Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development is a regional human rights organisation with 46 member-organisations across Asia.
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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 |
 FORUM-ASIA expresses its grave concern over the present political
repression and human rights abuse in Sri Lanka in the aftermath of the presidential
elections. All political actors in the country must take immediate steps to
ensure due process and respect for democratic norms and human rights in Sri
Lanka.
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Friday, 29 January 2010 |
 The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) condemns in
the strongest possible terms the conviction on 20 January 2010 of Vietnamese
lawyer Le Cong Dinh, and expresses grave concern over its implications to the
overall human rights and free expression environment in Vietnam and Southeast
Asia. Lawyer Le Cong Dinh, after a one-day trial in Hanoi, was convicted of
subversion and meted a prison term of five years.
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Friday, 29 January 2010 |
 The Mekong Migration Network (MMN), a network of 35 civil society organizations
in the countries of the Mekong Greater Sub-Region, strongly opposes the recent
deportation of Cambodian beggars without due process and calls on the Royal
Thai Government to ensure that effective and appropriate screening processes
are immediately put in place to prevent the deportation of migrants who have
the right to protection.
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Friday, 29 January 2010 |
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shuffled into the courtroom clothed in orange overalls labelled "Cluster
B", cuffed, shackled and chained. Six guards surrounded them as they were
led into the dock. Their
crime? Distributing flyers.
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Friday, 29 January 2010 |
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Mongolia's president Elbegdorj
Tsakhia imposed a moratorium on the death penalty on 14 January 2010. Human
rights organisations welcomed this remark, as a step toward abolishment of
executions.
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Friday, 29 January 2010 |
 FORUM-ASIA and its two members,
Centre for Human Rights and Development (CHRD) and Globe International (GI),
organised Mongolian NGOs workshop on the Universal Periodic Review from 10-12
January 2010 in Ulaanbaatar. About 50 people from Mongolian NGOs with different
backgrounds, including environment, human rights, child, labour, women, land
rights, sexual minority, ethnic minority, participated in the event.
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Friday, 29 January 2010 |
 In 2010, the World Social Forum
(WSF) will take place in a permanent way throughout the year, around the world.
On 24 January 2010, the World Social Forum 2010 in Tokyo was held in Japan.
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