Events
Asia-Pacific Environmental Defenders Forum
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Office (OHCHR) Southeast Asia will organize the Asia Pacific Environmental Defenders Forum on November 17 to 19, 2021. The forum aims to discuss challenges that environmental human rights defenders are facing in Asia Pacific despite their vital role in protecting...
Civic space obstructed: Singapore’s fundamental freedoms through the lens of the UPR
The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) will host a webinar titled "Civic space obstructed: Singapore’s fundamental freedoms through the lens of the UPR" on September 29, 2021, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm (Bangkok/Jakarta Time) or from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm (Geneva Time). This is...
Global South Women’s Forum 2021
International Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific (IWRAW Asia Pacific) will organize the Global South Women's Forum 2021 online from September 12 to 16, 2021.
Join IWRAW Asia Pacific for this virtual event as they raise their voices for urgent climate action in this time of climate crisis! Under the...
Malaysia’s back to the future: The pandemic crisis, a new prime minister from UMNO, and a repudiation of the historic 2018 elections?
The Sydney Southeast Asia Centre (SSEAC) will organize a webinar entitled "Malaysia's back to the future: The pandemic crisis, a new prime minister from UMNO, and a repudiation of the historic 2018 elections?" on September 16, 2021, at 10:00 am (Kuala Lumpur/Manila/Singapore Time).
Malaysia's unprecedented third change of government in...
Escape the Mist: Disinfo Walkthrough
Doublethink Lab will launch their new online disinformation playbook entitled "Escape the Mist: Disinfo Walkthrough" on September 23, 2021, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm (Manila/Kuala Lumpur Time).
This website presents the disinformation ecosystem and how people are affected by it. It reveals ways to distinguish malicious messages such as...
Media Ethics and Journalism in Malaysia
The Asia Centre will host a webinar “Media Ethics and Journalism in Malaysia” co-convened with the School of Media and Communication, Taylor’s University Malaysia, on October 12, 2021, from 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm (Kuala Lumpur/Manila/Singapore Time GMT+8).
The event will focus on the state of media ethics and journalisms in...
Call for Applications: 5th Annual Lecturer Workshop on Teaching Human Rights and Peace: Developing Skills and Knowledge on Peace and Transformative Peacebuilding
The Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies (IHRP) of Mahidol University is seeking applicants for the "Fifth Annual Lecturer Workshop on Teaching Human Rights/Peace: Developing Skills and Knowledge on Peace and Transformative Peacebuilding." The deadline is on September 10, 2021, 23:59 (Bangkok/Jakarta Time).
This online workshop aims to develop...
9th #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Bi-Weekly Updates
The Southeast Asia (SEA) Junction and the Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) will organize the 9th #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Bi-Weekly series with Progressive Voice Co-Founder Khin Ohmar. This webinar will be held on September 3, 2021, from 9:00 am to 10:00 am (Bangkok/Jakarta Time).
The aim is to contribute to a greater...
Re-designing Civil Society Eco-System: From Local to Global
The Asia Democracy Network will co-convene "Conversation on Re-designing Civil Society Eco-System: From Local to Global" on September 15, 2021 between 5.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. (India Standard Time), in collaboration with International Centre for Non-Profit Law (ICNL), USA; and Voluntary Action Network India (VANI) and Participatory Research in...
[CANCELLED] 2021 Asia Democracy Assembly
The Asia Democracy Network (ADN) will organize the 2021 Asia Democracy Assembly with the theme "Confronting Democratic Regression and Reclaiming Civic Space" which will be held on September 7 and 8, 2021, at 4:00PM (Korea Standard Time). This event is jointly organized by the Asian Forum for Human Rights...
