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SUARAM Human Rights Report Overview 2016
SUARAM calls upon the Government of Malaysia to cease its violations of human rights and adopt laws which are compliant with recognized international human rights standards and practice an inclusive and fair enforcement of the law to safeguard the rights of the people of Malaysia. Acknowledging the growing security...
Human Rights Situation in Burma/Myanmar : A Brief Report
This paper evaluates how the Burma/Myanmar Government has fared in the past year in addressing human rights issues in the context of recommendations by the United Nations. One year ago, the 31st session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) came at a crucial juncture in the country’s history...
Making Inroads: Chinese Infrastructure Investment in ASEAN and Beyond
This study examines this rapidly evolving landscape and its potential implications. It focuses on the ASEAN region, and draws examples particularly from the lower Mekong countries. However, it will also be of value to individuals and groups elsewhere in Asia and internationally who are monitoring these developments. The main...
Safeguarding People and the Environment in Chinese Investments: A Guide for Community Advocates
The aim of this guide is to help civil society organizations and community advocates gain an improved understanding of Chinese investors and China-led finance institutions and the guidelines, policies and standards that apply to their overseas operations. It is hoped that the information and ideas contained here will help...
Joint Ministerial Statement of the Seventeenth (17th) ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council
We acknowledged the progress of implementation of the ASCC Blueprint 2025 and development of the work plans of the various sectoral bodies of the ASCC, including cross-cutting initiatives and community-building issues. We encourage sectoral bodies under the ASCC, with the support of the ASEAN Secretariat, to continue to implement...
Strengthening and Harmonizing Labour Standards in ASEAN: A Framework for Union Advocacy
This study, Strengthening and Harmonizing Labour Standards in ASEAN: A Framework for Union Advocacy, covers international labour standards on wages; working time; social protection, including occupational safety and health, social security and maternity protection; equality of opportunity and treatment and non-discrimination at work; freedom of association and right to...
Briefing Paper: Another Piece of the Democratic – Puzzle Reform of the Administrative Structure of Myanmar Essential
Under the leadership of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the mantra of ‘change’, the National League for Democracy (NLD) won an overwhelming victory in Myanmar’s 2015 general elections. This display of popular support for the NLD shows that people of Myanmar are fully invested in progressing towards a...
Human Rights in Southeast Asia Vol. 2 [SHAPE – SEA]
This textbook is aimed for undergraduate students who are studying a general education level course on human rights, or students who do human rights as a part of their degree in courses such as sociology, law, politics, ASEAN studies or development studies. The textbook does not require specialist knowledge...
Human Rights in Southeast Asia Vol. 1 [SHAPE – SEA]
This textbook is aimed for undergraduate students who are studying a general education level course on human rights, or students who do human rights as a part of their degree in courses such as sociology, law, politics, ASEAN studies or development studies. The textbook does not require specialist knowledge...
Breaking the Silence and Unlocking Barriers for Human Rights in ASEAN: A report on the Performance of the ASEAN Human Rights Mechanisms in 2015
The following report is the sixth annual review of the performance of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) human rights mechanisms produced by the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and the Solidarity for ASEAN People’s Advocacies – Task Force on ASEAN and Human Rights (SAPA...