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Please Return Sombath Safely: Come and Join “the One Year after the Enforced Disappearance of Sombath Somphone”, 11-13 and 15 December 2013 in Bangkok
15 December 2012 was the day Sombath Somphone disappeared in Vientiane, Lao PDR. 15 December 2013 will be the one year of his disappearance, and he is not yet return to us and his family.
Please come and join us in “the One Year after the Enforced Disappearance of Sombath...
Calling on the Malaysian Government to Drop Criminal Charges against Human Rights Defender Lena Hendry for Screening “No Fire Zone” Film
The ICJ is calling on the Malaysian Government to immediately drop the criminal charge against human rights defender Lena Hendry for screening the film ‘No Fire Zone: the Killing Fields of Sri Lanka.’
The case has been fixed for case management and the defence lawyers filed an application to set...
Appeal for Aid to Victims of Haiyan in The Philippines
Only weeks after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake ravaged Bohol and nearby islands in the Visayas in central Philippines, super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), possibly the most powerful storm in recorded history, released its wrath in the same area, afflicting some 10 million people across 36 provinces and is feared to...
Calling on the CEO of Sarawak Energy and the Chief Minister of Sarawak to Respect the Rights of the Penan Affected by the Murum Dam
The Murum dam began impoundment, starting to fill a 2,750 sq. kilometer reservoir that will displace thousands of peoples and destroy priceless forest.
Over 100 Penan of the Murum region are taking bold action for their rights and for the environment. They are protesting at the dam site, errecting a...
Calling the Government of Thailand to Provide Accessible Buses for All
Thai Disability Alliance with the support of Disabled Peoples’ International Asia Pacific (DPIAP) and its 26 Members National Assembly call the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) to provide low floor buses with manual ramp for disability.
Thailand has become state party of Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities...
Repeal All Repressive Legislation and Unconditionally Release All Political Prisoners!
Despite the releases of many political prisoners to date and President Thein Sein’s 15 July promise to release all political prisoners by the end of the year, hundreds still remain in jail.
Despite the releases of many political prisoners to date and President Thein Sein’s 15 July promise to release...
The 6th Regional Consultation on ASEAN and Human Rights
“Advancing Human Rights in ASEAN During the 2nd Term of ASEAN Human Rights Mechanisms (2012-2015)”
Jakarta, 1-2 October 2013
The Regional Consultation on ASEAN and Human Rights is an ASEAN civil society initiative led by the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and SAPA Task Force on ASEAN...
