(Bangkok, 24 March 2021) – Attempts to intimidate Malaysian lawyer and human rights defender (HRD) Charles Hector for his work amount to harassment with the ultimate aim of silencing the people he represents, the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and Front Line Defenders said in a joint statement today. Human rights lawyer [ Read more ]

(Bangkok, 23 March 2021) – The Thai authorities must respect and abide by the principles of necessity and proportionality in handling protests and must hold accountable police and plainclothes officers who have responded to protests with violence, said the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and  CIVICUS in a joint statement today. On [ Read more ]

(Bangkok, 18 March 2021) ‒ The Philippine Government must face international accountability for its widespread killing of activists and human rights defenders, and the grave human rights violations it has committed, seven human rights groups said in a statement today. On 7 March 2021, members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the military killed nine [ Read more ]

46th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 2: Adoption of the Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Mongolia Oral Statement Delivered by Tawan Rattanaprapaporn On behalf of the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Tuesday, 16 March 2021      Madam President, FORUM-ASIA appreciates that Mongolia has accepted 170 out [ Read more ]

46th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 2: Adoption of the Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Maldives Oral Statement Delivered by Ahmed Adam On behalf of the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Tuesday, 16 March 2021      Madam President, FORUM-ASIA welcomes the recent positive steps by the [ Read more ]

46th regular of the UN Human Rights Council Item 4: General Debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention Oral Statement Delivered by Ahmed Adam On behalf of the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)  Friday, 12 March 2021      Madam President, We welcome the Secretary-General’s update on the [ Read more ]

46th regular of the UN Human Rights Council Item 4: General Debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention NGO Joint Oral Statement Delivered by Sandra Epal-Ratjen Thursday, 11 March 2021      Mr. President, Franciscans International, Geneva for Human Rights, VIVAT International, Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World [ Read more ]

46th regular of the UN Human Rights Council Item 2: General Debate on the High Commissioner’s update Oral Statement Delivered by Ahmed Adam On behalf of the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Thursday, 25 February 2021    Madam President, we thank the High Commissioner for her update and the report on [ Read more ]

(March 10, 2021) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and 40 other civil society organizations from around the globe, in a letter to the UNSC and UNAMA, highlight the wave of journalists’ killings in Afghanistan and urge them to stand in solidarity with the Afghan journalists to help ensure their safety [ Read more ]

46th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development – General Debate Oral Statement Delivered by Syme de Leon on behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Monday, 8 March 2021 [ Read more ]