Civil Society
AWARE co-produces a series of policy wishlists spurring policy-makers to reimagine gender equality in Singapore
Women’s rights and gender-equality advocacy group AWARE has co-produced a series of policy wishlists coinciding with the government’s 2021 White...
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UN expert calls for Emergency Coalition to end Myanmar junta’s “reign of terror”
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, today called for the urgent formation...
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Asia CSOs ask for Malaysia to drop all investigations and halt intimidation on activists over an animated film about torture in police custody
Five civil society organisations (CSOs) including CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Asia Democracy Network (ADN), Asian Forum for Human...
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Cut the impunity: Special Advisory Council for Myanmar calls on international community to act now
According to credible reports of archetypal Tatmadaw-style clearance operations, recent Myanmar military offensives, including in Mindat, Demoso, Kin Ma, and...
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Hong Kong security law creates ‘human rights emergency’: Amnesty
Hong Kong's national security law has decimated freedoms and created a "human rights emergency", Amnesty International said on Wednesday, a...
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ACRES, SPCA conduct visit to House of Seafood after case of crabs being walked as part of “publicity efforts”
The Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) said on Tuesday (22 June) that it conducted a joint visit to...
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UN General Assembly to vote on resolution condemning Myanmar junta
The UN General Assembly will vote Friday on a non-binding resolution condemning the military junta in Myanmar and calling on...
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Myanmar’s UN envoy wants ‘effective’ anti-junta measures, Council to meet
Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations, who has refused to leave his post despite being fired after the February coup,...
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Hong Kongers’ defiance against authoritarianism an inspiration for democracy, says civil society groups
Two years since the protests against proposed extradition laws, Hong Kongers have continued to relentlessly advocate for their fundamental freedoms...
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Ban on social egg freezing should be lifted as it “restricts the reproductive rights of women”: AWARE
The Singapore government should reconsider its ban on social egg freezing, said gender equality advocacy group AWARE Singapore on Thursday...
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