47th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 6: Adoption of Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Nepal Delivered by Ahmed Adam On behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) 8 July 2021  Madam President, We welcome that Nepal has accepted several recommendations related the protection and promotion of fundamental [ Read more ]

July 9, 2021 – Today, in advance of the fifth anniversary of the unlawful killing of prominent political commentator and human rights defender Kem Ley, the 45 undersigned organizations reiterate their call for the Cambodian authorities to create an independent Commission of Inquiry tasked with conducting an independent, impartial and effective investigation into Kem Ley’s [ Read more ]

47th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 4: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar (oral progress report) Delivered by Khin Ohmar on behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) 7 July 2021    Madam President, We welcome the Special Rapporteur’s update. Five months after the attempted [ Read more ]

47th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 4: Interactive dialogue on the oral update of the High Commissioner on the situation of human rights in Myanmar (HRC res. 46/21) Delivered by Khin Ohmar on behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) 6 July 2021  Madam President, Madam High [ Read more ]

47th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council Item 3: Interactive Dialogue of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression Joint Oral Statement Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Tuesday, 1 July / Wednesday, 2 [ Read more ]

47th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association Delivered by Ahmed Adam on behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Thursday, 1 July 2021    Madam President, We thank the Special [ Read more ]

(3 July 2021, Bangkok) ‒ The Government of Malaysia must end its intimidation of artists and human rights defenders and protect the freedom of expression, the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) said in a statement today. On 2 July 2021, filmmaker Anna Har and cartoonist Amin Landak were questioned over an animated [ Read more ]

47th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Extraducial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions Delivered by Families of Victims of Involuntary Disappearance (FIND) on behalf of 19 national and international organisations Thursday, 1 July 2021   Madame President, I speak on behalf of 19 national and [ Read more ]

Kathmandu Statement 2021 Outcome Document of the Regional Advocacy Consultation on South Asian Human Rights Mechanism , 23-24 June 2021 Preamable Despite constitutional guarantees of the rule of law and fundamental freedoms, two crucial preconditions to promote and protect human rights, States in South Asia have increasingly demonstrated apathy and impunity to rights violations. The [ Read more ]

Joint Statement by Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances, Defence of Human Rights, International Coalition Against Enforced Disappearances ICAED, FORUM-ASIA, FIDH, CAGE and World Sindhi Congress regarding the approval of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2021 for Enforced Disappearances in Pakistan Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances, Defence of Human Rights Pakistan, International Coalition Against Enforced Disappearances, [ Read more ]