ASEAN SOGIE Caucus
Inclusive and diverse ASEAN
ASEAN SOGIE Caucus
Inclusive and diverse ASEAN
Inclusive and diverse ASEAN
Inclusive and diverse ASEAN
We, the undersigned civil organizations, write to you on the occasion of the candidacy of Indonesia for membership in the United Nations Human Rights Council for the period of 2024 to 2026.
Pursuant to UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/60/251, when electing members of the Human Rights Council (the Council), Member States take into account the contribution of candidates to the promotion and protection of human rights as well as their voluntary pledges and commitments made thereto (Operative Paragraph 8). The well-established practice for candidate States to submit voluntary human rights pledges in advance of Council elections is intended to assist in the election of States that are firmly committed to human rights.
On March 21, 2023, through the official website of the UN Human Rights Agency (OHCHR), the Government of Indonesia (GoI) provided the adoption of its 269 recommendations received from the (UPR) 4th Cycle on November 9, 2022 at the Palais De Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. Based on a set of recommendations received, 55 recommendations were rejected through noted status, 5 recommendations were partially supported while 210 recommendations were given supported status.
This joint submission to the CEDAW Committee for their general discussion on equal and inclusive representation of women in decision-making was prepared by the Forging Intersectional Feminist Futures (FIFF) consortium.
The joint submission aims to highlight the multidimensional barriers that marginalised groups of women face in their access to equal and inclusive representation in decision-making systems, and provide substantive recommendations in response to these barriers.
Ahead of the Sydney WorldPride Human Rights Conference, we’re proud to release Partnering with Pride: The case for Australian action for equality in our region.
Today, on the 2nd year commemoration of the historic peoples' resistance against the Myanmar military's attempted coup, we, the undersigned members, friends and civil society network of #MilkTeaAlliance Friends of Myanmar reaffirm our commitment and extend our heartfelt solidarity to the peoples of Myanmar in their continuing quest for genuine democracy, peace and social justice.
KAMI BERANI coalition, which consists of 24 civil society organizations (CSOs), regrets the widespread encouragement of discriminatory policies in the form of anti-LGBT regional regulations (Perda) in various regions in Indonesia.
Intersectional approaches to advance the human rights of LGBTQIA+ persons is increasingly being applied by civil society organizations in Southeast Asia. Increasingly there has been efforts by many non-LGBTQIA+ focused groups to integrate SOGIESC into their work around cross-movement issues such as access to justice, inclusive employment and livelihoods, removing barriers to access to education, and ending domestic violence. These entail internal leadership and political commitment, technical expertise, and solidarity building.
PRESS RELEASE
INCLUSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF LGBTQIA+ IN THE PHILIPPINES’ UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW (UPR) 2022
MANILA, PHILIPPINES—The Philippines’ human rights record is reviewed by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) yesterday, November 14, 2022, at 10 a.m. Geneva (Switzerland) time, for the fourth time. The Philippines’ first, second, and third UPR took place in 2008, 2012, and 2017, respectively.
Inclusive and diverse ASEAN
Legally Registered in the Philippines as Southeast Asia Sexual Orientation,
Gender Identity and Expression Caucus (ASC), Inc. The organization is in
Special Consultative Status with the UN ECOSOC since 2021.
Quezon City, Philippines
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