Three more death row convicts were executed in Japan on 1 February 2008. FORUM-ASIA urges the Japanese government to implement the global moratorium on the death penalty and move towards the abolition of the death penalty from its legislation. FORUM-ASIA strongly denounces the recent execution of three convicted inmates in Japan on 1 February 2008 [ Read more ]

Human rights organisations are calling for the cancellation of the amendment of the Law on the Election of the Parliament passed by the Parliament of Mongolia on 26 December 2007. The amendment violates women’s right to equally participate in legislative decision making. (Bangkok) Centre for Human Rights and Development and its two regional partners, Asian [ Read more ]

About 30 people working on minority rights issues in Southeast Asia will meet in Bangkok from 21 to23 January 2008. Information and wisdom gathered at the workshop will be brought to the upcoming session of UN Human Rights Council. (Bangkok) The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) is pleased to announce that the [ Read more ]

The Sri Lankan government’s termination of the cease-fire agreement highlights the urgent need for a United Nations monitoring mechanism in the country. The government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) must agree to the establishment of a United Nations human rights monitoring mission in Sri Lanka as it has formally announced the abolition of the 2002 cease [ Read more ]

In the last session of the UN Human Rights Council a new mechanism on indigenous issues was created. This follows the series of positive developments for international recognition of indigenous people’s rights. On 14 December, the resumed Sixth Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council voted to create a new expert mechanism on indigenous [ Read more ]

Courts and prosecutor offices in Mongolia have abandoned many cases of environmental destruction and pollution due to the absence of regulations to assess environmental damages. FORUM-ASIA urges the new Minister of Environment of to establish such regulations. His Excellency G. Shiilegdamba The Minister of Environment Ulan-Bator, Mongolia Your Excellency, The Asian Forum for Human Rights [ Read more ]

The World Bank claims its priorities are with the people for the Nam Theun 2 Dam project, but clearly economics are in the forefront. Their development policies are encouraging bad governance and ignoring the rights of the people, particularly minority groups. Re: Letter to the editor “Let’s stick to the facts on the Nam Theun [ Read more ]

On Tuesday, 19 December 2007, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the resolution calling for a global moratorium on death penalty. FORUM-ASIA welcomes this adoption and encourages Asian governments to move towards the abolition of death penalty. FORUM-ASIA welcomes the adoption of the resolution by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) calling for a global [ Read more ]

International Human Rights Day this year was marred by arrests of Malaysian dissenting voices for speaking out against the malpractices of Badawi’s administration. FORUM-ASIA released an open letter to the Prime Minister of Malaysia to condemn the denial of the freedom of assembly and expression. (Bangkok) The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) [ Read more ]

FORUM-ASIA released updates on the ratification record of key international human rights instruments of Asian governments on 10 December, Human Rights Day. The updates this year show that the ratification record of Asian governments remains dismal. Today, the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) released updates on the ratification record of key international [ Read more ]