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2018 ASIA DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD ACCEPTANCE SPEECH FROM GUSDURIAN NETWORK INDONESIA When my father, president Abdurrahman Wahid of Indonesia, or Gus Dur as we fondly call him, passed away on Dec 30 2009, millions of Indonesians and many around the globe mourned him. His grave was never short of people paying tribute or […]

Congratulations to the Gusdurian Network Indonesia (GNI), one of ADN’s partner organizations, for winning the 2018 Asia Democracy and Human Rights award from the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD)! Gusdurian Network Indonesia (GNI) is a non-governmental organization based in Indonesia, dedicated to peace, pluralism and fundamental human rights and committed to encourage the interaction and […]

    Greetings from the ADN Secretariat! We have exciting news! CIVICUS Monitor just released its first People Power Under Attack 2018 Report on November 27, regarding the assaults on civic freedoms that persist across the Globe. Over 20 civil society organizations all over the world collaborate on the CIVICUS Monitor to provide an evidence-based picture of […]

  Sri Lanka Political Struggle Continue: Deeper Democracy Disruption   Seoul, Korea November 12, 2018   The Asia Democracy Network is deeply concerned with the current democracy struggle in Sri Lanka. The once political coalition that defeated the strong hold leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, are now in conflict when President Maithripala Sirisena removed Prime Minister, Ranil […]

    [EVENT] Open Government Partnership, Asia-Pasicifc Regional Meeting 2018 Session: Strengthening Governance through Inclusivity – Integration of Leaving No One Behind in the Sustainable Development Agenda Date: Tuesday, November 6, 11:00am – 12:30pm Location: 2F Lilac Room, Westin Chosun Hotel, Seoul, Korea ADN, in collaboration with Asia Development Alliance (ADA), will organize a session […]

AFGHANISTAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: DEMOCRACY TRIUMPHS BUT CHALLENGES AHEAD TO ENHANCE DEMOCRACY FORWARD     Seoul October 22nd – The Asia Democracy Network congratulates the people of Afghanistan in achieving democratic victory in the recent parliamentary elections. With security threats and electoral reforms delaying the elections for three years, this year’s elections were the first parliamentary […]

    2018 September 15th CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL DEMOCRACY DAY  “A Hope for Better Democracy in Asia” Seoul, Korea –  On this day 15 September 2018, the Asia Democracy Network welcomes the celebration of International Democracy day  extending appreciation and solidarity to all democracy advocates who stand  for democratic principles around the world. On this auspicious […]

  Gwangju World Human Rights Cities Forum Happening Now! In collaboration with Gwangju Metropolitan City, Korean Association of Human Rights Studies, Asia Development Alliance, UCLG and KOICA, ADN organized the International Human Rights Cities Network Workshop in Gwangju, Korea. Jinho Song, Vice-President of KOICA and Jong-je Jeong, Vice-Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City gave the opening […]