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[Call for Applications] GALA-ELSAH Asia 2022

The Asia Civil Society Partnership for Sustainable Development (APSD) and the Asia Development Alliance (ADA) will organize a four-day online capacity-building program on localizing the sustainable development foals (SDGs) with human rights in Asia from 1 to 4 November 2022 as a joint project of Glocal Advocacy Leadership in Asia...

Envisioning for a Common Higher Education Space in Southeast Asia

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Bangkok, along with the ASEAN University Network and other groups, will organize a SHARE Policy Dialogue titled 'Envisioning for a Common Higher Education Space in Southeast Asia' from 27-28 July 2022 from 9:00 AM to 4:45 PM (Bangkok/GMT+7). The event seeks...

Call for Session Proposals: ILGA Asia Conference 2022

The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association (ILGA) Asia will organize the ILGA Asia 2022 Conference from 28 November to 2 December 2022 at the Sheraton Saigon Hotel in Ho Chi Minh (Saigon), Vietnam. ILGA Asia is still accepting session proposals from organizations and individuals for our 2022...

Call for Submissions: Essay Writing Competition for Undergraduate Students on Critical Human Rights and Peace Issues in Southeast Asia

The Strengthening Human Rights and Peace Research in Southeast Asia (SHAPE-SEA), in collaboration with ASEAN University Network-Human Rights Education Theme (AUN-HRE), ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights, the Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University and the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) at University of Oslo,...

Call for Applications: International Summer Course, Universitas Diponegoro, Indonesia

The Communication Department of Universitas Diponegoro, Indonesia will organize the 2022 International Summer Course from 25 July until 10 August 2022. This year's theme is Nurturing Mindfulness in Southeast Asia: Understanding Shared History, Embracing Diversity. This course is free and open to anyone. The rationale, course description, speakers, and other...

Orientation Session: Strengthening Feminist Movements Grant

Women’s Fund Asia (WFA) is pleased to announce that we will soon be launching the next cycle of grants for the Strengthening Feminist Movements (SFM) program, scheduled for the last week of June. Under this grantmaking program, Women’s Fund Asia supports women, girls,  trans, and intersex rights activists, groups,...

Call for Written Submissions: International Parliamentary Inquiry on the Myanmar Crisis

The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) is launching an inquiry into the ongoing military and humanitarian crisis in Myanmar in order to provide concrete, time-sensitive recommendations to the international community in response to the Myanmar coup. Their committee is formed by eight parliamentarians from seven countries in Africa,...

2022 ASEAN-Korea Academic Essay Contest

The ASEAN-Korea Centre is pleased to call for proposals for the 2022 ASEAN-Korea Academic Essay Contest! In collaboration with the Korea University ASEAN Center (KUAC) and Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE), the Centre hosts the 2022 ASEAN-Korea Academic Essay Contest, inviting graduate and undergraduate students of ASEAN and Korean...

Call for Applications: Training on Media Freedom and the Safety of Women Journalists

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Office for South-East Asia, as part of the OHCHR-UNESCO Global Drive for Media Freedom, Access to Information and the Safety of Journalists supported by the Netherlands, is calling for women journalists from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand...

[HRC 49 Joint Press Release] Hold the Myanmar military accountable for grave crimes

Time for UN to pursue justice Hold the Myanmar military accountable for grave crimes “UN must explore all possible ways to prosecute Myanmar military leaders and hold them accountable for genocide and atrocity crimes” said Human Rights Defenders from Myanmar in an online event as they engaged with the UN...