to alleviate the current problems, she had to paint the back of two turtles and let them go into a local creek. This would send the bad spirits away. She did as she was told. The boycott eventually stopped and after some months, things went back to normal.
May 26, 2011 Conceptual, Region: Asia, Theory, Country:Cambodia
Toward Transformative Mediation: Restorative justice practice in South Korea
from the article by Jae Young Lee:
Growing interest in Restorative Justice has been emerging in Korea among scholars, law practitioners, and civil society groups since as early as the late 1990s. However, its practice was very limited until a recent experimental project from 2006-2008. During those three years, Korean Institute of Criminal Justice (KICJ) and a civil organization called Conflict Resolution Center under Women Making Peace carried out the first formal Restorative Justice project in Korea called Victim-Offender Dialog, particularly designed for juvenile cases. Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Seoul Family Court, and Juvenile Protection Institution referred juvenile cases to Conflict Resolution Center to be dealt with a conference where conflicting parties and trained mediators sat together.
Apr 28, 2011 Juvenile, Country:Korea, Region: Asia, National Reconciliation
