Statement on the Occasion of the 7th...

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05 Jun 2017Posted by
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(6-8 JUNE 2017, MANILA, PHILIPPINES) ASEAN SOGIE Caucus (ASC) joins civil society across Southeast Asia in its call to build a region that protects and nurtures all children from violence, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC). Generally accepted interpretations of the Convention of the Rights of the Child and broader agreements among experts consider children of diverse...

Indonesia: Public Caning for Consensual Same Sex...

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23 May 2017Posted by
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ASEAN SOGIE Caucus strongly condemns Aceh government’s public caning of two men for committing consensual same-sex acts. Such public caning is a form of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, which is contrary to Indonesia’s human rights obligations.

Statement for the International Day Against...

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17 May 2017Posted by
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ASEAN SOGIE Caucus (ASC) joins the global LGBTIQ community and all our allies in celebration of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOT). In Southeast Asia, our members continue bravely in our struggle to make the region a place where all the colors of the rainbow can flourish. But the struggle is becoming more dangerous with each passing day, and the roll call of human rights abuses against LGBTIQ people by...