The Asean Committee for Migrant Workers (ACMW) Drafting Committee meets in Kuala Lumpur on 7 and 8 December 2009, hosted by the Ministry of Human Resources. The ACMW Drafting Committee comprising Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines, is in the process of drafting a Framework Instrument on the protection and promotion of migrant workers rights for [ Read more ]

On 25 November, South Korea's 56 civic groups including FORUM-ASIA member People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy held a press conference in front of the Central Government Complex to demand that the government take steps to follow the recommendations made by the UN Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights. (Source: FORUM-ASIA member People's Solidarity for [ Read more ]

The NGO Migrant CARE expressed its concerns over the controversial verdict of a Malaysian court, which shortened the jail sentence of a Malaysian employer charged with abusing an Indonesian housekeeper in 2004. The NGO Migrant CARE expressed its concerns over the controversial verdict of a Malaysian court, which shortened the jail sentence of a Malaysian [ Read more ]

The Asian region is lagging behind other regions in promoting and protecting human rights. It must catch up with others on this front if it is going to ensure human dignity, long lasting peace and sustainable development in the region, says FORUM-ASIA, in conjunction with the International Human Rights Day on 10 December. (Bangkok, 10 [ Read more ]

FORUM-ASIA welcomes the decision to end the illegal incarceration of thousands of displaced Sri Lankan civilians who have spent the past seven months living in abysmal conditions in detention camps in the north of the country. (Bangkok, 8 December 2009) The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) welcomes the decision to end the [ Read more ]

FORUM-ASIA welcomes the decision to end the illegal incarceration of thousands of displaced Sri Lankan civilians who have spent the past seven months living in abysmal conditions in detention camps in the north of the country. (Bangkok, 8 December 2009) The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) welcomes the decision to end the [ Read more ]

The first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on Cambodia was conducted by the UN Human Rights Council in its Working Group session held on Tuesday 1 December 2009 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. During yesterday's 3-hour proceedings, the Cambodian delegation led by Mr. Ith Rady, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Justice [ Read more ]

The Indian Foreign Secretary, Ms. Nirupama Rao, is in Bangladesh for a 2 day official visit for preparing grounds to finalise which issues should be discussed during the Bangladeshi Prime Minister's upcoming three day visit to India from December 19, 2009. The Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Mr. Mohammed Mirajul Quayes and Indian Foreign Secretary Ms. Nirupama [ Read more ]

The Human Rights Documentation Unit (HRDU) is pleased to announce the release of the Burma Human Rights Yearbook 2008, marking the 15th anniversary of the publication. (Source: Burma Digest, 23 November 2009) (BANGKOK, THAILAND) The Human Rights Documentation Unit (HRDU) is pleased to announce the release of the Burma Human Rights Yearbook 2008, marking the 15th anniversary of the [ Read more ]

The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), NGOs' coalition including FORUM-ASIA member ADHOC, expressed their concerns over the violence during the search for suspects of arrest on 16 September 2009. This is a part of a land dispute of the area, without people's agreement. Below is their statement, issued on 23 November. The Cambodian Human [ Read more ]