Tag: Women’s Rights
Indonesia wants to stop women going abroad as maids after abuse-media
Indonesia wants to stop women going abroad as domestic workers to preserve the country's "dignity" after the high-profile case of an Indonesian maid abused and treated like a slave in Hong Kong, local media reported on Monday.
Mon Feb 16, 2015 8:25am EST
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Indonesia wants to...
ASEAN countries slow in funding women empowerment
Despite the establishment of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children, member states have dragged their feet in donating money to the commission, stalling its projects and work plan
Natashya Gutierrez
Published 11:04 AM, Mar 06, 2015
Updated 12:30 PM, Mar 09, 2015
First of...
In ASEAN, women empowerment low on priority list
Civil societies in Southeast Asia question why ASEAN member countries are able to find compromise when it comes to economic and political issues, but refuse to give up sovereignty when it comes to human rights
Natashya Gutierrez
Published 11:45 AM, Mar 08, 2015
Updated 12:30 PM, Mar 09, 2015
Second of two parts
Part...
A Lesson From Asia’s Unsung Female Activists
They play an enormous role as agents of reform who can help hundreds of millions of their fellow citizens
Anne-Marie Slaughter, Libby Liu / New America Foundation
March 8, 2015
After 11 years behind bars in Burma — nine in solitary confinement — human-rights activist Zin Mar Aung emerged from prison in...
Waipa urges more awareness on gender equality in Asean region
Policy-makers must continue giving attention to gender equality issues, the Meeting of Asean Women Parliamentarians (Waipa), held in conjunction with the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (Aipa), was told yesterday.
Posted on 8 September 2015 - 09:27am
Last updated on 8 September 2015 - 10:59am
KUALA LUMPUR: Policy-makers must continue giving attention to gender...
AFP to probe into alleged rape of Lumad minor
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will probe allegations that soldiers raped a Lumad minor in Davao del Norte and stressed that it does not tolerate human rights violations within its ranks.
By Alexis Romero (philstar.com) | Updated September 9, 2015 - 5:04pm
MANILA, Philippines - The Armed Forces of...
The shackles of abuse
The plight of Cambodian migrant maids who suffer abuse by employers in Malaysia is well documented. Less so is the mental damage caused by the overseas trauma, which has led to some returned migrants being chained up by their desperate families
Sat, 26 September 2015 May Titthara and Alice Cuddy
The...
ASEAN women recommendations to be tabled at 27th ASEAN summit
The joint recommendations from the ASEAN Conference on Women In Politics (ASEAN WIP KL2015) will be tabled during the 27th ASEAN summit next month, said Malaysia’s Wanita Barisan Nasional (BN) chief Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil.
By: Philippines News Agency | Bernama October 25, 2015 9:54 AM
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The online...
Vietnam intensifies protection of women, children’s rights under ASEAN
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs recently held a conference on directions for the operation of the Vietnam chapter of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC).
VNA Sunday, November 29, 2015 - 17:04:29
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of...
PH rallies ASEAN states to aid women, kids in conflict situations
The Philippines urged member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to work together to formulate a responsive framework that will address the needs of women and children in conflict and post-conflict situations.
by Roy Mabasa
December 11, 2015
The Philippines urged member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...
