Events

[CSR Asia] The Business Case for Working with Myanmar Diaspora

This event follows on from our event in Yangon in January 2015, where we invited leading companies operating in Myanmar to discuss ways to invest in returning refugees and migrant workers. Date:  Tuesday, 17 November 2015 Location:  Bangkok Course Overview: This event follows on from our event in Yangon in January 2015, where...

Foundational Course on Business and Human Rights [Ateneo de Manila University]

The Ateneo Human Rights Center and the Ateneo School of Law, in partnership with the ASEAN Corporate Social Responsibility network would like to invite you to participate in a Foundational Course on Business and Human Rights that we are organizing on 19-23 October 2015 at the Ateneo Professional Schools,...

Launching of the Annual Report on the Performance of the ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism 2014, Bangkok 14th October 2015

FORUM-ASIA and SAPA Task Force on ASEAN and Human Rights (TFAHR) have been producing its monitoring and assessment report on the performance of the ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism, particularly the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights...

Half Empty: Burma’s political parties and their human rights commitments [FIDH Press Conference]

After almost two months of election campaigning by Burma’s political parties, what do we know about their human rights agenda? FIDH investigated and the results are out. Find out what political parties plan to do with regard to religious discrimination, media freedom, accountability for past crimes, domestic and international...

ACSC/APF2015 Conference Engaging 27th ASEAN Summit Workshop: “People-Centered ASEAN Community: Making It Happen”

The Regional Steering Committee (RSC) with the endorsement of the Malaysian National Organizing Committee (NOC) have decided to organize the ACSC/APF2015 Conference. As you may know, Malaysia is the current Chair for ASEAN for 2015 and hence will be hosting the 27th ASEAN Summit this year. Warm greetings from the...

‘Turning Vision into Reality for a Dynamic ASEAN Community’: Whose Vision? Whose Reality?

2016 will be an important year for ASEAN, as it promises to turn its “vision” into a “reality”. Its chairmanship will be with the Lao PDR, where civil society organizations in the recent ACSC/APF agreed they will not hold their 2016 gathering. This forum aims to draw attention and...

‘Turning Vision into Reality for a Dynamic ASEAN Community’: Whose Vision? Whose Reality?

2016 will be an important year for ASEAN, as it promises to turn its “vision” into a “reality”. Its chairmanship will be with the Lao PDR, where civil society organizations in the recent ACSC/APF agreed they will not hold their 2016 gathering. This forum aims to draw attention and...

The Mekong : Law, Dams & Development [Seminar & Book Launch]

As debate continues to rage over the hydropower boom that will fundamentally change the river's ecology and the livelihoods of those who depend on it, a key question arises: what is the place of law in governing river basin development? The Mekong : Law, Dams & Development 17th February 2016,...

SDGs – The Future [Global Future]

The event SDGs – The Future is being convened to begin a dialogue about what is needed today to shape a future that meets Agenda 2030 SDGs - The Future Global Future is convening an event on May 24, 2016, 13.00-14.15 WMO Building, Avenue de la Paix 7bis, 1211 Geneva Register online to...

ASEAN Youth Forum 2016: “Advancing Youth Roles in leading ASEAN”

The ASEAN Youth Forum (AYF) is envisioned to be a free and empowering platform for youths to voice out their concerns and strategize for ways to achieve a better ASEAN. AYF has been working regionally to strengthening youth movement, engagement with ASEAN, and civil society. ASEAN Youth Forum 2016: “Advancing...