The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)
The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) works to promote and protect human rights, including the right to development, through collaboration and cooperation among human rights organisations and defenders in Asia and beyond.
FORUM-ASIA is a network of 58 members in 19 countries, as of January 2016, across Asia. It was founded in 1991 in Manila, the Philippines. Its Regional Secretariat was established in Bangkok, Thailand in 1992. Since then, offices have been opened in Geneva, Jakarta, and Kathmandu.
FORUM-ASIA is committed to building a peaceful, just, equitable and ecologically sustainable community of peoples and societies in Asia, where all human rights of all individuals, groups and peoples – in particular, the poor, marginalised and discriminated – are fully respected and realised in accordance with internationally accepted human rights norms and standards. It does so by:
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Bringing together activists and stakeholders to tackle human rights issues;
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Protecting human rights defenders in Asia that find themselves in emergency situations;
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Advocating for human rights at the national, regional and international level; and
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Building the capacity of its members and partners.
For more information on the history of FORUM-ASIA, check out the chapter in our anniversary publication, ‘Our Struggle for Human Rights – 25 Years of FORUM-ASIA’ here. [http://l.forum-asia.org/1934037e]