FORUM-ASIA E-Newsletter September 2020

Issue No. 76, September 2020

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'It is imperative that I tell the actual story and provide the information needed without fear of repercussions.'

Read this month's interview with Melissa Ananthraj, new Communication Manager of FORUM-ASIA.

FROM OUR MEMBERS AND PARTNERS

Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC), Nepal - Press Statement concerning the impact of the pandemic caused by the Coronavirus
International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law (KIBHR), Kazakhstan - Report 'Human Rights Impact Assessment of the Covid-19 Response in Kazakhstan'
Equality Myanmar, Myanmar - Report 'Rights of the child in Myanmar: 3rd cycle UPR'

FROM THE SECRETARIAT

Thailand: ANNI Open Letter concerning the National Human Rights Commission's Statement on requesting all parties in demonstrations adhere to human rights principles and use peaceful means to resolve problems
Bangladesh: Joint Statement 'End Enforced Disappearances'
Philippines: Joint Letter 'UN Human Rights Council should urgently launch an independent international investigative mechanism on the human rights situation in the Philippines'

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

From 31 August to 11 September, FORUM-ASIA presented the Poster Series 'Human Rights in Southeast Asia in Times of Pandemic', which draws from the findings of the corresponding report.

The report is a synthesis of a series of webinars organised by FORUM-ASIA with its partners So lidarity for ASEAN People's Advocacies and SHAPE-SEA.

FORUM-ASIA, in collaboration with its members Community Self Reliance Centre (CSRC) and Human Rights Alliance in Nepal, are proud to present a Stories of Change video highlighting the strides civil society has made towards dignified menstruation in Asia.

Watch the Stories of Change video here!

Quote of the month

'Contact tracing apps during the COVID-19 pandemic can be useful, but the questions lie in their effectiveness and privacy violation concerns,' said Blandinda Lintang Setianti, Researcher for FORUM-ASIA's member Lembaga Studi dan Advokasi Masyarakat (ELSAM) in 'Do we still have privacy rights? The impact of contact-tracing app in ASEAN, a webinar organised by FORUM-ASIA, SAFEnet and ELSAM.

Media Coverage

Indian Army Using 'Kashmiri Women's Humiliation' As Instrument of War (3 August 2020, UrduPoint)

ශ්‍රී ලංකාව : මානව හිමිකම් අනතුරක! ජාත්‍යන්තර මානව හිමිකම් සංවිධාන 10කින් එකාබද්ධ ප්‍රකාශයක් (4 August 2020, Journalism for Citizens)

Perlindungan Privasi Pasien Dinilai Penting dalam Penanganan COVID-19 (7 August 2020, IDN Times)

About This Month

Geneva - 45th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council from 14 September to 6 October 2020.
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From 12 to 21 August, FORUM-ASIA launched the #Wellbeing4Defenders series to highlight the importance of well-being and support for human rights defenders in Asia and around the world.

Read the full booklet here: 'Psychosocial Well-being Booklet for Human Rights Defenders in the Philippines'

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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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