Joint civil society end of session statement Thank you Mr President, FORUM-ASIA, ISHR and other NGOs welcome the renewal of key Special Procedures mandates, and in particular that of the Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders. At a time when defenders are under an unprecedented attack and killings of defenders are on the rise,[1] the [ Read more ]

34th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 2: The report of the High Commissioner on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka – Interactive Dialogue Oral Statement Delivered by R. Iniyan Ilango On behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Wednesday, 22 March 2017 Mr President we [ Read more ]

34th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 8: General Debate Oral Statement Delivered by R. Iniyan Ilango On behalf of the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Monday, 20 March 2017 Mr. President, the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (VDPA) encourages the establishment and strengthening of National Human Rights [ Read more ]

34th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 6: Universal Periodic Review of Timor-Leste Oral Statement Delivered by Rosanna Ocampo On behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Thursday, 16 March 2017 Mr President, FORUM-ASIA makes this statement in solidarity with the Judicial System Monitoring Programme (JSMP). We appreciate that [ Read more ]

34th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention – General Debate Oral Statement Delivered by John Samuel On behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Wednesday, 15 March 2017 Mr President, FORUM-ASIA draws the Council’s attention to several deteriorating human rights [ Read more ]

34th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 4: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Ms Yanghee Lee Oral Statement Delivered by Wai Wai Nu On behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Monday, 13 March 2017 Mr President, FORUM-ASIA together with [ Read more ]

34th 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 Rosanna Ocampo On behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Friday, 10 March 2017 Mr [ Read more ]

The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) joins the international community in commemorating International Women’s Day and celebrating the fundamental principles of equality and non-discrimination. On this special day, FORUM-ASIA pays tribute to all the courageous women who have contributed to the advancement of human rights around the world. While all human rights [ Read more ]

78 international and Cambodian civil society groups join together to condemn the worsening crackdown on dissent in the lead up to commune and national elections in Cambodia, calling on the government to cease their unlawful attacks on human rights defenders and comply with their responsibility to adhere to legally binding international human rights standards. We, [ Read more ]

(Bangkok, 23 February 2017) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) strongly condemns today’s decision of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to sentence Tep Vanny to two-and-half years in prison. The decision is another attempt to silence and prevent the peaceful expression of dissent in the country. FORUM-ASIA calls on the Cambodian [ Read more ]