Statements

BANGKOK, Thailand (22 May 2025) – The Asia Democracy Network (ADN) and the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) strongly condemn the Hong Kong Government’s latest amendments to its national security law, gravely escalating its assault on human rights, civil liberties,  rule of law, and autonomy. ADN and FORUM-ASIA call on the Hong […]

Seoul | April 4, 2025 The Asia Democracy Network acknowledges today’s historic ruling by South Korea’s Constitutional Court, which unanimously upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol. The decision reaffirms the strength of South Korea’s democratic framework, upheld not only through institutional checks and balances but also through the active engagement of its people in […]

27 DEC 2024 | SEOUL, KOREA The Asia Democracy Network condemns the Hong Kong government’s latest act of transnational repression, issuing arrest warrants and HK$1 million bounties for six exiled pro-democracy activists: Tony Chung, Carmen Lau, Chung Kim-wah, Chloe Cheung, Joseph Tay, and Victor Ho. This brazen escalation exemplifies a ruthless campaign to obliterate dissent […]

Seoul | 4 December 2024 The Asia Democracy Network commends the people of South Korea for their swift and resolute rejection of martial law, declared by President Yoon Suk-yeol on December 3, 2024. This powerful display of conviction and unity by the Korean people reaffirms their sovereignty and their role as true defenders of freedom. […]

Seoul | 3 December 2024 The Asia Democracy Network (ADN) expresses grave concern and strongly condemns the ongoing crackdown on protests in Islamabad by Pakistani authorities. The excessive use of force, arbitrary detentions, and internet shutdowns represent flagrant violations of democratic principles and fundamental rights, perpetuating a culture of violence in suppressing peaceful assembly and […]

November 20, 2024 Seoul. South Korea | The Asia Democracy Network strongly condemns the sentencing of 45 members of the Hong Kong 47, marking the largest-ever prosecution under Hong Kong’s repressive National Security Law (NSL). This trial is a grave affront to the principles of democracy, freedom of expression, and the rule of law.  The […]

In response to the developing crackdown of civilians in Bangladesh, civil society organizations across the Asia Pacific region gathered to send an open letter to world leaders to pressure action to halt the atrocities. The letter was sent to UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, OHCHR High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, the EU Secretary […]

July 18, 2024 SEOUL – Civil Societies from Asia strongly condemn the violent attacks on student demonstrators by Bangladesh Chhatra League activists at Dhaka University, resulting in at least 400 injuries, including many female students. According to reports the protests, ongoing since July 1, 2024, were sparked by a High Court ruling that reinstated a job quota system […]