By the resolution issued in January 2010, one million undocumented migrants are expected to be deported from Thailand after 28 February. About 60 non-governmental organisations, including FORUM-ASIA, called on the Thai government to ensure migrants' human rights in a letter on 16 February. By the resolution issued in January 2010, one million undocumented migrants are [ Read more ]

FORUM-ASIA wrote this letter expressing our deep concerns over the NGO Affairs Bureau’s refusal to extend a human rights training and advocacy project proposed by Odhikar, a local human rights organisation in Bangladesh. FORUM-ASIA wrote this letter expressing our deep concerns over the NGO Affairs Bureau’s refusal to extend a human rights training and advocacy [ Read more ]

CHRD learned today that Chengdu City Intermediate Court rejected the appeal of human rights activist and director of Tianwang Human Rights Center (www.64tianwang.com) , Huang Qi. Huang was convicted of "illegal possession of state secrets" and sentenced to three years in prison on November 23, 2009. (Source: Chinese Human Rights Defenders, 8 February 2010)   [ Read more ]

FORUM-ASIA received information that one of the members of its Executive Committee, Pattani Razeek, has been missing since 11 February 2010. Razeek was last seen in Polonnaruwa, a town in the North-Central Province of Sri Lanka. The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) received information that one of the members of its Executive [ Read more ]

A 37-year-old man in Bangladesh who was working in production of sanitation ware and social forestry was shot to death by police in November 2009. According to his family members, he had no link with anyone related to politics. FORUM-ASIA member Odhikar conducted a fact-finding mission on the case and released its report on 4 [ Read more ]

This statement was also released by SUARAM, FORUM-ASIA member in Malaysia, on 4 February 2010. It concerns the issues of fair trial, abolition of archaic sodomy laws and the need for the media to responsible in reporting the trial. This statement was also released by SUARAM, FORUM-ASIA member in Malaysia, on 4 February 2010. It [ Read more ]

This press release was issued by SUARAM, FORUM-ASIA's member in Malaysia, who viewed the Government's plan to issue identification cards to refugees as a positive development. This press release was issued by SUARAM, FORUM-ASIA's member in Malaysia, who viewed the Government's plan to issue identification cards to refugees as a positive development.  (Source: FORUM-ASIA member [ Read more ]

CHRD learned today that Chengdu City Intermediate Court rejected the appeal of human rights activist and director of Tianwang Human Rights Center (www.64tianwang.com) , Huang Qi. Huang was convicted of "illegal possession of state secrets" and sentenced to three years in prison on November 23, 2009. (Source: Chinese Human Rights Defenders, 8 February 2010)   [ Read more ]

A 37-year-old man in Bangladesh who was working in production of sanitation ware and social forestry was shot to death by police in November 2009. According to his family members, he had no link with anyone related to politics. FORUM-ASIA member Odhikar conducted a fact-finding mission on the case and released its report on 4 [ Read more ]

This statement was also released by SUARAM, FORUM-ASIA member in Malaysia, on 4 February 2010. It concerns the issues of fair trial, abolition of archaic sodomy laws and the need for the media to responsible in reporting the trial. This statement was also released by SUARAM, FORUM-ASIA member in Malaysia, on 4 February 2010. It [ Read more ]