FORUM-ASIA E-Newsletter March 2019

Issue No. 59, April 2019

Forward

'If you are grounded and assure you are very close to the grassroots, you can identify the root causes of human rights violation.'

Read this month's interview with Lubha Raj Neupane, Executive Director of Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC), a movement-based organisation from Nepal and new member of FORUM-ASIA

FROM OUR MEMBERS AND PARTNERS

Women's League of Burma, Myanmar – Documentary: 'URGE: Voices of Women from Civil War'
People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD), South Korea –Open Letter to the UN Security Council Member: 'The peace process on the Korean Peninsula must go on'
Association of Parents of Disappeared Person (APDP), India – Statement: 'Torture rampant in Kashmir, Rizwan’s case one among thousands'

FROM THE SECRETARIAT

Bangladesh: Press Release 'As former diplomat returns home, it is high time to criminalise enforced disappearance'
Myanmar: Joint Statement 'Myanmar must be referred to International Criminal Court'
Malaysia: Statement 'Stop Persecution of Women Human Rights Defenders and LGBTIQ Community'

Visit our website for a complete overview of FORUM-ASIA statements and activities.

Media Coverage

Malaysian government should not fuel hate against LGBTI people (13 March 2019, GayStarNews)
Forum-Asia bats for Myanmar’s case in International Criminal Court (24 March 2019, Northeast Now)

Click here for more media coverage of our work.

Global - FORUM-ASIA will join the #TogetherWeDefend human rights campaign initiated by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Michel Forst
Belgrade - FORUM-ASIA will participate in the International Civil Society Week on 8-12 April 2019

Quote of the month

'LGBT rights are human rights and they are universal. It is not only in the western countries, but also in our country, in your countries.' said Jennifer Lu, Chief Coordinator of Marriage Equality Coalition Taiwan in our latest #FATalks video

On 8 March 2019, FORUM-ASIA organised a reception in Bangkok to celebrate and commemorate International Women's Day by discussing gender equality and women's rights across Asia. See the event album here.

Find recent cases, current trends, campaigns and resources related to human rights defenders in Asia in March 2019 here.

FORUM-ASIA is currently looking for:

ANNI Report Editor (Deadline 12 April 2019, midnight Bangkok time)

Copy Editor (Deadline 12 April 2019, midnight Bangkok time)

About Us

The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) is a member based organisation with a mission to promote and protect all human rights, including the right to development, through collaboration and cooperation among human rights organisations and defenders in Asia. More info on www.forum-asia.org

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