Regional Parliamentary Network on BHR ‘Important’, Say Lawmakers

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A regional network where lawmakers and political party representatives could undertake research, coordinate advocacy, exchange best practices and develop capacity among one another will contribute to the duty of the state to protect human rights as set out by the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR). This has not yet existed. This was the gap identified by parliamentarians across Southeast and East Asia in the training ‘Business and Human Rights for Parliamentary and Political Party Representatives’ organised by Asia Centre with the support of Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) Southeast and East Asia from 28–30 November 2022. Following…

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āđ€āļ‚āļēāļ­āļ˜āļīāļšāļēāļĒāļ§āđˆāļēāđ€āļŠāļĢāļĩāļ āļēāļžāđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢāđāļŠāļ”āļ‡āļ­āļ­āļāđ€āļ›āļĢāļĩāļĒāļšāđ€āļŠāļĄāļ·āļ­āļ™āđ€āļŠāļēāļŦāļĨāļąāļāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ„āļ­āļĒāļ„āđ‰āļģāļˆāļļāļ™āļāļĢāļ°āļšāļ§āļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļēāļ˜āļīāļ›āđ„āļ•āļĒāđƒāļ™āļŠāļąāļ‡āļ„āļĄāļ—āļĩāđˆāļĄāļĩāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŦāļĨāļēāļāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļŠāļ§āļīāļ•āđ€āļ‹āļ­āļĢāđŒāđāļĨāļ™āļ”āđŒ āđ€āļ‚āļēāđ€āļ™āđ‰āļ™āļĒāđ‰āļģāļ§āđˆāļēāđ€āļŠāļĢāļĩāļ āļēāļžāđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢāđāļŠāļ”āļ‡āļ­āļ­āļāļāļģāļĨāļąāļ‡āļ•āļāļ­āļĒāļđāđˆāļ āļēāļĒāđƒāļ•āđ‰āđāļĢāļ‡āļāļ”āļ”āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļžāļīāđˆāļĄāļĄāļēāļāļ‚āļķāđ‰āļ™āđāļĨāļ°āļ•āļĢāļ°āļŦāļ™āļąāļāļ–āļķāļ‡āļšāļ—āļšāļēāļ—āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ™āļąāļāļ›āļāļ›āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļŠāļ™āđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļŠāđˆāļ‡āđ€āļŠāļĢāļīāļĄāđāļĨāļ°āļ›āļāļ›āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļŠāļĢāļĩāļ āļēāļžāđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢāđāļŠāļ”āļ‡āļ­āļ­āļ 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āļœāļđāđ‰āđ€āļŠāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļŠāļēāļāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļŦāļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļēāļŠāļēāļ•āļīāļ”āđ‰āļēāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļšāļąāļ‡āļ„āļąāļšāļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āļŠāļđāļāļŦāļēāļĒāđ‚āļ”āļĒāđ„āļĄāđˆāļŠāļĄāļąāļ„āļĢāđƒāļˆāđāļĨāļ°āļ­āļ”āļĩāļ•āļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļāļēāļĢāļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļŠāļ™āđāļŦāđˆāļ‡āļŠāļēāļ•āļī āđāļĨāļ°āļ„āļļāļ“āļŠāļĨāļ˜āļīāļŠāļē āđāļˆāđ‰āļ‡āđ€āļĢāđ‡āļ§āļˆāļēāļāļāļĨāļļāđˆāļĄāļŸāļ·āđ‰āļ™āļŸāļđāļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļēāļ˜āļīāļ›āđ„āļ•āļĒ āļ”āļĢ. āļŠāļļāļĢāļąāļŠāļ™āļĩ āļĻāļĢāļĩāđƒāļĒāļˆāļēāļāļ„āļ“āļ°āļĢāļąāļāļĻāļēāļŠāļ•āļĢāđŒ āļˆāļļāļŽāļēāļĨāļ‡āļāļĢāļ“āđŒāļĄāļŦāļēāļ§āļīāļ—āļĒāļēāļĨāļąāļĒ āļĢāļąāļšāļŦāļ™āđ‰āļēāļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļžāļīāļ˜āļĩāļāļĢāļ­āļąāļ‡āļ„āļ“āļē āļ™āļĩāļĨāļ°āđ„āļžāļˆāļīāļ•āļĢāļ­āļąāļ‡āļ„āļ“āļēāđ€āļĢāļīāđˆāļĄāļ•āđ‰āļ™āđ‚āļ”āļĒāļ•āļąāđ‰āļ‡āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļŠāļąāļ‡āđ€āļāļ•āļ•āđˆāļ­āđ€āļŦāļ•āļļāđ‚āļˆāļĄāļ•āļĩāļœāļđāđ‰āļŦāļāļīāļ‡āļ™āļąāļāļ›āļāļ›āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļŠāļ™ (WHRDs)āđƒāļ™āđ„āļ—āļĒ āđƒāļ™āļ­āļ”āļĩāļ• āļœāļđāđ‰āļŦāļāļīāļ‡āļ™āļąāļāļ›āļāļ›āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļŊ āļ–āļđāļāļ‚āđˆāļĄāļ‚āļđāđˆāđ‚āļ”āļĒāļāļēāļĢāļ—āļģāļĢāđ‰āļēāļĒāļĢāđˆāļēāļ‡āļāļēāļĒ āđāļ•āđˆāđƒāļ™āļ›āļąāļˆāļˆāļļāļšāļąāļ™āļœāļđāđ‰āļŦāļāļīāļ‡āļ™āļąāļāļ›āļāļ›āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļŊ āļˆāļģāļ™āļ§āļ™āđ€āļžāļīāđˆāļĄāļ‚āļķāđ‰āļ™āļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļœāļŠāļīāļāļāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāļ„āļļāļāļ„āļēāļĄāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļāļĢāļ°āļšāļ§āļ™āļāļēāļĢāļĒāļļāļ•āļīāļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄāđ‚āļ”āļĒāļ āļēāļ„āļĢāļąāļāđāļĨāļ°āļ•āļąāļ§āđāļŠāļ”āļ‡āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ„āļĄāđˆāđƒāļŠāđˆāļ āļēāļ„āļĢāļąāļ āļ™āļ­āļāļˆāļēāļāļ™āļĩāđ‰ āđƒāļ™āļŠāđˆāļ§āļ‡āđ„āļĄāđˆāļāļĩāđˆāļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē āļāļēāļĢāļ„āļļāļāļ„āļēāļĄāļ­āļ­āļ™āđ„āļĨāļ™āđŒāđ‚āļ”āļĒāļ›āļāļīāļšāļąāļ•āļīāļāļēāļĢāļ‚āđˆāļēāļ§āļŠāļēāļĢ (Information Operations - IOs) āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļĢāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāļŠāļ™āļąāļšāļŠāļ™āļļāļ™āļˆāļēāļāļĢāļąāļāļĒāļąāļ‡āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļāđˆāļ­āļ•āļąāļ§āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļāļēāļĢāđ‚āļˆāļĄāļ•āļĩāļĢāļđāļ›āđāļšāļšāđƒāļŦāļĄāđˆ āđ€āļ˜āļ­āļĒāļāļ•āļąāļ§āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļāļēāļĢāđ‚āļˆāļĄāļ•āļĩāļŠāļēāļĄāļ›āļĢāļ°āđ€āļ āļ—āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļ˜āļ­āļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļ—āļļāļāļ‚āđŒāļ—āļ™ āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāļ—āļģāļĢāđ‰āļēāļĒāļ—āļēāļ‡āļāļēāļĒāļ āļēāļž āđ€āļ˜āļ­āđ€āļĨāđˆāļēāļ§āđˆāļēāļĢāļ–āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ˜āļ­āļ–āļđāļāļ›āļēāļāļĢāļĢāđ„āļāļĢāđƒāļŠāđˆāļˆāļ™āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļĢāļąāļšāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļŠāļĩāļĒāļŦāļēāļĒāđƒāļ™āđ€āļŠāđ‰āļēāļ•āļĢāļđāđˆāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆ 12 āđ€āļĄāļĐāļēāļĒāļ™ 2565 āđ€āļ˜āļ­āđ€āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ§āđˆāļēāļœāļđāđ‰āļāđˆāļ­āđ€āļŦāļ•āļļāļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļģāļāļēāļĢāļ”āļąāļ‡āļāļĨāđˆāļēāļ§āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āđāļŠāļ”āļ‡āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ„āļĄāđˆāļžāļ­āđƒāļˆāļ•āđˆāļ­āļāļēāļĢāļĢāļ“āļĢāļ‡āļ„āđŒāļ”āđ‰āļēāļ™āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļŠāļ™āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ˜āļ­ āđƒāļ™āļāļĢāļ“āļĩāļāļēāļĢāļ„āļļāļĄāļ„āļēāļĄāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļāļĢāļ°āļšāļ§āļ™āļāļēāļĢāļĒāļļāļ•āļīāļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄ āđ€āļ˜āļ­āļ–āļđāļāļšāļĢāļīāļĐāļąāļ—āđāļŦāđˆāļ‡āļŦāļ™āļķāđˆāļ‡āļŸāđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļŦāļēāļŦāļĄāļīāđˆāļ™āļ›āļĢāļ°āļĄāļēāļ— āđ€āļ™āļ·āđˆāļ­āļ‡āļˆāļēāļāļšāļĢāļīāļĐāļąāļ—āļ”āļąāļ‡āļāļĨāđˆāļēāļ§āļ–āļđāļāļāļĨāđˆāļēāļ§āļŦāļēāļ§āđˆāļēāļšāļąāļ‡āļ„āļąāļšāđƒāļŠāđ‰āđāļĢāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™āļŠāļēāļ§āđ€āļĄāļĩāļĒāļ™āļĄāļēāļĢāđŒāļœāļđāđ‰āļ‹āļķāđˆāļ‡āļ­āļąāļ‡āļ„āļ“āļēāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļāļēāļĢāļŠāđˆāļ§āļĒāđ€āļŦāļĨāļ·āļ­āļ‚āļ“āļ°āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļ˜āļ­āļ”āļģāļĢāļ‡āļ•āļģāđāļŦāļ™āđˆāļ‡āļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļāļēāļĢāļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļŠāļ™āđāļŦāđˆāļ‡āļŠāļēāļ•āļīāđƒāļ™āļ›āļĩ 2562 āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāļ„āļļāļāļ„āļēāļĄāļ­āļ­āļ™āđ„āļĨāļ™āđŒ āļ­āļąāļ‡āļ„āļ“āļēāđ€āļĨāđˆāļēāļ§āđˆāļēāļĄāļĩāđ‚āļžāļŠāļ•āđŒāđāļĨāļ°āļĢāļđāļ›āļ āļēāļžāļ—āļĩāđˆāļĄāļĩāļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļŦāļĒāļĩāļĒāļ”āđ€āļžāļĻāđāļĨāļ°āļ‚āļēāļ”āļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄāļ—āļĩāđˆāđ‚āļˆāļĄāļ•āļĩāđ€āļ˜āļ­āđāļžāļĢāđˆāļāļĢāļ°āļˆāļēāļĒāļ­āļĒāļđāđˆāđƒāļ™āđ‚āļĨāļāļ­āļ­āļ™āđ„āļĨāļ™āđŒ āđ€āļ˜āļ­āđ€āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ§āđˆāļēāļ›āļāļīāļšāļąāļ•āļīāļāļēāļĢāļ‚āđˆāļēāļ§āļŠāļēāļĢ (IOs) āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļĢāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāļŠāļ™āļąāļšāļŠāļ™āļļāļ™āļˆāļēāļāļāļ­āļ‡āļ—āļąāļžāļ„āļ·āļ­āļœāļđāđ‰āļ­āļĒāļđāđˆāđ€āļšāļ·āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļŦāļĨāļąāļ‡āđ‚āļžāļŠāļ•āđŒāđ€āļŦāļĨāđˆāļēāļ™āļĩāđ‰ āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ„āļīāļ”āđ€āļŦāđ‡āļ™āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ˜āļ­āļŠāļ­āļ”āļ„āļĨāđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļąāļšāļĢāļēāļĒāļ‡āļēāļ™āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļŸāļ‹āļšāļļāđŠāļāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ–āļđāļāđ€āļœāļĒāđāļžāļĢāđˆāđƒāļ™āđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļžāļĪāļĐāļ āļēāļ„āļĄāļ›āļĩ 2564 āļ—āļĩāđˆāļĢāļ°āļšāļļāļ§āđˆāļēāđ€āļŸāļ‹āļšāļļāđŠāļāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļ›āļīāļ”āļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāļĄāļĩāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļąāļšāļāļ­āļ‡āļ—āļąāļžāđ„āļ—āļĒāđāļĨāļ°āļĄāļĩāļŠāđˆāļ§āļ™āđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢāđ€āļœāļĒāđāļžāļĢāđˆāļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļĄāļđāļĨāļŠāļ§āļ™āđ€āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āđ„āļ›āļ—āļąāđ‰āļ‡āļŠāļīāđ‰āļ™ 185 āļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩ āļāļēāļĢāđ‚āļˆāļĄāļ•āļĩāđƒāļ™āļĢāļđāļ›āđāļšāļšāļ”āļąāļ‡āļāļĨāđˆāļēāļ§āļŠāđˆāļ‡āļœāļĨāļ•āđˆāļ­āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ­āļĒāļđāđˆāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ­āļąāļ‡āļ„āļ“āļē 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Panel Report: Women Human Rights Defenders in Thailand

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Panel Title: Women Human Rights Defenders in Thailand Organisation: Embassy of Switzerland in Thailand. Programme: Asia Centre’s 7th International Conference – Freedom of Expression in Asia Date and Time: 25 August 2022 11.00 AM – 12.30 PM Venue: Radisson Blu Plaza Bangkok Welcome Remarks Conradin Rasi, ChargÃĐ d’Affaires a.i, gave his welcome remarks on 25 August 2022. He stated that the Swiss government emphasises the protection of human rights in the country and abroad. Switzerland defines the following as human rights priorities: the abolition of the death penalty, the fight against torture, the protection of minorities and the protection of…

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Female Journalists Continue to Face Threats

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Attacks targeted at female journalists remain a threat to freedom of expression in the region, hence more should be done to mitigate and eliminate this threat.  This was the key idea that emerged from speakers of the panel session: “STOP: Crimes against Female Journalists” convened by Asia Centre and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom East and Southeast Asia on 2nd November 2022. The hybrid event attracted over 15 onsite and 10 online participants and was convened in partnership with Engage Media and Taiwan Foundation for Democracy to commemorate the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. Recording of…

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ASEAN DIGITAL LITERACY PROGRAMME (ADLP)

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1.Background  In order to mitigate the negative impact of disinformation in the ASEAN member states, the ASEAN Foundation, with the support of Google, is rolling out the “ASEAN Digital Literacy Programme” to build resilience against misinformation and disinformation for communities in the region. To this end, Asia Centre, a research institute in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (UN ECOSOC), was appointed by the ASEAN Foundation to implement the training program for Youth, Teachers, Parents, Elderly, Government Officials, People with Disability and Community Leaders. 2. Project Objectives Asia Centre will work with local…

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Asia Centre Visits the Office of the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand (Southern Region)

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Asia Centre, with support of Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (Thailand) and Taiwan Foundation for Democracy held a consultation session with the Office of National Human Rights Commission of Thailand (NHRCT) (Southern Region) to explore collaboration on human rights issues in the southern region during a visit to Songkhla province between 25 - 26 October 2022. The consultation was held on 26 October 2022 at the NHRCT regional office in Songkhla. The NHRCT began with welcome remarks and background to the office’s establishment in March 2022. Its main mandates cover administration,  the protection as well as the promotion and monitoring of human rights situations.…

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Asia Centre And Google Collaborate To Combat Disinformation

In 2022, Asia Centre and Google collaborated on a range of projects to combat disinformation. These included co-convening a panel titled “Rights-Friendly Content Regulation in APAC” for the Centre’s 7th International Conference on Freedom of Expression in Asia, a baseline study titled Youth and Disinformation in Malaysia: Strengthening Electoral Integrity and its launch in Kuala Lumpur, a presentation on its key findings at the 2022 APAC Trusted Media Summit on 20-21 September in Singapore and the implementation of media information literacy training in Malaysia and Thailand. Below are the key highlights:On 25 August 2022, in partnership with Asia Centre, Google…

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Asia Centre and Taylor’s University Malaysia Sign MoU

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On 8 September 2022, Asia Centre and Faculty of Social Sciences & Leisure Management, Taylor's University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This MoU was signed just prior to the launch of the Asia Centre and Google report titled “Youth and Disinformation in Malaysia: Strengthening Electoral Integrity” hosted by the School of Media and Communications at Lecture 21 on the Lakeside Campus of  Taylor’s University. You can read the report launch article here. The MoU ceremony and signing was conducted onsite at Taylor’s University and attended by faculty representatives.  Dr Neethiahnanthan A/L M Ari Ragavan, Executive Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences…

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Asia Centre Outreach In Canada

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Asia Centre’s Dr. Robin Ramcharan carried forward the Centre’s ongoing global exploration for collaborations and partnerships, this time in Canada, during the months of July and August 2022. This follows similar outreach undertaken over the past five years in Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, France, India, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United States and New Zealand. In the course of his outreach, as Canada considers the development of a foreign policy strategy for the Indo-Pacific area, he spoke at the Royal Military College of Canada on regional governance matters in Asia, at the invitation of Associate Professor Ali Dizboni.Intimately involved in the discussion on…

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Asia Centre Expands Partnerships In Northern Thailand

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Asia Centre has expanded and strengthened its partnership into Northern Thailand following a visit from 4 to 5 August 2022 to Chiang Mai. During the visit, Asia Centre’s regional director Dr. James Gomez and Program Coordinator Nalinrat Tingoum visited Chiang Mai to co-convened several activities and discussed future activities deepening the Centre’s network with Northern partners.   During the trip, they were able to introduce the Centre’s activities and discussed concrete collaborations with a number of people and organisations including the Faculty of Mass Communication, Chiang Mai University, University Academic Service Center of Chiang Mai University (UNISERV) and the Religion, Culture,…

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