Events

Cambodia as ASEAN Chair: Prospects for Human Rights in 2022

In conjunction with the much-anticipated turnover of the ASEAN chairpersonship and the conclusion of the 38th and 39th ASEAN Summit, the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation will conduct a two-hour webinar titled “Cambodia as ASEAN Chair: Prospects for Human...

Logo Design Contest

The Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University is calling for a logo design to represent the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies in 2021 under the concept: Role of Higher Education Institutions in Promoting Democracy, Human Rights and...

Human Rights in Cambodia: 30 Years After the Paris Peace Agreement

The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), the Asia Democracy Network (ADN), and the Diplomacy Training Program will organize an event titled "Human Rights in Cambodia: 30 Years After the Paris Peace Agreement" on December 9, 2021, 10:00 am (Bangkok/Jakarta Time), International Day for the Commemoration and...

Families, the State, and Educational Inequality in the Singapore City-State

Singapore is a ‘strong’ developmental state that exercises ideological leadership over economy and society, and offers widespread provision of public services, including education. Paradoxically, however, while such logics invite dependence on the ‘strong’ state, at the heart of Singaporean public policy is the anti-welfarist, self-responsibilising, meritocratic ethos. Drawing on extensive...

Gender-Based Violence in Thailand’s Pro-Democracy Movement

The Sydney Southeast Asia Center will host a TS4 talk on 13 January 2021 at 9:00 pm (Bangkok Time/GMT+7) via Zoom. Associate Professor Verita Sriratana will expose offline and online Gender-Based Violence (GBV) perpetrated against female activists in Thailand's pro-democracy movement. To register for the webinar, click here.

Call for Nominations: 2021-2022 Journalism for an Equitable Asia Award

The Asia Centre and Oxfam in Asia has opened the call for nominations for the 2021-2022 Journalism for an Equitable Asia Award. The deadline for nominations is on January 31, 2022. The theme for the 2021-2022 Journalism for Equitable Asia award is ‘Inequality-threat to lives and livelihoods’ and seeks to...

ASEAN Law Academy Advanced Programme

The Center for International Law at the National University of Singapore (NUS) is now accepting applications for the fourth edition of the annual ASEAN Law Academy Advanced Programme (previously known as the ASEAN Law Academy) will run between 24 January to 24 February 2022 via Zoom. This programme is by selection...

Pyeongchang Peace Forum 2022

    To register for the Pyeongchang Peace Forum 2022, click here. For any inquiries [email protected] or visit their website http://ppf.or.kr/en/

Social Sciences and COVID-19 in Southeast Asia: (Non-)Role and (In)Significance

The Southeast Asia Junction (SEA Junction), Global Development Network, and Asia Research Center of the University of Indonesia will organize a webinar titled "Social Sciences and COVID-19 in Southeast Asia: (Non-)Role and (In)Significance" on November 24, 2021, 4.00-5.30 pm (Bangkok/Jakarta Time).  The outbreak of the COVID-19 in Southeast Asia, as in the...

Enhancing the Role of Environmental Public Interest Litigation to Advance Environmental Rights in Southeast Asia

United Nations Environment Program and EarthRights International will organize a webinar titled "Enhancing the Role of Environmental Public Interest Litigation to Advance Environmental Rights in Southeast Asia" on November 25 and 26, 2021, from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon (Bangkok/Jakarta Time).  While rapid economic development across the Southeast Asia region...