ASC Solidarity Message to the Vietnamese LGBTIQ...

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21 Jun 2015Posted by
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Across Southeast Asia, activists are fighting for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) and other persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (SOGIE). So far, it has been an uphill battle. Homosexuality remains to be criminalized in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Singapore. Laws and social norms against ‘cross dressing’ have resulted to...

ASEAN SOGIE Caucus Statement to Commemorate IDAHOT

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15 May 2015Posted by
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The ASEAN SOGIE Caucus joins the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) communities and movements worldwide in commemorating the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT). Today we make our voices louder and our collective actions stronger in reminding governments to respect and protect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all LGBTIQ persons.

Burmese Human Rights Activists Detained At...

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01 Feb 2015Posted by
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This is a statement by the ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People’s Forum that we’re sharing in solidarity. ASEAN Civil Society Conference (ACSC) / ASEAN People’s Forum (APF) 2015 Malaysian National Organising Committee and SUARAM strongly condemns the arrest, detention, deportation and violence behavior against Aung Naing Win, better known as Shine, the Myanmar based human rights activist that has been campaigning for...