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GUIDELINES ON THE AICHR’S RELATIONS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS
The purposes and objectives of these guidelines are to establish an enabling environment for meaningful and constructive engagement and interaction between AICHR and civil society organisations (CSOs), to further strengthen ASEAN cooperation in the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in accordance with the ASEAN Charter,...
Moving Away from the Death Penalty: Lessons in South-East Asia
This publication of the OHCHR Regional Office for South-East Asia comes at a very important juncture where there is a sense that the entire region is ‘moving away’ from capital punishment. Some States are fully abolitionist (Cambodia, Timor-Leste, and the Philippines), others are abolitionist in practice (Brunei Darussalam, Lao...
ASEAN Economic Community: Slow Progress on Labour Issues
Although Southeast Asian economies rely on international labour as a key element of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), the progress of labour liberalisation has been disappointing. It is obstructed by domestic laws and regulations due to differing concerns of labour-exporting and labour-importing countries.
Although Southeast Asian economies rely on international...
MIDNIGHT INTRUSIONS: Ending Guest Registration and Household Inspections in Myanmar
This report is based on an analysis of relevant provisions of the 2012 law and their application. It draws from interviews and focus group discussions conducted by Fortify Rights from October 2013 and March 2015 with 90 Myanmar residents living in Yangon and Bago Regions and Chin, Kachin, Rakhine,...
“Work Faster or Get Out” – Labor Rights Abuses in Cambodia’s Garment Industry
Workers in Cambodia’s garment factories—frequently producing name-brand clothing sold mainly in the United States, the European Union, and Canada—often experience discriminatory and exploitative labor conditions. The combination of short-term contracts that make it easier to fire and control workers, poor government labor inspection and enforcement, and aggressive tactics against...
The Boracay Accord of 2015
RECOGNIZING the significant insights and gains generated by the first and second Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Chief Justices' Meeting (ACJM) which provided a suitable venue to address highlevel policy matters affecting our legal systems, share best practices, and assess legal trends among the ASEAN Member States;
RECOGNIZING the...
Threatened Lands, Threatened Lives – Human Rights Situation of the Indigenous Peoples in Cambodia
This report on the human rights situation of indigenous peoples of Cambodia was prepared mainly from the contributions of indigenous peoples human rights defenders (IPHRDs) and NGOs in the country. This is an update to the AIPP publication Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Report in Asia – Cambodia, Thailand and...
Martial Law and the Military Court: Civil and Political Rights in Thailand (22 May 2014-15 January 2015)
The assessment of Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) is that protection of the right to a fair trial is key to ensuring justice. If the military judges and the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) intend to dismiss the principle, it indicates that the judges are willing...
Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Professor Surya P. Subedi – Phnom Penh, 23 January 2015
I was appointed by the UN Human Rights Council in March 2009, and by April this year I will have had the privilege of serving as the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia for the maximum term of six years. Over this time, I submitted...
A Raw Deal – Abuse of Thai Workers in Israel’s Agricultural Sector
The continuing abuses against Thai agricultural workers documented in this report are a disturbing signal of the state’s failure to enforce its own laws, which among other things provide for a minimum wage, specify maximum working hours, allow for lawful strike actions and unionization, and outline specific details on...
