Statement on the 30th ASEAN Summit: Continuing...

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28 Apr 2017Posted by
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Amidst the euphoria of the 30th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Manila, ASEAN SOGIE Caucus reiterates its call to various governments to uphold their human rights obligations to promote and protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ) people. Even as ASEAN turns 50, the lives of people of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression (SOGIE) in Southeast...

Address the missing link in ASEAN integration....

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06 Mar 2017Posted by
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Statement of Civil Society, Trade Unions, Migrants, and Parliamentarians in Southeast Asia To the 22nd Senior Officials Meeting of the ASCC and the 17th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council Meeting On 6-9 March 2017, ASEAN Senior Officials and Ministers will tackle socio-cultural and environmental concerns in the region at the 22nd Senior Officials Meeting of the ASCC and at the 17th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council...

Statement on the Philippine Government’s Attempt...

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07 Feb 2017Posted by
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ASEAN SOGIE Caucus (ASC) expresses concern on the request made by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Philippines to the United Nation that seeks for deferral of the Country’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The decision made by the Philippine Government is inconsistent with the country’s commitment, as a founding member of the Human Rights Council, to uphold and respect the rules of the UPR as well as to the Council in...