Events

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...

ACSC/APF 2016, Dili – Timor Leste

We are happy to invite all NGOs and CSOs to join us for the ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ ASEAN Peoples’ Forum 2016. Greetings, people of ASEAN! We are happy to invite all NGOs and CSOs to join us for the ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ ASEAN Peoples’ Forum 2016. Details of the...

[5th Asia Pro Bono Conference] The Impact of Pro Bono on Transformational Change: Working to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

The 5th Asia Pro Bono Conference, co-organized by BABSEACLE and its  Asia Pro Bono Consortium partners, will be held to provide participants with a deeper regional perspective on pro bono practice development in the region. The 5th Asia Pro Bono Conference, co-organized by BABSEACLE and its  Asia Pro Bono Consortium...

“End Crime, Not Life: Upholding Human Rights, Social Justice and Abolition of Death Penalty”

In this light, the Centre for Youth and Social Harmony (CYSH) is partnering with the Coalition for the Abolition of Death Penalty in ASEAN (CADPA) to strengthen public awareness about the inhumane cruelty and irrelevance of Death Penalty as a mode of extreme punishment in Myanmar. With eight retentionist countries...

Bangkok Pride to ILGA World: Press Conference

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) persons continue to face discrimination and violence in today’s world. In Thailand, several organisations are formed to address the issue. Activists come together to voice their stand against discrimination and prejudice. Now, Bangkok is to be the destination for the world conference...

“No. 136”: A Rohingya Photography Exhibition Bangkok, Thailand

Myanmar recognizes 135 ethnic groups within its borders. But what about the people who constitute No. 136? They are the non-existent people, those who must not be named. Photo Exhibition  | Remarks  |  Drinks and Appetizers "No. 136": A Rohingya Photography Exhibition Bangkok, Thailand Nov 29 - Dec 6 Rohingya in Bangladesh, Malaysia,...

SAPA Task Force on ASEAN and Human Rights Annual Meeting 2017

The annual strategic meeting will review and assess SAPA advocacy in 2016; share and assess the current human rights situation in ASEAN region; discuss advocacy strategy for 2017 and beyond; develop collective advocacy plan for 2017 and beyond; strengthen and maintain coordination among members and partners of SAPA On 13-14...

First Regional Consultative Meeting (RCM 1) – ACSC/APF 2017

First Regional Consultative Meeting (RCM 1) - ACSC/APF 2017 When : February 15 - 17, 2017 Where : Manila, Philippines First Regional Consultative Meeting (RCM 1) - ACSC/APF 2017 When : February 15 - 17, 2017 Where : Manila, Philippines Interim Secretariat of ACSC/APF 2017

The assassination of Ko Ni and Myanmar’s faltering national reconciliation

The coldly calculated assassination of Muslim lawyer Ko Ni at Yangon's Mingaladon International Airport on 29 January appalled the world, not least because of the shocking image of him cradling his grandson at the time. A taxi driver was also killed during the capture of the killer. The assassination of...