Official Statement of His Excellency Prime...

Published on
30 Jun 2017Posted by
by Prime Minister Rui Maria de AraújoPosted on
External News

Statement released on June 27th, 2017 We need more Asian leaders to speak for LGBTIQ human rights and inclusion. Thank you PM Rui Maria de Araujo for expressing your support. Official Statement of His Excellency Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on LGBT Acceptance: Everyone has the potential to contribute to the development of the nation, including members of the LGBT community (lesbian, gay, bisexual and...

Advocacy Dialogue on Engaging in U.N. Special...

Published on
08 May 2017Posted by
SecretariatPosted on
ASC News

May 4 to 5, 2017 The ASEAN SOGIE Caucus organized Advocacy Dialogue on Engaging the UN Special Procedures from 4 to 5 May 2017. The workshop was organized for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ) activists from countries in Southeast Asia to learn and appreciate the use of the Special Procedures, a system of independent human rights experts tasked with monitoring and reporting human rights violations.

Building a Rainbow in Timor-Leste: Initial...

Published on
25 Apr 2017Posted by
SecretariatPosted on
ASC News

ASEAN SOGIE Caucus is happy to announce the publication of "Building a Rainbow in Timor-Leste: Initial Insights and Ways Forward", which tackles briefly some of the social, political, and legal challenges facing Timorese LGBTIQ people today. In August 2016, during the ASEAN Civil Society Conference / ASEAN Peopleís Forum in Dili, ASEAN SOGIE Caucus (ASC) engaged for the first time with people from Timor-Lesteís lesbian, gay,...