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Below you will find the publicly released Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai’s 3rd thematic report to the United Nations Human Rights Council. The report was written after a consultation meeting that was organized by the World Movement for Democracy (WMD) and ADN on February 2-3, 2014 in Singapore. The consultation was held with a focus on […]

Dear friends, Please join this signature campaign, you can send your organizational support/signature to my colleague Meanne Manahan via mbmanahan@focusweb.org. Please forward to your contacts. Many thanks! Dottie ===== Justice for Ka Melon and his family! Stop the attack on peasants and peasant leaders! We grieve with the family of Menelao (Ka Melon) Barcia, as we join […]

Centre for Human Rights Education has strongly condemned the assassination of veteran human rights activist, and Coordinator of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan in South Punjab Region of Pakistan Mr. Rashid Rehman Advocate in Multan today (May 7, 2014). Mr. Rashid Rehman was getting life threats from the religious fundamentalists for appearing as a council […]

Civil Society Joint Communiqué to the Asia Pacific OGP Regional Meeting Taking the momentum of the upcoming Open Government Partnership (OGP) Asia Pacific Regional Conference in Nusa Dua Bali on May 6-7, 2014, we, 183 representatives of civil society organizations coming from 31 Asia Pacific countries and  beyond came together on the Civil Society Day in Nusa […]

Dear ADN friends, I am pleased to share the announcement of the holding of GALAA to be jointly organized by FORUM-ASIA, ADA and ADN. I encourage you to apply and widely circulate within your organization and networks. Please find more detailed information below and in the attachments. –            Candidates are required to submit the duly filled Online Application Form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17Le1I_0tABBRTX61Xy6m88ay8wbbIggPR2whBbcUiKA/viewform with a Recommendation Letter […]

The Asia Democracy Network (ADN) would like to congratulate Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan on being awarded the 2014 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights. Khan, a renown human rights defender known for his courage by the global human rights community, have been for many years been persecuted by the incumbent regime in Bangladesh. A former Deputy […]

September 26, 2013 At the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Elbegdorj Tsakhia, president of Mongolia made a statement emphasizing Mongolia’s commitment to democracy, mentioning the fruition of the Asia Democracy Network during Mongolia’s chairing of the Community of Democracies. “…Hundreds of human rights activists and democratic leaders from many countries […]