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Human rights and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan: role and responsibility of the UN Human Rights Council and the international community Organised by: Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) With support of International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), and World Coalition Against Torture (OMCT) 16h00 – 17h00 [ Read more ]
Myanmar Advocacy Day: Hearing from People on the Ground and Experts in the Region 9.00 am – 12.30 pm, 30 August 2023 Registration: Click Here The attempted coup by the Myanmar military on February 1, 2021, has led to a series of grave atrocities within Myanmar and posed a significant threat to peace and [ Read more ]
FORUM-ASIA thanks its members, partners, donors, and supporters for making 2022 a meaningful year. We are excited to share with you our 2022 Annual Report. In 2022, human rights defenders across Asia came together to tackle and conquer some of the region’s biggest social, political, and economic challenges. FORUM-ASIA witnessed how its member organisations deftly [ Read more ]
In the name of denouncing the colonial criminal laws in the country, the present Union government yesterday introduced and subsequently sent the three new bills to the Parliamentary standing committee, while changing the erstwhile legal provisions named as Indian Penal Code, 1860; Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 and Indian Evidence Act, 1872 to Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; [ Read more ]
(Bangkok/Kathmandu, 18 September 2023) The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)–alongside its member organisations–expresses its unwavering solidarity for prominent Bangladeshi human rights defenders, Adilur Rahman Khan and ASM Nasiruddin Elan. We are deeply concerned over their recent conviction to two years in prison, along with a fine, by the Dhaka Cyber Tribunal. Adil [ Read more ]
Bangladesh: Quash conviction and release rights defenders Leaders of Prominent Rights Group Convicted on Trumped-Up Charges (September 14, 2023) Bangladesh authorities should immediately release human rights defenders Adilur Rahman Khan and ASM Nasiruddin Elan, quash their convictions, and end all reprisals against them for their legitimate human rights work, said 72 organizations today. Khan and [ Read more ]
Ref. : 151/AII – MoFARI/VIII/2023 Her Excellency Ms Retno Marsudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jl. Pejambon No.6 Jakarta, 10110 Republic of Indonesia 23 August 2023 OPEN LETTER RE: INDONESIA’S CANDIDACY FOR ELECTION TO THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Excellency, We, the undersigned civilorganizations, write to you on the occasion of the [ Read more ]
54th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 2: Interactive Dialogue on OHCHR report on Afghanistan Oral statement delivered by Hafizullah Saeedi On behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) 12 September 2023 Mr. President, We welcome the High Commissioner’s report. The people of Afghanistan under Taliban’s brutal rule [ Read more ]
