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Cambodia Re: Borei Keila forced eviction and arbitrary detention of 22 women and 6 children
H.E. Samdech Hun Sen Prime Minister Cabinet of the Prime Minister Council of Ministers Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia Via facsimile: +855 23 360-666
Thailand: The Nation ” UN expert studying Thai freedom of speech, lese majeste law “
A senior United Nations expert is on a private visit to Bangkok to discuss and monitor freedom of expression in the Kingdom, especially the controversial lese-majeste law. Frank La Rue, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, issued a statement last year expressing concern [ Read more ]
Thailand: Prachatai ” UN will continue pressure Thai govt to amend 112: UN Special Rapporteur “
January 10, 2012 — UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Frank La Rue, said he will continue to pressure the Thai government to amend the lèse majesté law, as well as provide technical support for the authorities where necessary. During his visit to the Prachatai office in Bangkok on Tuesday (January 10), [ Read more ]
Thailand: Bangkok Post ” UN rapporteur says Thais need freedom of expression “
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Frank La Rue, who in October recommended the government amend its law on lese majeste, visited Thailand in a private capacity this week. He told ACHARA ASHAYAGACHAT why it is important that people can speak freely.
Thailand RE: Deportation of Lao Hmong Refugees
HE Yingluck Shinawatra Prime Minister, Kingdom of Thailand Dear Your Excellency Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, We, the undersigned members of the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network, are deeply concerned about the deportation of Ka Yang, a Lao Hmong recognized as a refugee by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Ka Yang was deported from [ Read more ]
Cambodia Re: Borei Keila forced eviction and arbitrary detention of 22 women and 6 children
H.E. Samdech Hun Sen Prime Minister Cabinet of the Prime Minister Council of Ministers Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia Via facsimile: +855 23 360-666
Thailand RE: Deportation of Lao Hmong Refugees
HE Yingluck Shinawatra Prime Minister, Kingdom of Thailand Dear Your Excellency Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, We, the undersigned members of the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network, are deeply concerned about the deportation of Ka Yang, a Lao Hmong recognized as a refugee by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Ka Yang was deported from [ Read more ]
Open Letter to the Government of Pakistan on the murder of human rights defender Mr Zarteef Afridi
Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, Office of the Prime Minister, F6/5 Cabinet Division, Cabinet Block, Constitution Avenue, Islamabad, Pakistan 16 December 2011 Re: Pakistan – Murder of school headmaster and human rights defender Mr Zarteef Afridi Dear Prime Minister, Front Line Defenders and FORUM-ASIA would like to draw your attention to the murder of human [ Read more ]
Sri Lanka: Appeal to surface two missing human rights defenders
FORUM-ASIA received information that Mr. Lalith Kumar Weeraraj and Mr. Kugan Muruganandan have been missing since 9 December 2011. The two HRDs were last seen leaving the house of Mr. Muruganandan in Avarangal, Jaffna, North Sri Lanka. Mr. Lalith Kumar Weeraraj is a prominent human rights defender mainly working on disappearances in the north and [ Read more ]
Malaysia’s ongoing crackdown against campaigners for electoral reform
(UPDATED 12 July) Monitor this page to be kept informed updates on unfolding events regarding the Malaysian government crackdown to stop the 9 July 2011 rally on electoral reform. Learn more about the background of these events by clicking this link to the Asian Defender Alert on this issue. The contents of this webpage are [ Read more ]
Stop Arrests and Intimidation against the Rally on Electoral Reforms in Malaysia
Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) received information regarding the arrest of at least 90 campaigners nationwide since 24 June 2011 in relation to the planned mass rally called “Walk for Democracy” on 9 July 2011 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih 2.0) is comprised of Malaysian [ Read more ]
Cambodia: Revise or Abandon Draft NGO Law
Donors Should Insist on Protections for Civil Society (Bangkok, December 22, 2011) – Donors, who provide approximately half of Cambodia’s national budget, should make clear to the Cambodian government that the fourth draft of the Law on Associations and NGOs (LANGO) must be revised to protect civil society or be withdrawn, a group of [ Read more ]
Malaysia: Withdraw Peaceful Assembly Bill 2011 and initiate real political reform
(22 December 2011, Bangkok) Malaysian government should withdraw the Peaceful Assembly Bill 2011 as it violates rather than protect the people’s right to freedom of assembly, a regional human rights organization said today in response to the 20 December approval of the bill by the Malaysian Senate. The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development [ Read more ]
Ensure Human Rights, People’s Participation and Economic Justice in Democratization
(Denpasar/Bangkok, 8 December 2011) Democracy in Asia will remain hollow if human rights, people’s participation and economic justice are not ensured in the process, warned a group of democracy and human rights advocates in the region who gathered in Bali for a civil society conference on democracy prior to the opening of the Bali Democracy [ Read more ]
Final Statement of the Regional Consultation on Democratisation and People’s Participation in Asia
6-7 December 2011, Bali, Indonesia In conjunction with the 4th Bali Democracy Forum STATEMENT Preamble We, the representatives from civil society organisations of 16 Asian countries, gather here on 6 and 7 December 2011 in conjunction with the 4th Bali Democracy Forum to critically assess the situation and highlight challenges to democratization and human rights [ Read more ]
Statement of the 4th Regional Consultation of ASEAN and Human Rights
Statement of the 4th Regional Consultation of ASEAN and Human Rights 27-29 November 2011 We, more than 40 representatives of civil society organizations (CSOs) and people’s movements met for the Fourth Regional Consultation on ASEAN and Human Rights, held between 27-29 November 2011 in Bali, Indonesia. The consultation reviewed human rights developments within ASEAN [ Read more ]
Kathmandu Statement 2011
Outcome Document of the Second Sub-Regional Workshop on a Human Rights Mechanism in South Asia, 25-26 July 2011, Kathmandu, Nepal 1. The Second Sub-Regional Workshop on Human Rights Mechanism in South Asia—organized by the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and hosted by the Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) with participants from non-governmental [ Read more ]
Thailand: The Nation ” UN expert studying Thai freedom of speech, lese majeste law “
A senior United Nations expert is on a private visit to Bangkok to discuss and monitor freedom of expression in the Kingdom, especially the controversial lese-majeste law. Frank La Rue, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, issued a statement last year expressing concern [ Read more ]
Thailand: Prachatai ” UN will continue pressure Thai govt to amend 112: UN Special Rapporteur “
January 10, 2012 — UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Frank La Rue, said he will continue to pressure the Thai government to amend the lèse majesté law, as well as provide technical support for the authorities where necessary. During his visit to the Prachatai office in Bangkok on Tuesday (January 10), [ Read more ]
Thailand: Bangkok Post ” UN rapporteur says Thais need freedom of expression “
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Frank La Rue, who in October recommended the government amend its law on lese majeste, visited Thailand in a private capacity this week. He told ACHARA ASHAYAGACHAT why it is important that people can speak freely.
Kathmandu Statement 2011
Outcome Document of the Second Sub-Regional Workshop on a Human Rights Mechanism in South Asia, 25-26 July 2011, Kathmandu, Nepal 1. The Second Sub-Regional Workshop on Human Rights Mechanism in South Asia—organized by the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and hosted by the Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) with participants from non-governmental [ Read more ]
Malaysia’s ongoing crackdown against campaigners for electoral reform
(UPDATED 12 July) Monitor this page to be kept informed updates on unfolding events regarding the Malaysian government crackdown to stop the 9 July 2011 rally on electoral reform. Learn more about the background of these events by clicking this link to the Asian Defender Alert on this issue. The contents of this webpage are [ Read more ]
Silence is not an option! (Petition for immediate action by the United Nations Human Rights Council)
The undersigned organisations urge the Human Rights Council to act urgently to respond to the violent repression of demonstrations currently underway in the Middle East, North Africa and beyond. The Human Rights Council cannot be a passive bystander of such events, during which the lives of ordinary citizens have been taken or put at risk [ Read more ]
