Statement in Conjunction with the 2014 Bali Civil Society Forum and Bali Democracy Forum Bali, Indonesia / 9 October 2014 The Asian Democracy Network (ADN) expresses our deep concern in solidarity with 11 Indonesian civil society organisations (CSOs) that the controversial passage of the Regional Elections Law by the National Assembly on 26 September 2014 is a serious [ Read more ]

12 September 2014 Mr. Joko Widodo The Elected President of Indonesia Transitional House (Rumah Transisi) Jl. Situbondo no.10 Menteng, Central Jakarta   Your Excellency, We write to you today to express our serious concern that ten years after the assassination of human rights defender Munir Said Thalib, the Government of Indonesia has yet to conduct [ Read more ]

30 August 2014 Today, on the occasion of International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, we, the undersigned organizations, urge ASEAN member states to end acts of enforced disappearances in Southeast Asia. Cases of enforced disappearances continue to occur in the region. Victims include human rights defenders as well as ordinary citizens. Enforced disappearances [ Read more ]

This joint statement by 19 Indonesian civil society organisations on the 2014 Indonesian Presidential Election is the outcome of the Indonesia National Workshop on Human Rights and Elections, organised by FORUM-ASIA, together with the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL), the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA), and Imparsial, in Jakarta on 25-26 June 2014. English [ Read more ]

Oral Statement Delivered by Gayathry Venkiteswaran on behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)   Wednesday, 11 June 2014   Thank you Mr. President. FORUM-ASIA welcomes the reports of the two Special Rapporteurs. Concerns identified by the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and [ Read more ]

Oral statement delivered by Ms. Gayathry Venkiteswaranon behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)   Wednesday, 11 June 2014 Mr. President, FORUM-ASIA makes this statement in solidarity with the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA). We welcome this initiative at the international level to discuss the important issue of the safety of journalists and hope [ Read more ]

The UN Human Rights Council will hold its 26th regular session from 10 to 27 June 2014 in Geneva, Switzerland. FORUM-ASIA interventions, statements and events during this session will appear on this page.   Oral Statements Panel Discussion on the safety of journalists (Human Rights Council decision 24/116) (11 June 2014) Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with [ Read more ]

Introduction  1. This amicus brief is submitted on behalf of the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) (“the Amicus”), in accordance with the rules on intervention set by the Constitutional Court of Indonesia. FORUM-ASIA is a Bangkok-based regional human rights non-governmental organisation with 47 member organisations across 16 Asian countries, including in Indonesia, where [ Read more ]

(Bangkok, 4 July 2013): The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) deplored the passage of the Bill on Societal Organizations (Ormas Bill), which it says does not comply with international human rights norms and standards. On 2 July 2013, lawmakers in Indonesia’s House of Representatives voted in favour of the passage of the [ Read more ]

Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR) Republic of Indonesia Gedung Nusantara III Jl. Jenderal Gatot Subroto Jakarta 10270 Indonesia Fax: (62) 21 571 5925, 21 573 4469 Dear Members of DPR, Re: Restrictive draft Ormas law must be rejected at upcoming Parliamentary sitting The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), a Bangkok-based regional human rights [ Read more ]