Events
Gwangju Democracy Forum 2021: Democratization Movement in Myanmar and International Solidarity
What has happened in Myanmar is symptomatic of a backsliding democracy and rising authoritarianism occurring across Southeast Asia, with further implications of a deteriorating civic space and human rights protection in the region. Human rights groups in the region are deeply concerned about the rising cases of human rights...
Asia’s Role in Changing Legal and Social Order Post-COVID 19
The Asian Association of Law Professors (AALP) is seeking for abstracts for its upcoming 2nd Conference titled “Asia’s Role in Changing Legal and Social Order Post-COVID 19”.
AALP is a not-for-profit consortium of institutions and individuals from all around the world connected to Asia. It has successfully completed its 1st...
ASEAN and the Myanmar Coup
Last February, the Tatmadaw, Myanmar’s military, staged a coup d’état that saw leading members of the ruling party National League for Democracy detained and elected members of Myanmar’s parliament held in house arrest. The incident has put the spotlight once again on ASEAN, and a special summit was convened...
Essay Writing Contest on Critical Human Rights and Peace Issues in Southeast Asia
The Strengthening Human Rights and Peace Research and Education in Southeast Asia (SHAPE-SEA), ASEAN University Network-Human Rights Education Theme (AUN-HRE), and the the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) at University of Oslo invite the youth to join this year's Essay Writing Competition for Undergraduate Students on Critical Human...
The Fight For Freedom in Myanmar/Burma and Hong Kong
Webinar: The Fight For Freedom in Burma/Myanmar and Hong Kong: Shared Synergies, Strategies, Alliances and Ways Forward.
We are delighted to co-host this webinar with @burmacampaignuk on 12 May (Wed) at 14.00 UK time. To find out more and join us👇🏻https://t.co/pBl6SWWUAa pic.twitter.com/iwG9KlFMyl
— Hong Kong Watch (@hk_watch) May 10, 2021
Hong Kong...
Call for Applications: Beyond Essentialism, Elevating Women’s Scholarship in Southeast Asian Social Sciences
The Women in Southeast Asia Social Sciences (WISEASS) is accepting applications for its workshop titled “Beyond Essentialism: Elevating Women's Scholarship in Southeast Asian Social Sciences."
This workshop aims to provide training and mentoring of women early career researchers (ECRs) in the social sciences, with a focus on researchers from and...
Asia Europe People’s Forum
The Institute for Popular Democracy, Focus on the Global South Thailand, Vietnam Peace and Development Foundation, Indonesia for Global Justice, and other human rights groups will conduct a week-long workshop called the Asia-Europe People's Forum, which will be held virtually from May 17 to 24, 2021.
Asia-Europe People's Forum will...
All About AICHR: A Webinar Series
The ASEAN Youth Forum, Plan International, and AICHR Indonesia will be hosting a webinar series titled "All About AICHR," which is facilitated by the School of Advocacy for Youth on Human Rights in Southeast Asia. These sessions aim to discuss and dig deeper about AICHR, a regional mechanism in...
Attacks on Internet Freedoms Across Southeast Asia
The Asia Centre’s Dr. Gomez will join Forces of Renewal Southeast Asia's (FORSEA) Dr. Maung Zarni to discuss a shift in tactics by authoritarian regimes from internet content censorship to that of infrastructure control in Southeast Asia. The webinar will be held on May 6 (Thursday) at 4 pm...
The Right to An Effective Remedy for Rohingya
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) will organize a webinar titled "The Right to An Effective Remedy for Rohingya: Existing Practices, Gaps, Challenges, and Ways Forward" which will be held on May 5, 2021, from 9:30 AM to 12:00 NN (JKT/BKK Time).
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