[Online Conference] Human Rights in the time of COVID-19: Addressing the Crisis in Southeast Asia
5 August 2021 4:55 pm
Date: 9 August 2021
Time: 1 – 4 PM (GMT+7)
Platforms: Zoom, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
Registration: bit.ly/FApandemicconference1
The impact of COVID-19 has severely hindered the fulfilment of human rights in the Asian region. Join us in a two-part online event where we discuss the trend of human rights violations and shrinking civic spaces in Asia which have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and identify ways forward for civil society organisations, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights and national human rights mechanism to take collective action.
Plenary Session I: Navigating Human Rights in Times of Pandemic – Assessment from Civil Society and Response from the ASEAN Sectoral Body
Time: 1.15pm – 2.15 pm (GMT+7)
Speakers:
- Rachel Arinii, EA-ASEAN Programme Manager, FORUM-ASIA
- Ryan Silverio, Executive Director, ASEAN SOGIE Caucus
- Le Thi Nam Huong, Assistant Director, Human Rights Division, ASEAN Secretariat
- H.E. Yuyun Wahyuningrum, Indonesian Representative to AICHR
- H.E. Eric Paulsen, Malaysian Representative to AICHR
Moderator: Jerald Joseph, Commissioner, Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM)
Plenary Session II: Navigating Human Rights in Times of Pandemic – Assessment from Civil Society and Response from National Human Rights Mechanisms
Time: 2.25pm – 3.40 pm (GMT+7)
Speakers:
- Fatia Maulidiyanti, Coordinator, KontraS, Indonesia
- Ryan Chua, Executive Director, PUSAT KOMAS, Malaysia
- Jerald Joseph / Commissioner, SUHAKAM, Malaysia
- Ahmad Taufan Damanik, Chair and Commissioner, KOMNAS-HAM, Indonesia
- Andy Yentriyani, Chair and Commissioner, KOMNAS Perempuan, Indonesia
Moderator: Cornelius Hanung, Programme Officer, FORUM-ASIA
Closing remarks by Vitit Muntarbhorn, Professor Emeritus, Chulalongkorn University; former member of UN Commissions of Inquiry on human rights