Civil Society Forum

Malaysia: Human Rights Report Overview 2014 (SUARAM)

The Overview concludes that the year 2014 represents a new low for human rights in Malaysia under Najib’s administration, characterized by the increased repression on freedom of expression, assembly and association, detention without trial back into business as usual, free falling of international rankings on trafficking of persons and...

Indigenous Media, Freedom of Expression and Right to Information: ASEAN Scenario

This briefing paper provides an assessment of the overall situation of indigenous peoples in relation to their right to media, access to information and freedom of expression as emphasized in article 16 of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). I This briefing paper provides an assessment...

“We are not afraid” – Land rights defenders: attacked for confronting unbridled development

This Report shows the daily struggle conducted by land rights defenders, often confronted to “economic predators” greedily supportive of unbridled development. Land rights defenders often live in isolated areas, far from actors of protection. These factors facilitate acts of violence against them, the level of violence being proportional to...

Assault on the Commons: Deforestation and the Denial of Rights in Indonesia

2 December, 2014 Indonesia is losing its forests faster than ever. Government efforts to halt the hand out of industrial permits for logging and plantations are failing. Despite its promises to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions, the country is experiencing a run-away process of forest clearance for oil palm...

“Good Wives” – Women Land Campaigners and the Impact of Human Rights Activism

November 23, 2014 - During the last decade tens of thousands of Cambodians have been forcibly removed from their homes or their farmland and many more threatened with displacement. Since 2000, LICADHO has collected data which shows that over half a million people have been affected by land conflicts...

Discrimination and Violence Against Women in Brunei Darussalam on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

This submission is made by the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) on the application and implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women for lesbians, bisexual women, and transgender (LBT) persons in Brunei Darussalam. This submission is made by the International...

The 2nd Regional Consultation on ACSC/APF 2015, Malaysia

The National Organizing Committee of ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People's Forum 2015 (ACSC/APF 2015) is pleased to announce that the Second Regional Consultation on ACSC/APF 2015 will be held. The National Organizing Committee of ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People's Forum 2015 (ACSC/APF 2015) is pleased to announce that the Second...

Four Years On and Still Treading Water: A Report on the Performance of the ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism in 2013

This is the fourth report on the ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism prepared by the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and the Solidarity for Asian People’s Advocacy – Task Force on ASEAN and Human Rights (SAPA TFAHR) since the establishment of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human...

Voices from the Ground: Concerns over the Dawei Special Economic Zone and Related Projects

This report presents the results of a quantitative and qualitative study, aimed at understanding the process by which the DSEZ project has unfolded, and the extent to which the rights of the local people are being protected and respected by the relevant States and corporations in the implementation of...

The Future of Human Rights in ASEAN Community: Opportunities and Challenges

Centre for Strategic and International Studies Human Rights Working Group and Embassy of Switzerland cordially invite you to a Multi-stakeholders Panel on The Future of Human Rights in ASEAN Community: Opportunities and Challenges Speakers Eva K. Sundari Former Member of Commission III, House of Representatives M. Chandra Widya Yudha Task Executive Director, ASEAN Political Security Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Indonesia Meidyatama...