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Keeping Hope Alive: Risking it All to Defend Human Rights in Asia’s Crisis Areas United Nations Human Rights Council 52nd Session side-event 13 March 2023, 13.00 – 14.00 Palais des Nations, Room XXII The ongoing crises in many countries in the region, in particular in situations of conflict, exacerbate the already dire situation for HRDs. [ Read more ]
Analysis of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission’s Complicity with the Military Junta Since the Failed Coup d’état of 1 February 2021 Introduction This analysis paper seeks to evaluate the actions and complicity of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC or Commission) in the failed coup attempt launched by the Myanmar military junta since [ Read more ]
LICADHO, the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights, recently marked its 30th anniversary with the release of a video showcasing the organization’s remarkable achievements over the years. Founded in 1992, LICADHO has been a leading advocate for human rights in Cambodia, promoting social justice, democracy, and the rule of law. The [ Read more ]
BALAOD successfully gathered and trained 24 individuals from 8 organizations last February 15-17. The 3-day Human Rights Violation Documentation Training was held at Almont Beach Resort, Surigao City. BALAOD tackled Human rights concepts, principles and the Philippine legal system. It also trained the participants how to document, gather evidence, and create affidavits in the case [ Read more ]
52nd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 2: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Oral statement delivered by Hafizullah Saeedi On behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Mr. President, Special Rapporteur, Since the last Council session, human rights situation in [ Read more ]
The International Civil Society Organization would like to express our concern as well as condemning to the spillover of the escalating defamation case of Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, which targeted human rights defenders in Indonesia, Fatia Maulidiyanti and Haris Azhar. This defamation case does not deserve to be [ Read more ]
(Bangkok/Kathmandu – 1 March 2023) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) strongly condemns the crackdown on peaceful protests in Sri Lanka. “The present regime led by President Wickremesinghe has started a systemic clampdown on protests starting from the Aragalaya movement and has repeatedly invoked repressive Prevention of Terror Act (PTA) against protest [ Read more ]
Your Excellencies, We, the undersigned 160 Myanmar, regional and international civil society organizations (CSOs), call for the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to take concrete actions to advance accountability through all possible avenues, protect human rights of the Myanmar people, and strongly support their will for federal democracy. We welcome the UNHRC resolution of [ Read more ]
