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JOINT STATEMENT: ASEAN: Regional process should be aligned with Myanmar peoples’ aspiration
ASEAN: Regional process should be aligned with Myanmar peoples’ aspiration
(Bangkok, 1 March 2021) ‒ ‘The ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AFMM) tomorrow should be utilised by ASEAN as an opportunity to take genuine and meaningful actions to call out the horrific acts of the Myanmar military and to explore a possibility to generate a regional response...
URGENT STATEMENT Joint Statement: Malaysia Defies Court Order, Putting Lives in Imminent Danger
URGENT STATEMENT
Joint Statement: Malaysia Defies Court Order, Putting Lives in Imminent Danger
BANGKOK, 26 February 2021
The Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN), Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) and the International Detention Coalition (IDC) strongly urge the Government of Malaysia to grant UNHCR immediate and...
[Joint Open Letter] ASEAN’s Response to the Military Coup in Myanmar
Your Excellencies,
Re: ASEAN's response to the military coup in Myanmar
As civil society organizations from the ASEAN region, we write to you urging you to use your unique position to influence the situation in Myanmar by taking immediate measures to ensure that the military respects people’s right to peaceful...
Appeal from the women of Myanmar to ASEAN
To: The ASEAN Chair, Brunei Darussalam
Copied to: The Secretary General of ASEAN Secretariat
Copied to: The ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC)
Copied to: ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR)
From: Women’s Rights Networks/Organizations, Myanmar
Subject: Appeal...
Press Statement for Immediate Release: End the Military Coup and Restore Democracy in Myanmar
Press Statement for Immediate Release:
End the Military Coup and Restore Democracy in Myanmar
The lapsing of Myanmar’s direct military rule in 2011 after 26 years of tyranny heralded a new, positive political phase for the peoples of Myanmar. Through democratic consciousness transcending courage and extraordinary struggles, the peoples of Myanmar...
[Joint Statement] Malaysia: Emergency restrictions should not be used to further reinforce political power
(Bangkok, 14 January 2021) ‒ Malaysia’s recent declaration of a state of emergency risks compromising the rights of its people and its systems for accountability, said the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and its Malaysia member organisations Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) and Pusat Komas (KOMAS), in...
[Joint Statement] In solidarity with Thailand’s peaceful democracy movement
(Jakarta, 22 October 2020) ‒ We, 60 organisations across Asia, stand in solidarity with the peaceful democracy movement in Thailand as it continues to push for fundamental freedoms and democratic reforms, in the midst of government repression.
The Government of Thailand should abide by its obligations under the International Covenant...
Thailand: State of emergency is a violation of international human rights standards
(Jakarta, 15 October 2020) ‒ The state of ‘severe’ emergency in Thailand declared in the wee hours of the morning is aimed at centralising the Thai government’s power and preventing the legitimate expression of dissent, the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) said today.
The rights group said...
[Joint Statement] Indonesia: Repeal the Omnibus Law on Job Creation, abide to human rights obligations
Indonesia: Repeal the Omnibus Law on Job Creation, abide to human rights obligations
(Jakarta, 6 October 2020) – The Indonesian Government should immediately repeal the Omnibus Law on Job Creation (also known as UU Cipta Kerja) as it severely curtails the country’s human rights obligations, said rights groups.
The Asian Forum...
