Asia

Many China watchers are expressing disappointment at the lack of concrete detail in the communique issued following the four-day policy meeting of about 400 top mainland officials. That document resulted in the local Hang Seng Index leading Asian markets into…

ASIA: Opening statement by the Chairperson Mr. John Clancey, of the 2nd Asian Alliance Against Torture and Ill-treatment, 11-13 November, 2013, Hong Kong’ As we begin this second meeting let us start with a short reflection on the overall aims…

There was something missing from the eighth 2013 ECO Expo Asia held at AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong from 28 October to 31 October, 2013 – was it the serious takers of the goods on offer? In this age of the renewables,…

Humanist Movement members in Kerala launched a campaign named: New renaissance march for Kerala’s humanization under the banner of “Say NO to VIOLENCE, YES to LIFE”. “We started our journey November 1, [2013] from the southern district of Kerala, Kasaragod,…

All who claim anyone is in charge of Million Mask March knows little of Anonymous. There is no official site, and nobody is in charge: it’s a movement, not an organization. Quote from the Anonymous website: http://millionmaskmarch.org/ “To remind this…

MSM AND TRANSGENDER PRE-CONFERENCE PROGRAMME Date: Sunday 17th November 2013 Location: Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) Once again, APCOM is hosting its popular pre-conference focusing on MSM and transgender young people. This stand-alone one-day event is conveniently hosted at…

Governments from Asia Pacific adopt New Delhi Declaration on South-South Cooperation for Children’s Rights We, the delegations of the governments of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji,…

Interview with: Dr Dédé Oetomo, a leading activist for LGBT rights in Indonesia. * Oetomo: I came to Hong Kong to speak at this conference on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the workplace [First LGBT summit in…

Labour rights groups and worker activists have, for the first time, jointly devised and published a grassroots blueprint for collective bargaining in China. The aim of the Code of Collective Bargaining, issued on 11 October, is twofold: To give employers…

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) congratulates the people of Bangladesh for the enactment of the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, 2013. The Jatiyo Shangsad (National Parliament) enacted the draft law,…