Announcements

Launch of Ulaanbaatar Process for Dialogue in Northeast Asia The inaugural meeting of the Ulaanbaatar Process took place in Mongolia from 23-24 June, 2015. It gathered peace activists and experts from China, Japan, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea, Russia, the United States of America and Mongolia for a 2-day open […]

 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 […]

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 […]

Come and share your experience with us at ADN session during ASCS/APF 2015 on 24th April 2015  in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. South East Asian Committee for Advocacy (SEACA), Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (Forum-Asia), and Asia Democracy Network (ADN) are co-organizing the session to share the information and open the dialogue on the current challenges […]