48th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 10: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia Delivered by Ahmed Adam On behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) 6 October 2021      Madam President, Special Rapporteur, Human rights situation in Cambodia [ Read more ]

48th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 6: Adoption of the UPR Outcomes of Singapore  Delivered by Soe Min Than On behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) 30 September 2021      Madam President, FORUM-ASIA makes this statement in solidarity with our member Think Centre. We note [ Read more ]

48th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 5: Interactive dialogue on the Secretary General’s report on alleged reprisals against those who seek to cooperate or have cooperated with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms  Delivered by Ahmed Adam On behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) 29 September [ Read more ]

We the undersigned human rights organizations strongly condemn the ongoing persecution and reprisals by Sri Lankan authorities against student leaders, labour union leaders, teachers, academics, and others involved in recent protests against education policies in the country. Sri Lankan authorities have responded to the expression of dissent, protests and the exercise of the rights to [ Read more ]

48th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 4: Interactive dialogue on the report of the High Commissioner on the situation of human rights in Myanmar  Delivered by Khin Ohmar On behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) 23 September 2021     Madam President, Madam High Commissioner, We welcome [ Read more ]

(Bangkok, 23 September 2021) ‒ The Indonesian government should put an end to the judicial harassment against human rights defenders Fatia Maulidiyanti and Haris Azhar, and uphold the right to freedom of expression, a group of human rights organisations said. ‘The Government of Indonesia must uphold its international human rights obligations under the International Covenant [ Read more ]

48th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 4: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar  Delivered by Khin Ohmar of Progressive Voice On behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) 22 September 2021     Madam President, Special Rapporteur, The people of [ Read more ]

 48th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence Delivered by Taisuke Komatsu of IMADR On behalf of Amnesty International, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), and the International Movement against All Forms of Discrimination [ Read more ]

 48th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 2: General Debate on the High Commissioner’s oral updates on Sri Lanka and Afghanistan Delivered by Ahmed Adam On behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) 14 September 2021     Madam President, The situation in Sri Lanka has further deteriorated since [ Read more ]

48th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 2: Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar  Delivered by Ahmed Adam On behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) 13 September 2021   Madam President, FORUM-ASIA welcomes the report of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, and concrete progress [ Read more ]