The ASC calls for immediate investigation of the...

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28 Dec 2014Posted by
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The ASEAN SOGIE Caucus calls for immediate investigation of the violent attacks during the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) memorial in Tugu, Yogyakarta last Thursday, 20 November 2014, and the recurring violence and intolerance towards minorities in Yogyakarta. Further, the ASC also calls for the protection of the human rights defenders in Yogyakarta from possible reprisals from non-state actors, including the assailants. In a media...

Statement of Concern on the Increasing State...

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The ASEAN SOGIE Caucus (ASC) expresses concern over the increasing state repression against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons in Egypt. We are concerned that homophobic and transphobic acts of the government have sown fear amongst members of the LGBT community. In previous months, the Egyptian government has been undertaking targeted violence against self-identified and perceived to be gay individuals and shutting down...

ASEAN SOGIE Caucus Calls for Justice for...

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20 Oct 2014Posted by
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The ASEAN SOGIE Caucus (ASC) is outraged by the brutal murder of Jennifer Laude, a transwoman from the Philippines, by a member of the US military. We are strongly concerned that there will be further exacerbation of the late Jennifer’s human rights should the perpetrator be tried in the US, due to the privileges, double standards and impunity enjoyed by these military personnel in the Philippines.