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 give different perspectives to this so-called ASEAN “Reality” and “Vision” of a “Dynamic Community”.
December 17th, 2015
Time: 14:00-17:00
DIPAK C.JAIN room, SASA International House, Chulalongkorn University
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 give different perspectives to this so-called ASEAN “Reality” and “Vision” of a “Dynamic Community”.
Panelists:
- Angkhana Neelapaijit, National Human Rights Commission of Thailand
- Kraisak Choonhavan, ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights
- Phil Robertson, Human Rights Watch
- Supalak Ganjanakhundee, the Nation
Moderator: Shalmali Guttal, Focus on the Global South
For more information: Hamdee, 0890044117, Niabdulghafar@focusweb.org