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November 24-25, 2014 – Seoul, Korea The Asia Democracy Network in cooperation with the East Asia Institute held the Empowering the Community of Democracies (CD) International Forum in Seoul, Korea. Supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Korea distinguished activists and experts in various areas gathered to discuss key issues of human rights […]

As a side event to the People’s SAARC Meeting, the Asia Democracy Network (ADN), Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and Regional Initiative for a South Asia Human Rights Mechanism in cooperation with the Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC), Nepal are organizing an inter-regional dialogue on regional human rights mechanisms with a focus […]

Asia Democracy Network Celebrates its 1st Year Anniversary!  October 22, 2014 – A year ago today, the Asia Democracy Network (ADN) was born as a platform to strengthen the voices for solidarity among peoples and civil society in Asia. In Olympia Hall of the Parktel Hotel of Seoul, Korea civil society activists, human rights defenders, […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-FST-077-2014 October 15, 2014 A Statement from the Occupy Central with Love and Peace, Hong Kong SAR forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) HONG KONG: OCLP strongly condemns police use of extrajudicial punishment and demands investigation of use of excessive force against protesters This morning, in an attempt to forcibly […]

City of Ulaanbaatar initiative in combating corruption and improving transparency Transparent Ulaanbaatar 2014: Anti-Corruption Forum   Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – From October 6-7, 2014, the city of Ulaanbaatar opened the Transparent Ulaanbaatar 2014: Anti-Corruption Forum was open in attendance of over 200 guests from 16 countries from the city and national government, civil society, academia and […]

For Immediate Release Cambodia at a Crossroads New Laws Would Limit Freedoms 10 October 2014: Set against a background of endemic corruption, unsustainably low wages and impoverishing confiscations of land, Cambodia is considering a series of laws that will severely restrict human rights and the activities of civil society organisations working on these issues, according to a […]

Asian civil society organizations concerned over scrapping of Indonesia’s direct local elections and suppression of freedom of assembly during Bali Democracy Forum 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 […]

ADN Condemns the Violent Crackdown of Pro-Democracy Protestors September 29, 2014 ADN Condemns the Violent Crackdown of Pro-Democracy Protestors   The Asia Democracy Network (ADN) condemns the violent crackdown on the peaceful pro- democracy protesters. We condemn the suppression of freedom of speech and assembly in Hong Kong and call on the protection of the […]