Jakarta, 5 June 2015—HRRC participated in the Regional Consultation on Expression, Opinion and Religious Freedom in Asia held on 3-5 June 2015, in Jakarta, Indonesia. The consultation was organised by Bytes for All Pakistan, in collaboration with FORUM-ASIA, Global Partners Digital, the Association for Progressive Communication, the Internet Democracy Project, ICT Watch and KontraS. The […]
Yogyakarta, 30 May 2015—The “Keeping the Faith: A Study of Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion in ASEAN” discussion series arrived in Yogyakarta today. Held in collaboration with HRRC’s partner, the Law Faculty of Gadjah Mada University (UGM), the event was also organized with the support of the Center for Religious and Cross-cultural Studies (CRCS […]
Bali, 15 May 2015—At the roadshow hosted by the Human Rights Resource Centre and the Faculty of Law of Udayana University (FH UNUD) to consider the findings of “Keeping the Faith: A Study of Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion in ASEAN,” discussions highlighted the correlation between decentralization and freedom of religion in Bali. Indonesia’s […]
Jakarta, 13 May 2015— The Human Rights Resource Centre, in collaboration with the Human Rights Center of the Law Faculty of the University of Indonesia (SENTRA HAM UI) and Abdurrahman Wahid Center at the University of Indonesia (AWC UI), today held a discussion on the findings of “Keeping the Faith: A Study of Freedom of Thought, Conscience […]
Bandung, 11 May 2015—Today the Human Rights Resource Centre, together with the Community for Human Rights of the Law Faculty of Padjadjaran University (PAHAM FH UNPAD), held a discussion on the role of the state in protecting freedom of thought, conscience and religion (FOTCR) at the Law Faculty of Padjadjaran University in Bandung. This event […]
Bangkok, 11 May 2015—Together with its partner institution, the Faculty of Law of Chulalongkorn University, the Human Rights Resource Centre disseminated the main findings of the Myanmar and Thailand country reports of “Keeping the Faith: A Study of Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion in ASEAN” in Bangkok. Focusing on the theme “Understanding the dynamics […]
Singapore, 30 April 2015—The Human Rights Resource Centre today presented its latest research study, “Keeping the Faith: A Study of Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion in ASEAN,” at the National University of Singapore. The event was hosted by the Centre for Asian Legal Studies (CALS), headed by Professor Andrew Harding. During his remarks as Guest […]
Kuala Lumpur, 24 April 2015—As Defence Ministers in ASEAN gather and consider the Malaysian government’s proposal to set up an ASEAN Peacekeeping Force to secure regional stability following the rise of Islamic State, ongoing discussions at the ASEAN People’s Forum centre on how regional actors can work together to foster tolerance and respect, and ensure […]
Jakarta, 24 March 2015—On 12 March 2015, the Human Rights Resource Centre presented “Keeping the Faith: A Study of Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion in ASEAN” at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR), University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. The launch seminar for the HRRC’s latest report was hosted by the Oslo Coalition on Freedom of […]
In January 2015, the Human Rights Resource Centre (HRRC) published “Keeping the Faith: A Study of Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion in ASEAN.” This 10- country report captures the legal landscape pertaining to freedom of religion or belief in the region, in light of ASEAN governments’ commitment to eliminate all forms of intolerance, discrimination […]
