This joint statement was issued by participating NGOs at the 15th Annual Workshop on the Framework of Regional Cooperation for Human Rights Promotion and Protection in the Asia-Pacific Region in Bangkok on 21 April 2010. This joint statement was issued by participating NGOs at the 15th Annual Workshop on the Framework of Regional Cooperation for [ Read more ]

This speech was delivered by the Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed at the just concluded 16 Summit of Heads of States in Bhutan. It could perhaps be the first speech in the history of SAARC where a Head of State spoke of regional peace without conflicts on the basis of democracy and respect for human rights [ Read more ]

This speech was delivered by the Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed at the just concluded 16 Summit of Heads of States in Bhutan. It could perhaps be the first speech in the history of SAARC where a Head of State spoke of regional peace without conflicts on the basis of democracy and respect for human rights [ Read more ]

This statement was delivered by Bijaya Gautam, from Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC), FORUM-ASIA's member in Nepal at the 15th Annual Workshop on the Framework of Regional Cooperation for Human Rights Promotion and Protection in the Asia-Pacific Region, in Bangkok, on 21 April 2010: This statement was delivered by Bijaya Gautam, from Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC), [ Read more ]

The Ten Alliances of Burma's democracy and ethnic rights movement expressed support for the European Union's renewal of its Common Position on Burma for another year, which also extended economic sanctions on the military regime. "With their planned sham elections, the regime is hoping that the EU and other countries will fall for the thinly [ Read more ]

(Beijing, 22 April 2010) About 200 lawyers, activists and petitioners gathered outside of the building of the Beijing Bureau of Justice (BBJ) recently in a show of strong support to human rights lawyers Liu Wei (刘巍) and Tang Jitian ( 唐吉田), who attended a hearing concerning the proposed revocation of their licenses by the BBJ. [ Read more ]

A tribe that was once honoured by Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi is being forced into virtual extinction due to poverty and administrative apathy. A tribe that was once honoured by Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi is being forced into virtual extinction due to poverty and administrative apathy.   Members of Ghasia tribe of Raup [ Read more ]

Dr. Agnes Callamard, Executive Director of ARTICLE 19, said that the decision to uphold defamation of religions law is a real setback to freedom of expression and other fundamental human rights in Indonesia which has, since the fall of President Suharto, seen notable progress. Continue to read the statement below by ARTICLE 19: Dr. Agnes [ Read more ]

In February 2010, Japan was reviewed by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). In February 2010, Japan was reviewed by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). Following the review, the concluding observations were released in March, including various human rights issues most of which were pointed out in the [ Read more ]

FORUM-ASIA member in Malaysia, SUARAM has no choice but to seek justice for a murdered Mongolian national in 2006, whose body was blown up using military explosives by two bodyguards of Premier Najib Tun Razak.  This statement from SUARAM was issued on 17 April 2010. FORUM-ASIA member in Malaysia, SUARAM has no choice but to [ Read more ]