Announcements

Asian Civil Society Discuss a Ways Forward from the Thailand Military Coup Manila, Philippines- With the military taking seizure on May 22, 2014, there has been a great setback on human rights and democracy in Thailand. In response, a conference was held from July 17-18 at the University of the Philippines Asian Center, in the […]

Join the 10th Asia-Europe Peoples’ Forum “Towards a Just and Equal Asia and Europe – Building States of Citizens for Citizens” Milan, Italy, 10-12 October 2014  On 16-17th October 2014 the 10th Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM10) will take place in Milan hosted by The European Union. Heads of State and Government from across Asia and Europe […]

Centre for Human Rights Education (CHRE)-Pakistan is pleased to announce and invite the applications for the 5th Annual“Participatory Course on Democracy and Human Rights (PCDHR)” to be held in Lahore-Pakistan on September 5-13, 2014.  PCDHR focuses to strengthen the concepts of human rights and democracy, introduce international human rights standards and mechanism, promote volunteerism among youth and skill development […]

Dear Friends, The UN Special Rapporteur on Cambodia Surya P. Subedi  has released a press statement on his recent mission to Cambodia in addition to a CSO statement on judicial laws and constitutional council. There is an urgency in the shrinking civil society space and needs attention. Please spread widely to your networks. Click on […]

  Dear friends and partners, Global governance has long been the domain of States – whether at the United Nations or other lesser-known multilateral bodies. But how do multilaterals affect assembly and association rights? And just how inclusive are multilateral organizations when it comes to giving civil society a seat at the table? This will be the […]

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Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce a call for student nominations for the 8th Annual Advanced Graduate Workshop (AGW) on Poverty, Development and Globalization. As in the past two years it is organized jointly by the Azim Premji University, the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) and Columbia University’s Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD). […]

“Mainstreaming Human Rights and Democracy into Post-2015 Development Goals” August 2~8, 2014 / St-Gabriel Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand PLEASE NOTE THE DATE CHANGE INTRODUCTION The Glocal Advocacy Leadership in Asia (GALA) Academy is a joint initiative by three leading regional civil society networks working in the field of human rights, development and democracy in Asia – […]