United Nations Human Rights Council 35th Regular Session, 6 to 23 June 2017 Joint Oral Statement – Agenda Item 3 Civil Society Space and the Human Rights Council 13 June 2017 Mr President, This is a joint statement on behalf of a number of NGOs. We thank States for their commitment to address the shrinking [ Read more ]

We, several international and regional civil society organisations express deep concern over violent threats received by Sultana Kamal, a prominent lawyer and women human rights defender in Bangladesh. Sultana received these threats from the radical Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam (Hefazat), a coalition of teachers and students of quami Madrasas[1], after expressing her opinion on a news [ Read more ]

35th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises Oral Statement Delivered by Youngsin Kim on behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Friday, 09 June 2017 Mr. Chairperson, I am [ Read more ]

35th 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, Ms Annalisa Ciampi Oral Statement Delivered by Shahindha Ismail on behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Wednesday, 07 June 2017 Mr President, FORUM-ASIA [ Read more ]

35th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 2: General Debate on High Commissioner’s Oral Update Oral Statement Delivered by Ellecer Carlos on behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Wednesday, 07 June 2017 Mr President, FORUM-ASIA welcomes the High Commissioner’s statement. We share his concerns on states’ non-cooperation and [ Read more ]

Joint Oral Statement of the 35th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Agenda Item 3: Clustered Interactive Dialogue with UN SR on extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary execution and IE on sexual orientation and gender identity 6 June 2017 Delivered by: Mr Jesus V Garganera Franciscans International and Forum Asia welcome the report[1] and statements[2] [ Read more ]

35th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 2: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Oral Statement Delivered by Rosanna Ocampo On behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Tuesday, 06 June 2017 Mr President, FORUM-ASIA welcomes the report of the Special Rapporteur on [ Read more ]

(Dili, 5 June 2017) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) together with its members in Timor-Leste, the Association for Law, Human Rights and Justice – Hukum, Hak Asasi dan Keadilan (HAK) and the Judicial System Monitoring Program (JSMP), jointly call on all political parties that will participate in the upcoming parliamentary [ Read more ]

(Bangkok, 3 June 2017) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) expresses its grave concern over intensified restrictions on fundamental freedoms ahead of the commune elections, including intimidation and threats against human rights organisations. Remarks made by the Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun Sen, prior to the commune elections on 4 June [ Read more ]

(Bangkok, May 31, 2017)— We, the undersigned civil society organizations, urge Thai authorities and business enterprises in the country to uphold the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Today, government agencies, representatives of the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand, business entities, and representatives from the U.N. Development Program participated in a [ Read more ]