Tag: Women’s Rights
Sixth Press Release of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC)
The ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) successfully concluded its Sixth Meeting which was convened from 1-2 April 2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Meeting was updated on 15 projects under the ACWC Work Plan 2012-2016 while 3 new projects were...
Indonesia: Govt must renew commitment to promote reproductive rights
Indonesia, with its booming population of 240 million, is facing tremendous problems. One of its programs, family planning, is undergoing serious challenges. In the lead-up to the National Family Planning Summit on Sept. 25, The Jakarta Post’s Rita A. Widiadana interviewed Terence H.Hull, professor of Demography at the Australian...
Seventh Press Release of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC)
The ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) concluded its Seventh Meeting convened on 22-24 July 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Meeting was participated by ASEAN Member States (AMS) and the main event was the finalisation of the draft Declaration...
Myanmar: Burma slammed for refusing to sign declaration on sexual violence
Human rights groups have condemned Burma for refusing to sign a new international declaration condemning sexual violence in conflict, which they say highlights its indifference to abuses perpetrated by the military.
Burma’s army has been accused of using rape as a systematic weapon of war targeting ethnic minority groups –...
The Philippines: Learning from Argentina: Remembering the victims of Martial Law
MANILA, Philippines - It has been 31 years since Martial Law was lifted and 27 years since the Marcos regime ended. But most of the martial law human rights victims still haven’t been given their due reparation and recognition.
In an effort to recognize the victims of martial law, civil...
Cambodia: Women’s Rights Assessed by UN Committee in Geneva
Rights groups on Monday shared their concerns about the treatment of women in Cambodia with member states of the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in Geneva.
Cambodia last updated the committee—which meets three times a year to assess how member states are faring with implementing...
Indonesia: Struggle of a torture victim’s sister continues following unjust High Court’s judgments
(Hong Kong, October 08, 2013) The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has released the video of an interview with Yeni, a relative of Yusli who was physically assaulted and shot to death by three police officers in December 2011. Earlier in March this year, the Tangerang District Court sentenced...
ASEAN leaders vow to eliminate violence against women, children
The ASEAN leaders expressed their commitment Wednesday to stronger and broader approaches to eliminate violence against women and children.
In a declaration adopted at the 23rd ASEAN Summit held here Wednesday, the leaders recognized that such violence affected victims of all ages in different settings.
"Violence against women and violence against...
ASEAN Reaffirms Commitment To Work Together In Women Advancement Issues
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- Asean remains committed both at national and regional level to continue making significant strides towards improving the situation of women across the region, said Malaysia's Charge d'Affairs Raja Reza Raja Zaib Shah at the 68th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly...
The Philippines: For women and kids
It was a clarion call for human rights in Southeast Asia—and its sounding was most timely. At the 23rd summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations last week in Brunei, the leaders of the 10-member bloc adopted declarations calling for the elimination of violence against women and children...
