Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Burma. Its maritime boundaries include Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast and Indonesia and India in the Andaman Sea to the southwest.
Chiang Rai, 13 – 15 October 2018 On 13-15 October 2018 AICHR held CSO Symposium 2018. The forum, aimed at furthering communication and coordination between the Commission and its counterpart ASEAN bodies and other relevant organizations, was attended by the AICHR Representatives as well as delegates from 20 civil society organizations with consultative relationship with […]
Bangkok, 1-2 June 2017 – The Human Rights Resource Centre took part in the Regional Workshop on Business and Human Rights: Moving Ahead with National Action Plans, which gathered 200 key representatives from states, businesses, civil society, and trade unions at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand, to discuss how decision-makers from all sectors, […]
Jakarta, 31 May 2016—As an interconnected community of nations, ASEAN aspires to build a united, peaceful, and prosperous region. Building on the Roadmap for an ASEAN Community 2009-2015, the Association in November 2015 issued blueprints to define, up to 2025, the characteristics, elements and the strategic measures required to achieve the ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC), ASEAN Economic Community […]
Jakarta, 24 May 2016—The Human Rights Resource Centre, with the support of ASEAN Foundation, the Japan-ASEAN Solidarity Fund, Bahá’í International Community, East West Center, WSD Handa Center for Human Rights and International Justice, and Universitas Indonesia will convene a civil society consultation to engage spiritually inspired groups in achieving the goals set out in ASEAN […]
Bangkok, 4 October 2015—The HRRC participated in a Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FORB) in Southeast Asia held on 30 September to 1 October 2015 by the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), and Boat People SOS (BPSOS) in Bangkok. The conference was attended by the […]
On January 2015, the Human Rights Resource Centre published “Keeping the Faith: A Study of Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion in ASEAN.” The Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Thailand country reports have been translated to Khmer, Bahasa Indonesia, Burmese, and Thai, respectively. The original report and the translations can be downloaded below. Keeping the Faith: […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bangkok, 18 November 2014—The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) is the newest regional human rights mechanism and is also the first sub-regional human rights commission in the Asian region. Since it was established in 2009, the AICHR has played an important role in promoting human rights in the region. However, many challenges remain. […]
Bangkok, 16 October 2014—On 15 to 16 October 2014, the UN Women and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) convened a workshop aimed at promoting women human right’s compliant justice delivery. The workshop was attended by judges and officers of judicial training institutions in Indonesia, Philippines, Timor Leste, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Lao PDR, and Myanmar, […]
