Publications

ACSC/APF 2015 Strengthening Democracy in Asia and COD Final Report   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – The ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ ASEAN People’s Forum (ACSC/APF) 2015 was held from March 22-24, 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In partnership with SEACA and FORUM-ASIA, ADN held an inter-regional workshop “Strengthening Democracy in Asia and the Role of the […]

(Seoul, 29 May 2015) – Asia in itself has grappled with the diversity of culture and socio-economic backgrounds. In an attempt to bring inter-regional dialogue between the various sub-regions, the Asia Democracy Network (ADN) organized the round table discussion on the State of Democracy in South Asia inviting prominent activists and scholars mainly from South […]

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 […]

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 […]

  Click on the image above and it will redirect you to the site. Or reference: http://www.humanrights.asia/countries/thailand/thaicoups/2014   THAILAND: AHRC condemns coup with launch of new webpage (Hong Kong, June 3, 2014) The Asian Human Rights Commission on Tuesday launched a new webpage in response to the military coup in Thailand of May 22. The […]

  The State of Civil Society Report 2014: Reimagining Global Governance draws on contributions from more than 30 of the world’s leading experts on civil society as well as on inputs from our members, partners, supporters and others in the global CIVICUS alliance. The varied contributions highlight changing global political dynamics, an emerging disillusionment with […]

      Our friend UN Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai along with Community of Democracies has just released “general principles” on the civil society’s right to access resources. Please see Maina’s message below and spread widely. The document can be downloaded via the link below. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————- Dear friends and partners, In an effort to strengthen […]

COMFREL 2013 Democracy, Elections and Reform Annual Report in Cambodia