SINGAPORE: Nine rights groups call for charges over peaceful assemblies to be dropped and for an end to criminalizing expression and assembly. 🔗 forum-asia.org/singapore-dro… #Singapore

SINGAPORE: Nine rights groups call for charges over peaceful assemblies to be dropped and for an end to criminalizing expression and assembly. 🔗 forum-asia.org/singapore-dro… #Singapore

CAMBODIA: A new CIVICUS Monitor update highlights the continued criminalisation of activists, journalists, opposition members and individuals for their online expression. Read more: monitor.civicus.org/explore/… 📷 Photo credit: Facebook #Cambodia #CivicSpace #HumanRights

AFGHANISTAN: FORUM-ASIA calls for the immediate release of women and girls arbitrarily detained under Taliban-imposed “morality” restrictions and for an end to discriminatory laws targeting women and girls. We also call for recognition of the broader system of gender apartheid and stronger accountability for serious violations. 🔗 forum-asia.org/afghanistan-e… #Afghanistan #WomensRights #HumanRights #GenderApartheid

Register now! Sign up to participate in the 6th ASEAN Environmental Law Conference 📌 This year’s conference theme is “Currents of Justice: Protecting our Oceans, Safeguarding our Climate and Advancing Environmental Rights”. The 6th AELC will bring together legal practitioners, civil society, policymakers, academics and other stakeholders to examine some of the most pressing legal and policy challenges facing the region today. Key topics will include environmental rights and access to justice, the ocean-climate nexus, ocean governance and accountability, business and human rights, environmental impact assessment (EIA), due diligence, and ESG. 🕑 November 17 to 18, 2026 | Tuesday to Wednesday 📍In-person Conference in Bangkok, Thailand 📌 RSVP here: bit.ly/6thAELC Registration for participants open subject to space availability. Confirmation will be released by October 16. 📌 Organized by the Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law and with support from the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Southeast Asia, Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide - ELAW, Indonesian Center for Environmental Law, Asia Pacific Network of Environmental Defenders - APNED, Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative, Greenpeace Southeast Asia, Community Resource Centre Foundation - มูลนิธิศูนย์ข้อมูลชุมชน, World's Youth for Climate Justice, ASEAN Youth Forum, and FORUM-ASIA

Register now! Sign up to participate in the 6th ASEAN Environmental Law Conference 📌 This year’s conference theme is “Currents of Justice: Protecting our Oceans, Safeguarding our Climate and Advancing Environmental Rights”. The 6th AELC will bring together legal practitioners, civil society, policymakers, academics and other stakeholders to examine some of the most pressing legal and policy challenges facing the region today. Key topics will include environmental rights and access to justice, the ocean-climate nexus, ocean governance and accountability, business and human rights, environmental impact assessment (EIA), due diligence, and ESG. 🕑 November 17 to 18, 2026 | Tuesday to Wednesday 📍In-person Conference in Bangkok, Thailand 📌 RSVP here: bit.ly/6thAELC Registration for participants open subject to space availability. Confirmation will be released by October 16. 📌 Organized by the Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law and with support from the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Southeast Asia, Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide - ELAW, Indonesian Center for Environmental Law, Asia Pacific Network of Environmental Defenders - APNED, Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative, Greenpeace Southeast Asia, Community Resource Centre Foundation - มูลนิธิศูนย์ข้อมูลชุมชน, World's Youth for Climate Justice, ASEAN Youth Forum, and FORUM-ASIA

📢 PRESS STATEMENT | MYANMAR ANNI, FORUM-ASIA and the CSO Working Group welcome SEANF’s formal review of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission’s (MNHRC) continued eligibility for membership. The review is an important step toward accountability and institutional integrity. 🔗 forum-asia.org/civil-society… #Myanmar #MNHRC #SEANF #HumanRights

SOUTH KOREA: ANNI, FORUM-ASIA and KHIS call on GANHRI’s accreditation body to defer the NHRCK’s “A” status until it demonstrates concrete and meaningful progress in line with the Paris Principles. 🔗 forum-asia.org/statements-so… #SouthKorea #HumanRights #NHRCK #GANHRI

PAKISTAN: FORUM-ASIA and 21 co-signatories call for the immediate release of human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, and an end to further arbitrary detention. 🔗 forum-asia.org/pakistan-end-… #Pakistan #HumanRights

MALAYSIA: FORUM-ASIA joins 165 other civil society organisations in calling for an immediate halt to the planned return of Rohingya and other people from Myanmar fleeing violence. Any return must respect the principle of non-refoulement and ensure safety, dignity and fundamental rights. 📄 Read the joint statement: [forum-asia.org/joint-civil-s…] #Rohingya #Malaysia #Myanmar #HumanRights #RefugeeRights

CHINA: 60 civil society, press freedom and human rights organisations call for journalist and prominent #MeToo activist Sophia Huang Xueqin to enjoy full freedom, without arbitrary restrictions. Authorities must ensure her rights to expression, press freedom, association and peaceful assembly, free from surveillance, harassment or retaliation. 📄 English: forum-asia.org/china-ensure-… #SophiaHuangXueqin #PressFreedom #HumanRights #China

MALAYSIA: A new CIVICUS Monitor update highlights ongoing concerns over civic space, including investigations of activists and critics, travel restrictions, frozen bank accounts and restrictive laws. The update also covers the cases of MANDIRI’s Amir Hadi and Dobby Chew. 🔗 monitor.civicus.org/explore/… 📷 Photo: The Online Citizen #Malaysia #CivicSpace #HumanRights #HumanRightsDefenders

BANGLADESH: ANNI and FORUM-ASIA express serious concern over the passage of the NHRC Bill, 2026, warning that it does not adequately safeguard the independence and authority of the NHRC. 📄 Read the full statement: forum-asia.org/bangladesh-pa…

MALAYSIA: FORUM-ASIA stands in solidarity with MANDIRI, Amir Hadi and Dobby Chew following the reported freezing of their bank accounts. We call for transparency, due process and the protection of human rights defenders and civic space. 🔗 forum-asia.org/malaysia-gove… #Malaysia #HumanRights #CivicSpace #HumanRightsDefenders

Join us on 15th September for a session at the #UNRBHR2026 exploring what meaningful remedy looks like for people, communities and the environment affected by corporate-related human rights and environmental harms: 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗱𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗵𝘆 📅 Tuesday, 15 September 2026; 15:45–16:45 ICT 📍 UN Conference Centre, Bangkok & online Across Asia, communities affected by business-related human rights and environmental harms continue to face significant barriers to justice and effective remedy. While laws, grievance mechanisms and judicial processes may exist, the reality on the ground often tells a different story. ⚖️ What makes a remedy meaningful for affected communities? What approaches have worked, what has failed, and why? And how can remedy processes better respond to the lived experiences of workers, communities and environmental rights defenders? Join the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), B&HR Access to Justice Lab - Macquarie University, Hasanuddin University, Bangladesh Center for Workers’ Solidarity (BCWS) and Community Resource Centre Foundation for a discussion grounded in community experiences from across Asia. #UNRBHR2026 #BusinessAndHumanRights #AccessToJustice #RightToRemedy #HumanRights #EnvironmentalJustice #CorporateAccountability #Asia

Singapore must drop charges against seven activists and respect the right to peaceful assembly. Human rights defenders should be free to speak out without fear of prosecution. Read our statement: forum-asia.org/wp-content/up…

22 years after the assassination of human rights defender Munir Said Thalib, justice remains long overdue. FORUM-ASIA calls on Indonesia to uncover the full truth, hold all those responsible accountable, and end the culture of impunity. Read the full statement: [forum-asia.org/statements-in…] #JusticeForMunir #EndImpunity #Indonesia #HumanRights

22 Years without justice, FORUM-ASIA calls for the rememberance of Munis Said Thalid 22 years ago today, human rights defender Munir Said Thalib was assassinated while travelling to the Netherlands. His murder was not only an attack on one courageous defender; it was an attack on the struggle for human rights and justice in Indonesia, Asia, and globally. Munir’s assassination remains a stark symbol of the impunity that has allowed perpetrators of serious human rights violations in Indonesia to evade accountability. From the atrocities of 1965 and the enforced disappearances and killings surrounding the Reformasi era to abuses in various parts of Indonesia, victims and their families continue to wait for truth and justice. The failure to confront these abuses risks perpetuating a culture where perpetrators are protected and human rights defenders remain at risk. 22 years later, we remember Munir and stand with all victims and survivors of human rights violations. The Indonesian government must end impunity, ensure meaningful investigations, and hold those responsible for past and ongoing abuses to account. #RememberMunir #JusticeForMunir #EndImpunity #HumanRightsDefenders Photo: Voice of America, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.