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Commemorating the third year of arbitrary cancellation of the registration of Maldivian Democracy Network by the Maldives government, MDN released a press release as stated below – Today marks three years since the government of Maldives arbitrarily cancelled our registration and launched a baseless, politically motivated investigation for blasphemy against the four authors of our [ Read more ]
The annual international festival of documentary films on human rights “Bir Duino” was held in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, from 14 to 18 November. Tthe XVI film festival “Bir Duino-2022” was dedicated to the theme: “Climate and Crises: the Situation with Fundamental Rights of Citizens, Alternatives to SDGs.” The competition program includes 22 documentaries [ Read more ]
Even though there are already many laws and policies that can guarantee the protection of vulnerable groups, there are still various difficulties in their implementation. Especially when referring to the Law on Legal Aid, the qualifications of legal aid recipients are, in fact, still limited to indicators of economic incapacity, so they are considered unable [ Read more ]
Pakistan is the world’s fifth most populous country. Agriculture, directly and indirectly, employs 37.4 per cent of the country’s labour force, 70 per cent of whom are mostly located in rural areas. Not only do rural women receive fewer wages than men, but WAWs are susceptible to malnutrition, discrimination, violence and ill-treatment, including exploitation and [ Read more ]
(Bangkok/Kathmandu – 19 December 2022) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) is gravely concerned about crackdowns against opposition political parties by the government of Bangladesh as the country prepares for its 2023 national elections. The Bangladeshi government has intensified their crackdown on opposition parties, specifically the largest opposition group, Bangladesh Nationalist [ Read more ]
Joint Communiqué FORUM-ASIA 10th General Assembly, Bangkok, 29 September 2022 Members of the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) convened at Holiday Inn, Bangkok, Thailand from 26 – 29 September 2022 for the organization’s 10th General Assembly. The in-person gathering was a follow-up to the first part of the Assembly which was held [ Read more ]
13 December 2022: Ahead of the 10-year anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone, we, the undersigned civil society organizations and individuals, renew calls on the Lao government to determine his fate and whereabouts and deliver justice, truth, and reparation to his family. We deplore the Lao authorities’ repeated failure [ Read more ]
(Bangkok/Kathmandu – 13 December 2022) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) expresses deep concern over the violent confrontation between the protestors and over 200 security forces during the recent landless squatter protests in Nepal on the banks of the Bagmati River at Thapathali. The landless squatters have been protesting against being [ Read more ]
