HRRC will host a Conference on Rule of Law for Human Rights in the ASEAN region and launch its first publication on the Baseline Study on Rule of Law for Human Rights in ASEAN Region. This study scrutinizes the implementation of rule of law in each ASEAN member state, including how it defines and interpret the ‘rule of law’ and its relationship with ‘good governance’ and ‘human rights’.
The Study involves a team of 10 researchers from 9 different ASEAN countries and a Project leader which compiles wide range of secondary sources including surveys on the opinions of experts and the general public, information from the police, courts, prisons, and other institutions, NGO reports, and legislations. These sources lead to an academic analysis on the overall stage of rule of law implementation, which results in an understanding of ASEAN conceptions of the Rule of Law. This Study also serves as a baseline for future studies that would produce recommendations for effective evaluation, empirical research and more effective measures for fully implementing the commitment of the ASEAN charter.
The Conference will take place in Jakarta, 30 April 2011 and will involve a plenary session on the overall observation on the Rule of Law Implementation in ASEAN region, and three parallel break out session discussing each specific country. For further information on the registration of the conference please contact Fitria Chairani: fitria.c@gmail.com.
Several photos from the past conference
The Human Rights Resource Centre and Mazars Indonesia have agreed to sign A Memorandum of Understanding for future cooperations in the field of human rights.
The MoU was signed by Mr. Marzuki Darusman as the Executive Director of HRRC and Mr. James Kallman the President Director of Mazars Indonesia.
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Kerry Kennedy, president of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights and daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, will launch Speak Truth To Power (STTP) — a book, play, photo exhibit, and human rights curriculum — to students, teachers, and the public in Phnom Penh, February 22, 2011. to launch, through a series of events, the global human rights initiative Speak Truth To Power.
Ms. Kennedy and Ms. Theary Seng will join local human rights activists, academics, and dignitaries to introduce Speak Truth To Power (STTP) — a book, play, photo exhibit, and human rights curriculum — to students, teachers, and the public. Ms Theary Seng is a member of the Governing board of HRRC.
Speak Truth To Power, based on Ms. Kennedy’s book of the same name, is a multi-faceted program of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights which aims to share experiences of courageous human rights defenders from around the world to educate students and the public on the significant struggles of our time, such as environmental activism and the fight for equality and democracy, and urge them to act.
This event will include an exhibit by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Eddie Adams; the play “Speak Truth To Power: Voices from Beyond the Dark,” by Broadway playwright Ariel Dorfman (adapted from Ms. Kennedy’s book), performed by the Phnom Penh Players; and a panel discussion on global human rights issues and the role of human rights in education.
The Representatives of ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) will convene for the first time from February 16-18, 2011 at ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta. Its Representatives include Mr. Ahmad Taufan Damanik and Ms. Rita Serena Kalibonso (Indonesia), Dr. Khin Mar Tun and Mr. U Myint Thein (Myanmar), Dr. Saisuree Chutikul and Ms. Kanda Vajaraphai (Thailand), Ms. Long Shopally and Ms. Khiev Bory (Cambodia), Dr. Aline Wong and Mr. Koh Choon Hui (Singapore) , Ms. Cao Thi Thanh Thuy and Mr. Dang Hoa Nam (Vietnam), Ms. Shiampone Sirattanakoul and Mr. Prasong Vovngkhamchanh (Lao PDR), Prof Datuk Dr Chiam Heng Keng and Dato' Dr Noorul Ainur Mohd Nur (Malaysia), Datin Paduka Hajah Intan bte Haji Mohd Kassim and Datin Hajah Adina Othman (Brunei Darussalam) . ACWC is established in 2010 and is tasked to promote and protect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of women andchildren in ASEAN, as well aa to promote the well-being, development, empowerment and participation of women and children in the ASEAN Community building process.
ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission of Human Rights (AICHR) is holding the first meeting under chairmanship of Mr. Rafendi Djamin, Indonesia Representatives. HRRC would like to wish the commission a successful meeting, and hopefully AICHR will achieve its planned agenda for this year
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