On 27 May 2017, FORUM-ASIA together with the Asia Centre, organised a public lecture by Michel Forst, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, entitled ‘The Future of Global Human Rights Discourse: Trends & Challenges’. The lecture analysed the contemporary human rights challenges linked to his mandate, and it was [ Read more ]

The 10th Regional Consultation of the Asian NGO Network on National Human Rights Institutions (ANNI) took place on 7-8 March 2017 in Seoul, South Korea.The event was jointly organised by the FORUM-ASIA and its local member organisation, Korean House for International Solidarity (KHIS). 25 participants from ANNI members and partners attended the annual event, which [ Read more ]

On 16 November 2016, FORUM-ASIA, together with the Martin Ennals Award and the Right Livelihood Award, hosted a panel discussion on the 25th Anniversary of its founding and 10th Anniversary of its presence in Geneva, entitled ‘50 Years of the International Bill of Human Rights and 10 Years of the UN Human Rights Council – [ Read more ]

The Glocal Advocacy Leadership in Asia (GALA) Academy is a joint initiative by FORUM-ASIA, Asia Development Alliance (ADA), and Asia Democracy Network (ADN). Around 30 mid to high-level staff of Asian civil society organisations (CSOs) gathered in Bangkok, Thailand, from 10-17 August 2016, to strengthen their advocacy skills.

The Regional Consultation of the Asian NGO Network on National Human Rights Institutions (ANNI) is an annual strategy and planning meeting of all ANNI members and partners. It took place in Jakarta, Indonesia from 12-13 May 2016, where around 25 participants from ANNI members and partners gathered to assess ANNI’s work in 2016.

On 9 March 2016, FORUM-ASIA, Southern Peasant Federation of Thailand (SPFT), Community Resource Center (CRC), Amnesty International Thailand, Focus on the Global South, and Protection International organised a panel discussion in Bangkok, Thailand. The discussion deliberated on the challenges faced by land rights defenders in Thailand, and recommend more effective ways to ensure their safety.

On 8 January 2016, FORUM-ASIA celebrated its 25th anniversary in Bangkok, at the Pridi Banomyong Institute. Over the course of the event, participants reflected on what FORUM-ASIA achieved over the years, what lessons were learnt, and discussed priorities for the future. Click here to read the report of the event.

The ANNI Regional Conference 2015, ‘NHRIs Today: On the Fence, At a Crossroad’, took place on the 25-26 August 2015. The Conference was a stocktaking effort to examine the contemporary relevance of the Principles Relating to the Status of National Institutions (Paris Principles), and a forward-looking exercise to ensure and generate support for National Human [ Read more ]

On 24 August 2015, FORUM-ASIA and its Mongolian members Center for Human Rights and Development (CHRD) and Globe International (GI) met with the Mongolian press to discuss about the UN human rights mechanisms and Mongolia’s candidature to the UN Human Rights Council. Human rights situations of Bangladesh, Burma and Pakistan were also shared with the [ Read more ]

The workshop “Future of Human Rights and Democracy in Asia”, was held in Bangkok, Thailand on 27 July 2015. The workshop was jointly organised by the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and the Asia Democracy Network (ADN). It was attended by 30 participants representing 21 organisations. The event aimed to reflect on [ Read more ]