Statement of Indonesian Civil Society...

Published on
01 Sep 2022Posted by
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English Bahasa In the Pre-Session of Universal Periodic Review for Indonesia on August 31, 2022, held in Palais des Nations, Building E, Room XXI, Indonesian Civil Society Organizations presented the human rights situation for the last 4,5 years. A few organizations, such as KontraS, SAFEnet, Amnesty International Indonesia, SERUNI, and KIKA, conveyed the shadow reports that were drafted and submitted in March 2022 as a form of...

The Impact of COVID-19 on LGBTIQ+ Organizations...

Published on
30 Nov 2021Posted by
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic in 11 March 2020, governments in the ASEAN region have struggled with COVID-19, undertaken many measures and prohibitions. Except for local ad-hoc government initiatives, there has been no state-led COVID-19 response inclusive of SOGIESC. The lack of information about coordinated action indicates a lack of regional cohesion to address the pandemic. Unfortunately,...

Fact Sheet: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity...

Published on
06 Jul 2021Posted by
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ASEAN SOGIE Caucus today releases its most recent publication, “Fact Sheet: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) and the UN Human Rights Mechanisms in Southeast Asia (2017-2020)”. It provides updated information on engagements by LGBTIQ activists to raise issues related to SOGIESC within UN human rights mechanisms, and offers analysis on trends, themes, and gaps in how LGBTIQ people’s human...