FORUM-ASIA

Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development

Working Paper Series 2: Perspectives on a Decade of Asian Foreign Policy at the UN Human Rights Council

Indonesia: FORUM-ASIA condemns forced dispersal of academic discussion on 1965-66 human rights violations

Maldives: Rescind the summary suspension of 56 lawyers calling for judicial reform

The 36th Session of the Regular UN Human Rights Council from 11-29 September

Working Paper Series 2: Perspectives on a Decade of Asian Foreign Policy at the UN Human Rights Council
21 September 2017
Indonesia: FORUM-ASIA condemns forced dispersal of academic discussion on 1965-66 human rights violations
18 September 2017
Maldives: Rescind the summary suspension of 56 lawyers calling for judicial reform
15 September 2017
The 36th Session of the Regular UN Human Rights Council from 11-29 September
13 September 2017
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HRC36 Oral Statement on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Philippines
22 September 2017
36th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 6: Universal Periodic Review of the Philippines Oral Statement Delivered by Ellecer Carlos on behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Friday, 22 September 2017 Mr. President, FORUM-ASIA makes this statement in solidarity with the Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA) [ Read more ]
HRC36 Oral Statement on the Adoption of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Outcomes – India
22 September 2017
36th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 6: Adoption of the UPR Outcomes – India Oral Statement Delivered by Henri Tiphagne on behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Thursday, 21 September 2017 FORUM-ASIA and the Working Group on Human Rights in India and the UN (WGHR), welcome the [ Read more ]
HRC36 Oral Statement on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Indonesia
22 September 2017
36th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 6: Universal Periodic Review of Indonesia Oral Statement Delivered by Yuyun Wahyuningrum on behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Thursday, 21 September 2017 Mr President, Human Rights Working Group (HRWG), on behalf of the Indonesia Civil Society Organisations Coalition for the [ Read more ]
HRC36 Side Event: Human Rights in the Philippines
20 September 2017
Date: Friday, 22 September 2017 Time: 13:30-14:30 Venue: Room XV, Palais des Nations, Geneva The Philippines underwent its third cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in May 2017. Notably, over 45 states expressed their concerns on the Government’s so-called ‘war on drugs’, particularly on the thousands of cases extrajudicial killings that have been recorded. These concerns were [ Read more ]

HRC36 Oral Statement on Burma/Myanmar
20 September 2017
36th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 4 Interactive Dialogue with the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar Oral Statement Delivered by Khin Ohmar on behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Tuesday, 18 September 2017 Mr. President. We welcome the update of the Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar and [ Read more ]
India: Ensure justice for Gauri Lankesh and protect space for dissent as a democratic value
6 September 2017
(Kathmandu/Bangkok: 6 September, 2017) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) condemns the assassination of Gauri Lankesh, a senior journalist, writer and human rights defender, in Bangalore on 5 September 2017. Lankesh, aged 55, was the editor of the weekly Kannada tabloid ‘Gauri Lankesh Patrike’. She was known for her stance against [ Read more ]
Words mean little without implementation
6 September 2017
(6 September, Ulaanbaatar) – Over the last days – 2-5 September 2017 – the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and its members from Mongolia, the Centre for Human Rights and Development (CHRD) and Globe International (GI) consulted and met with a range of stakeholders on human rights issues in Mongolia, including civil [ Read more ]
Myanmar: The international community must take urgent action to stop human rights violations in Burma/Myanmar
5 September 2017
(Bangkok, 5 September 2017) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) strongly condemns the latest outbreak of violence in Northern Rakhine State in Burma/Myanmar. The latest attacks have seriously endangered the Rohingya community. FORUM-ASIA calls on the international community, including the UN Human Rights Council, to urgently take all action possible to [ Read more ]