ASEAN SOGIE Caucus

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Statement of ASEAN Civil Society Organizations...

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03 Apr 2019Posted by
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We, the undersigned civil society organizations in the ASEAN region, urge the government of Brunei to immediately halt the full implementation of the Sharia Penal Code (SPC). The said law entails provisions that contradict international human rights standards, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination...

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Call for Applications: Asean Queer Leadership...

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13 Mar 2019Posted by
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To all Southeast Asian LGBTIQ advocates: ASEAN SOGIE Caucus, with support from the Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights (RFSL) is organizing its second ASEAN Queer Leadership Week in Bangkok, Thailand from 10 June 2019 to 14 June 2019. This program – the first of its kind to be organized by and for Southeast Asian activists – will bring together participants to an intensive one-week program where they will...

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LGBTIQ RIGHTS ADVOCATES ISSUE CALL TO ACTION FOR...

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16 Jul 2018Posted by
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Delegates from last month’s groundbreaking conference in Bangkok on improving the inclusion of LGBTIQ people in the Asia Pacific response to conflicts and natural disasters have issued a call to action for the region’s humanitarian sector. The Pride In The Humanitarian System conference was produced by a range of Asia Pacific HIV and LGBTIQ community networks as well as various international agencies, and the organising coalition this week...

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