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Thailand: Drop defamation complaints against rights defenders
(3 December 2018, Bangkok) – We, the 16 undersigned organizations, call on the Thai authorities and Thammakaset Company Limited to ensure that the criminal and civil defamation complaints brought by the company against human rights defenders Nan Win and Sutharee Wannasiri for bringing attention to labor rights violations at...
Open Letter: Enacting Domestic Law on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in the Philippines
TO: Hon. Deloso-Montalla, Chairperson
CC: Ms. Fely D. Parcon, Committee Secretary
House of Representatives Committee on Human Rights in the Philippines,
3/F RVM Building,
House of Representatives,
Quezon City, the Philippines
30 November 2018, Bangkok
RE: Enacting Domestic Law on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in the Philippines
Dear Honourable Chairperson Deloso-Montalla,
The Asian Forum for...
8th Asian Regional Human Rights Defenders Forum- Bali Declaration
8th Asian Regional Human Rights Defenders Forum
Bali Declaration
(Adopted in Bali, Indonesia, on 28 September 2018)
We, 152 human rights defenders (HRDs) from 26 countries across Asia and beyond, participating in the 8th Asian Regional Human Rights Defenders Forum held in Bali, Indonesia from 26-28 September 2018, adopt this declaration:
Asserting our...
International Women Human Rights Defenders Day 2018
The 29th of November is the International Day for Women Human Rights Defenders. This day is dedicated to celebrating and honouring brave women human rights defenders across the world that stand up for their rights, and the rights of others. Many do this at the cost of being harassed,...
ASEAN should uphold the principle of democracy and strengthen its human rights institutions
(Bangkok, 15 November 2018) – Today, as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) concludes its 33rd Summit and hands over its Chairship to Thailand, the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) calls on ASEAN to prioritise the strengthening of democracy and the promotion and protection of...
JOINT STATEMENT: CSOs call on authorities to step up the fight against endemic impunity in Cambodia
JOINT STATEMENT: CSOs call on authorities to step up the fight against endemic impunity in Cambodia
Phnom Penh, 1 November 2018 – On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, we, the undersigned civil society groups and communities, condemn the ongoing impunity enjoyed by...
Joint Statement to ASEAN Leaders: No voluntary return without addressing the root causes of crisis experienced by Rohingya
(Bangkok, 12 November 2018) – In the event of the 33rd ASEAN Summit on 13-15 November 2018, we, the undersigned civil society organisations, express our concern on the initiative of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), propelled by foreign ministers of Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore, to visit Myanmar...
Joint Civil Society Statement for AICHR Symposium 2018
We, the undersigned civil society organizations, applaud the AICHR for convening the AICHR and CSOs interface meeting within the “AICHR Training/Symposium” in Chiang Rai, Thailand, on 13 – 15 October 2018, as a follow up to the CSOs, AICHR and relevant bodies’ interface meeting in November 2017.
We note AICHR’s...
Joint Statement: Myanmar to Immediately Release Journalists
(Bangkok, 12 October 2018) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Equality Myanmar and Progressive Voice condemn the recent arrests of three journalists from Eleven Media – Nayi Min, Kyaw Zaw Linn and Phyo Wai Win. It is a worrying deterioration of press freedom and freedom...
FORUM-ASIA Welcomes Malaysia’s move to Abolish the Death Penalty
(Bangkok, 12 October 2018) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) welcomes the Malaysian Government’s recent announcement that it is set to abolish the death penalty for all crimes. This news came as the world commemorated the 16th World Day against the Death Penalty. FORUM-ASIA encourages...
