[Event] Resisting in Exile: Voice of Human Rights Defenders
1 March 2024 10:58 am
HRC55 side event | Resisting in Exile: Voice of Human Rights Defenders Tuesday, 5th March, 2pm | Palais des Nations, Room XXV “I do not like the idea of being a refugee. I do not want to leave the country because I wanted to make it better.” Human rights defender quoted by the Special [ Read more ]
[Event] The Role of Defenders in Fostering Accountability for Atrocity Crimes
10:50 am
HRC55 JOINT CIVIL SOCIETY SIDE EVENT THE ROLE OF DEFENDERS IN FOSTERING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ATROCITY CRIMES Wednesday 6 March 13:00 – 14:00 pm (CET) Room XXV, Palais des Nations – Geneva Language: English / Arabic At a time of increasing conflicts, the root causes of which include repression and human rights abuses, respect for human [ Read more ]
[Event] Webinar: Understanding politics and elections in Bangladesh
8 December 2023 12:07 pm
FORUM-ASIA and ANFREL invite you to a webinar on Bangladesh elections on 11 December 2023 at 4 pm (Bangkok time). This webinar serves as a platform to shed light on the human rights violations that pose a significant threat to the democratic [ Read more ]
[Event] (Re)affirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: What does this mean in Asia?
6 December 2023 5:23 pm
Date & Time: Monday, December 11, 2023, 3.00-5.00PM (EST) Venue: Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice, New York, NY (Directions) Register here Registration is required for this event. Please note that this is an in-person event, and no online participation will be available. The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) is [ Read more ]
[Event] 10th Asian Human Rights Defenders Forum Opening Session: Keynote and Plenary Discussion
31 October 2023 6:38 pm
Wednesday, 1 November 2023 14.15 – 18.00 (GMT+8) Livestream via YouTube, Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) has been organising the biennial Asian Regional Human Rights Defenders Forum (AHRDF) since 2001. The Forum provides a platform for human rights defenders (HRDs) from diverse backgrounds to [ Read more ]
[HRC54 Side Event] Human rights and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan: role and responsibility of the UN Human Rights Council and the international community
13 September 2023 12:25 pm
Human rights and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan: role and responsibility of the UN Human Rights Council and the international community Organised by: Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) With support of International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), and World Coalition Against Torture (OMCT) 16h00 – 17h00 [ Read more ]
[Event] Myanmar Advocacy Day: Hearing from People on the Ground and Experts in the Region
28 August 2023 5:50 pm
Myanmar Advocacy Day: Hearing from People on the Ground and Experts in the Region 9.00 am – 12.30 pm, 30 August 2023 Registration: Click Here The attempted coup by the Myanmar military on February 1, 2021, has led to a series of grave atrocities within Myanmar and posed a significant threat to peace and [ Read more ]
[HRC53 Side Event] Reclaiming Civic Space in Asia
26 June 2023 12:24 pm
Reclaiming Civic Space in Asia HRC53 Side Event Organised by: Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development and CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 14h00-15h00 CEST Palais des Nations, Room XXV The rights to freedom of association and peaceful assembly are essential for advocating and defending fundamental rights. However, [ Read more ]
[HRC53 Side Event] Persecuted Twice: Gender-Based Persecution of Hazara Women in Afghanistan
21 June 2023 2:07 am
[HRC53 Side Event] Marking the 25th Anniversary of the UN Declaration of human rights defenders
20 June 2023 11:54 am
