• ASEAN Democracy and Free and Fair Elections

    ASEAN Democracy and Free and Fair Elections

    Key challenges to achieve a democratic framework include: the electoral system, in particular the seat allocation formula, election administration, election dispute resolution, voter’s registration, electoral justice, election observation, election and gender equality, equal access for people with disabilities and other vulnerable persons, party and campaign financing, transparent declaration of politician asset, equal and equitable access to media, military, police and civil servant neutrality, use of state resources, election-related conflict and the use of technology in elections.

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  • ASEAN Democracy and Free and Fair Elections

    ASEAN Democracy and Free and Fair Elections

    Key challenges to achieve a democratic framework include: the electoral system, in particular the seat allocation formula, election administration, election dispute resolution, voter’s registration, electoral justice, election observation, election and gender equality, equal access for people with disabilities and other vulnerable persons, party and campaign financing, transparent declaration of politician asset, equal and equitable access to media, military, police and civil servant neutrality, use of state resources, election-related conflict and the use of technology in elections.

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  • ASEAN Democracy and Free and Fair Elections

    ASEAN Democracy and Free and Fair Elections

    Key challenges to achieve a democratic framework include: the electoral system, in particular the seat allocation formula, election administration, election dispute resolution, voter’s registration, electoral justice, election observation, election and gender equality, equal access for people with disabilities and other vulnerable persons, party and campaign financing, transparent declaration of politician asset, equal and equitable access to media, military, police and civil servant neutrality, use of state resources, election-related conflict and the use of technology in elections.

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  • ADHOC Endorses the Joint Statement of the 2nd ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ ASEAN People Forum (ACSC/APF) 2012 Phnom Penh, 16 November 2012

    ADHOC Endorses the Joint Statement of the 2nd ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ ASEAN People Forum (ACSC/APF) 2012 Phnom Penh, 16 November 2012

    The ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People‟s Forum (ACSC/APF) 2012 took place on the 14-16 November 2012. The event, attended by over 500 delegates, included not only participants from ASEAN member states but also representatives invited from African Union, European Union and a delegation from the USA.

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  • ADHOC Endorses the Joint Statement of the 2nd ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ ASEAN People Forum (ACSC/APF) 2012 Phnom Penh, 16 November 2012

    ADHOC Endorses the Joint Statement of the 2nd ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ ASEAN People Forum (ACSC/APF) 2012 Phnom Penh, 16 November 2012

    The ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People‟s Forum (ACSC/APF) 2012 took place on the 14-16 November 2012. The event, attended by over 500 delegates, included not only participants from ASEAN member states but also representatives invited from African Union, European Union and a delegation from the USA.

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  • ASEAN Grassroots People’s Assembly People’s Statement 15 November 2012

    ASEAN Grassroots People’s Assembly People’s Statement 15 November 2012

    We, the ASEAN Grassroots People’s Assembly (AGPA), are farmers, fisher-folk, forestry activists, land activists, indigenous people, feminists, labour activists, sex workers, youth activists, anti-eviction activists, anti-capitalism activists, LGBTIQ activists, activists impacted by dam projects, artists and singers. We are here with our regional allies and friends. We are not an anti-government Assembly. We are people who love peace and are committed to active non-violence. We believe in people’s human rights and human dignity and that is why we have organized our Assembly.

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  • ASEAN Grassroots People’s Assembly People’s Statement 15 November 2012

    ASEAN Grassroots People’s Assembly People’s Statement 15 November 2012

    We, the ASEAN Grassroots People’s Assembly (AGPA), are farmers, fisher-folk, forestry activists, land activists, indigenous people, feminists, labour activists, sex workers, youth activists, anti-eviction activists, anti-capitalism activists, LGBTIQ activists, activists impacted by dam projects, artists and singers. We are here with our regional allies and friends. We are not an anti-government Assembly. We are people who love peace and are committed to active non-violence. We believe in people’s human rights and human dignity and that is why we have organized our Assembly.

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  • ADHOC Endorses the Joint Statement of the 2nd ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ ASEAN People Forum (ACSC/APF) 2012 Phnom Penh, 16 November 2012

    ADHOC Endorses the Joint Statement of the 2nd ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ ASEAN People Forum (ACSC/APF) 2012 Phnom Penh, 16 November 2012

    The ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People‟s Forum (ACSC/APF) 2012 took place on the 14-16 November 2012. The event, attended by over 500 delegates, included not only participants from ASEAN member states but also representatives invited from African Union, European Union and a delegation from the USA.

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  • CCHR Releases a Short Briefing Note on Security Reform in Cambodia

    CCHR Releases a Short Briefing Note on Security Reform in Cambodia

    Today, 16 November 2012, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) releases a short Briefing Note that (1) provides an overview of some of the current concerns relating to the army and police in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”), (2) calls for a national debate on security reform, and (3) makes some recommendations to assist with the process. This issue is especially timely given the imminent arrival of the United States (“US”) delegation for the ASEAN and East Asia Summits in Phnom Penh next week, in particular US Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, who arrives in Siem Reap today. Mr Panetta is expected to discuss areas of mutual defense co-operation between the US and Cambodia, as well as broader regional strategy.

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  • ASEAN Grassroots People’s Assembly People’s Statement 15 November 2012

    ASEAN Grassroots People’s Assembly People’s Statement 15 November 2012

    We, the ASEAN Grassroots People’s Assembly (AGPA), are farmers, fisher-folk, forestry activists, land activists, indigenous people, feminists, labour activists, sex workers, youth activists, anti-eviction activists, anti-capitalism activists, LGBTIQ activists, activists impacted by dam projects, artists and singers. We are here with our regional allies and friends. We are not an anti-government Assembly. We are people who love peace and are committed to active non-violence. We believe in people’s human rights and human dignity and that is why we have organized our Assembly.

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  • ASEAN Grassroots People’s Assembly People’s Statement 15 November 2012

    ASEAN Grassroots People’s Assembly People’s Statement 15 November 2012

    We, the ASEAN Grassroots People’s Assembly (AGPA), are farmers, fisher-folk, forestry activists, land activists, indigenous people, feminists, labour activists, sex workers, youth activists, anti-eviction activists, anti-capitalism activists, LGBTIQ activists, activists impacted by dam projects, artists and singers. We are here with our regional allies and friends. We are not an anti-government Assembly. We are people who love peace and are committed to active non-violence. We believe in people’s human rights and human dignity and that is why we have organized our Assembly.

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  • ADHOC Endorses the Joint Statement of the 2nd ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ ASEAN People Forum (ACSC/APF) 2012 Phnom Penh, 16 November 2012

    ADHOC Endorses the Joint Statement of the 2nd ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ ASEAN People Forum (ACSC/APF) 2012 Phnom Penh, 16 November 2012

    The ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People‟s Forum (ACSC/APF) 2012 took place on the 14-16 November 2012. The event, attended by over 500 delegates, included not only participants from ASEAN member states but also representatives invited from African Union, European Union and a delegation from the USA.

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