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  Asia Democracy Network Urgent Call for Action:  Save the Rohingya and Bangladeshi Stranded in the Sea     Over 4,000 Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants, many of them women and children are stranded and dying in the Andaman Sea due to extreme conditions and no food and water. The ethnic minorities Rohingya’s, native to Burma […]

Gwangju, South Korea – The Gwangju Prize for Human Rights was established in 2000 in an effort to promote the spirit of the May 18 Democratic Uprising. The Prize goes to an individual or organization from all around the world who has made significant contributions to the advancement of human rights, unity, solidarity, and world […]

Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA – The democratic recession has become severe all across Asia. In this respect, SEACA (Southeast Asian Committee for Advocacy), FORUM-ASIA (Asia Forum for Human Rights and Development), and ADN (Asia Democracy Network) held the session on how to strengthen democracy in Asia and the role of the Community of Democracies (CD) with […]

Gwangju, South Korea – In partnership with the May 18 Foundation, the Asia Democracy Network and  the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) organized a workshop on “Future of Human Rights in Asia.”   Time Agenda 13:30-14:00 Registration 14:00-15:40 Co-Moderators Evelyn Balais-Serrano, Executive Director, FORUM-ASIA Anselmo Lee, Co-Convenor, Asia Democracy Network (ADN) Learning […]

GWANGJU FORUM on the FUTURE of HUMAN RIGHTS in ASIA Gwangju, Korea 14:00-18:00 on 16 May 2015 The Gwangju Forum on the Future of Human Rights in Asia is co-organized by ADN and FORUM-ASIA, in partnership with May 18 Foundation. The Forum will be held in Gwangju from 14:00-18:00 on 16 May (Saturday) 2015 as part […]

In line with civil society, ADN expresses concern on the restrictions to civil society space in Cambodia.     Joint Letter: Work with civil society to address restrictions in draft Law on Associations, and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO)   Excellency, We the undersigned international and regional civil society organizations write to express our deep concern about […]

Dear All,Sharing with you information shared with us by the organizers of the ACSC/APF 2015. The below are excerpts on ASEAN Civil Society from the final documents adopted at the ASEAN Inter-governmental Summit 2015.  Chairman’s statement of the 26th ASEAN Summit Kuala Lumpur & Langkawi, 27 April “Our People, Our Community, Our Vision” Read more : http://asean2015.gov.my/index.php/news/news/item/97-chair […]

Statement Released by FORUM-ASIA Pakistan: End Impunity and Bring Perpetrators of Sabeen to Justice For Immediate Release (Islamabad/Bangkok, 27 April 2015) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), together with its Pakistani member Bytes for All, strongly condemns the killing of Sabeen Mahmud. The groups also call on the government of Pakistan to ensure […]