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“What Japanese companies should do now in order to not be complicit in the war of aggression against Ukraine. What we should ask of Japanese companies and the Japanese government now.” Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine began in February last year. Not a day goes by without hearing news related to it, and the [ Read more ]
The 2022 flood in Pakistan was one of the worst natural disasters in the country’s recent history. Heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding in several provinces, affecting millions and destroying homes, infrastructure, and crops. The floodwaters submerged vast areas of land, disrupting transportation and communication networks and causing widespread damage to the economy. The disaster left [ Read more ]
“Under previous ASEAN leaderships, the crisis in Burma was not effectively addressed and the junta’s atrocities escalated. During the 2022 ASEAN Summit, leaders reaffirmed their commitment to peace in Burma and called for concrete, practical, and measurable steps with a specific timeline. Key to this process is engaging all stakeholders. A coalition of Burma, Indonesia, [ Read more ]
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 ]
CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), and Asia Democracy Network (ADN) are appalled that the Cambodian authorities have ordered for a music video by a rapper that recounts a deadly government crackdown on a workers’ protest nine years ago to be removed from a social media page. [ Read more ]
The Sri Lankan government should immediately end the arbitrary detention of Wasantha Mudalige, a student activist who was arrested on August 18, 2022, 7 human rights organizations said today. Since August 21, Mudalige, 29, has been held on orders signed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), a draconian law that [ Read more ]
(Bangkok/Kathmandu – 16 January 2023) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), and 30 of its member organisations strongly condemn the Taliban’s recent ban on women and girls from higher education and employment in non-governmental organisations (NGOs). “The Taliban’s complete exclusion of women from public life, denying them their human rights 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 ]
