Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development is a regional human rights organisation with 46 member-organisations across Asia.
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News Archive
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Monday, 03 May 2010 |
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May 18 Memorial Foundation in Gwangju, Korea proclaimed Sushil Pyakurel
as the winner for the 2010 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights.
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Tuesday, 09 October 2007 |
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The 6th Session of Human Rights Council was an opportunity for Khmer Krom to meet with the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Khmer Krom are an ethnic minority in Cambodia and Vietnam that have faced human rights violations for decades.
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Saturday, 02 September 2006 |
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FORUM-ASIA joined some 200 human rights campaigners and activists on 31 August 2006 to address a "human rights crisis", marked by the spate of unresolved extrajudicial killings under the Arroyo government, and launch more efforts "to assert human rights for justice, development and peace". Read Mae Buenaventura's story on the rally where NGOs and people's organisations forged a new level of unity and strength against increasing threats to the continued exercise and enjoyment of basic rights and freedoms. |
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Sunday, 27 August 2006 |
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Nepal's Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has expressed his full support for the unanimous resolution passed by the House of Representatives directing government to accede to the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) one month earlier. A group of Asian delegation, including FORUM-ASIA, was in Nepal on 26-27 August 2006 to conduct a series of visits to key government officials aimed to support the parliamentary directive. The group also held a one-day conference on the Rome Statute and the impact of accession to Nepal's legal system.
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Monday, 21 August 2006 |
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FORUM-ASIA together with its member organisation in Mongolia - Centre for Human Rights Development - organised the First Northeast Asia Human Rights Defenders' Forum (NEA-HRD) from 16-20 ugust 2006 in Ulaanbaatar. Themed "Promoting Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Right to Development : Stregthening the role of Human Rights Defenders in Northeast Asia", the forum conducted comparative reviews of human right situations in these countries and reflected on the role of civil society and human rights organisations. Read Heidi Han's report on the forum |
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Sunday, 06 August 2006 |
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FORUM-ASIA recently participated in the 11th annual meeting of the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF) in Suva, Fiji from 31 July to 3 August 2006. There was an overall increase of non-governmental organisations participation at the event. FORUM-ASIA's Rashid Kang reports on the achievements and output of the activities in Fiji. |
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