BANGKOK (25 August 2020) – The UN Human Rights Office for South-East Asia urged the Myanmar Government to embrace the opportunity of a looming national election to take a new and fully inclusive democratic path, and to address the root causes of violations and abuses suffered by ethnic minorities. On 25 August 2017, Myanmar’s military […]
SALAYA, Thailand (21 Aug. 2020) – “Skilled, knowledgeable and creative human rights defenders are needed the world over, more now than ever. It takes courage, passion, maturity, steadiness and of course humility to do your work – a profession and a calling that is arguably one of the most complex, difficult and dangerous,” OHCHR South-East Asia […]
อ่านภาษาไทยด้านล่าง (Thai version below) BANGKOK (17 July 2020) – After more than a decade of deliberation, it is critical that the proposed law criminalising torture and enforced disappearance in Thailand meet international human rights standards to ensure both prevention and justice for these heinous crimes, the UN Human Rights Office for South-East Asia said today. […]
SUVA (10 July 2020) – The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are calling on Pacific States to ensure that all migrants are provided with access to basic healthcare and essential income support, particularly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Of particular concern is the situation of temporary seasonal […]
BANGKOK (19 June 2020) – The UN Human Rights Office for South-East Asia urged Myanmar’s Government today to end an internet shutdown in Rakhine and Chin States that has been imposed for a year, warning the unprecedented internet blackout was now also endangering the lives of vulnerable civilians facing the COVID-19 pandemic. Myanmar’s Ministry of […]
Thai version below อ่านภาษาไทยด้านล่าง BANGKOK (8 June 2020) – The UN Human Rights Office for South-East Asia welcomed the acquittal Monday of two human rights defenders who had been charged with criminal defamation by Thai poultry producer Thammakaset. The Bangkok Criminal Court reached a verdict in the case against Nan Win, a former migrant worker […]
World Environment Day – 5 June 2020 BANGKOK/SUVA (5 June 2020) – Governments across the Asia-Pacific region must step up their efforts to prevent human rights impacts from environmental damage amid the COVID-19 crisis with stronger environmental laws and better enforcement, the UN Human Rights Offices for South-East Asia and the Pacific said on World […]
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