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Safeguard Democracy through Peaceful and Dignified Presidential Elections
This joint statement by 19 Indonesian civil society organisations on the 2014 Indonesian Presidential Election is the outcome of the Indonesia National Workshop on Human Rights and Elections, organised by FORUM-ASIA, together with the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL), the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA), and Imparsial, in...
Second Regional Consultation on the Contribution to the Review of the Terms of Reference of the AICHR and the Special Meeting of the AICHR
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) conducted a two-day Regional Consultation with stakeholders on the contribution to the review of the Terms of Reference (TOR) of the AICHR on 27 – 28 June 2014. This is the second Consultation that the AICHR has conducted, following the first...
The International Human Rights Community Will Amplify the Call for an Extensive Review of the AICHR TOR
On 16 June 2014 the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) along with Amnesty International and Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights held a side event on the sidelines of the 26th Session of the UN Human Rights Council at Palais des Nations -...
Accountability and Justice Denied: End Cover-Ups in “Disappearances” of Human Rights Defenders
FORUM-ASIA, a regional human rights group with 47 member organisations from 16 countries across Asia, calls on the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and ASEAN governments to take firm action against disappearance cases of human rights defenders in the region and put an end to impunity and...
Burma Must Amend the 2008 Constitution for the Reform to be Genuinely Democratic
The National League for Democracy (NLD) and its leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, have faced intimidation from Burma’s electoral commission in recent weeks as the campaign to amend Burma’s 2008 Constitution continues to draw strong support throughout the country.
The National League for Democracy (NLD) and its leader Daw...
THAILAND: Villagers and rights defenders lives under threat
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that threats against human rights defenders in the Khon Rak Ban Koed Group working to protect their communities from the negative effects of mining in Loei Province in Thailand are facing grave threats against their lives.
Dear friends,
The Asian Human Rights Commission...
RESTORE DEMOCRACY IN THAILAND: ILLEGITIMATE MILITARY JUNTA STEP DOWN IMMEDIATELY
We the undersigned civil society organizations, trade unions and democratic movements in Malaysia demand that the military rule in Thailand be immediately ended and democracy be restored. The political crisis in Thailand should be resolved in a democratic and peaceful manner where the people of Thailand will be able...
Thailand: Human Rights Situation Rapidly Deteriorating as Political Impasse Continues
The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), a regional human rights group with 47 member organisation across 16 countries in Asia, registers its deep concern at the rapidly deteriorating human rights situation in Thailand following the imposition of martial law since 20 May 2014 and subsequently a...
Singapore: Government Again Uses Strong-arm Tactics Against Citizen Blogger
FORUM-ASIA expressed its regret at the Prime Minister of Singapore’s threat to pursue legal action against blogger Roy Ngerng, which it views as the latest attempt to undermine freedom of expression in the country. The regional human rights group called on the Prime Minister to withdraw his threat of...
Civil society condemns the passing of three flawed judicial reform bills and reiterates call for public consultation
The undersigned national and international civil society groups call on the Cambodian Senate to delay its review of three bills passed by the National Assembly (NA) on ‘reforming’ the judiciary that, if passed, could seriously undermine the rule of law in the Kingdom of Cambodia (Cambodia).
The undersigned national and...
