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    H.E. Hun Sen Prime Minister Royal Government of Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia 6 July 2015 Re: Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations Dear Prime Minister Hun Sen, We, the undersigned international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and membership organizations call on the government of Cambodia to immediately withdraw the draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental […]

  As a joint initiative of the Asia Democracy Network (ADN) and the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) in partnership with May 18 Foundation, the Gwangju Asia Forum on the Future of Human Rights in Asia was held on May 16, 2015 in Gwangju, South Korea as part of the Gwangju Asia […]

 June 2015 – Pretrial hearings and verdict delivery on three lèse majesté cases (violation of Article 112)     1. The case against Mr. Jueseng Kow, aka ‘Small Bundit Aneeya’ on violation of Penal Code’s Article 112 for his expressing opinion during a public meeting (Black Case no. 45k/2558)   22 June 2015, 8.30am, at the Bangkok Military Court, Pretrial […]

Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) report on the post-coup human rights situation in Thailand Last year, on May 22, the military staged a coup that overthrew the elected government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. One year after the coup on 22 May 2014, the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) launches a report “Human […]

ADN endorses the letter against muzzling of Indian civic space and CSOs June 2, 2015 – Asia Democracy Network (ADN) endorses the letter against muzzling NGOs in India by expressing our grave concern over the crackdown on the dissent, freedom of association and assembly. This was initiated by Wada Na Todo Abhiyan (WNTA), GCAP (Global Call to […]

Responding to the Rohingya Issue   – Inter-governmental Conference, FORUM-ASIA, SAPA, APRRN   On May 29, the inter-governmental conference on migration “Special Meeting on Irregular Migration in the Indian Ocean” was hosted by the Thai government in Bangkok, Thailand and attended by 17 countries, including the concerned countries Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, and Thailand. This special meeting […]

ACSC/APF 2015 Strengthening Democracy in Asia and COD Final Report   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – The ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ ASEAN People’s Forum (ACSC/APF) 2015 was held from March 22-24, 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In partnership with SEACA and FORUM-ASIA, ADN held an inter-regional workshop “Strengthening Democracy in Asia and the Role of the […]

(Seoul, 29 May 2015) – Asia in itself has grappled with the diversity of culture and socio-economic backgrounds. In an attempt to bring inter-regional dialogue between the various sub-regions, the Asia Democracy Network (ADN) organized the round table discussion on the State of Democracy in South Asia inviting prominent activists and scholars mainly from South […]