There is a link between democracy and human rights as stated in UDHR 21(3): The will of people shall be the basis of the authority of government”. The coronavirus pandemic has been noted as a crisis that may impair democracy and potent to the increase of authoritarianism. In Southeast Asia, Read more…
Digital space has been one of the most important parts of the daily life of youth in this digital era. As much as technology and digital space are beneficial for young people, it’s also important to acknowledge its threats to stay safe online. On the 8th of November (Sunday), ASEAN Read more…
The Covid-19 pandemic has opened another layer of inequality between Singaporeans and migrant workers in the country. Foreign laborers have contributed to almost 95 percent of the total infections in Singapore, in which clusters of new infection sprung from dormitories that house more than 300,000 migrants. The plight of foreign Read more…
The world push the pause button during the coronavirus pandemic as globally people minimize their mobility, go under strict lockdown, and isolate. After for weeks, social media was full of narratives that the earth is taking pause and recovering. It is true, in some big cities the pollution and air Read more…
The pandemic has impacted youth’s mental health— The sudden shift and changes are very overwhelming. It was quick and fast, and it seems that we do not have time to really process what was going on. The virtual learning has been impacted the mental health, and on top of that Read more…
Thailand sex workers are the forgotten victims of the Covid-19 pandemic. Since March this year, the government has forcefully shut the nightlight entertainment venues down to prevent the spread of the virus – leaving the estimated 200,000 – 300,000 sex workers without earnings. Because selling sex services are illegal in Read more…
The Covid-19 pandemic poses a significant challenge for the education system in Cambodia, a country where internet penetration stood at only 58 percent as of January this year. The effectiveness of distance learning as the common teaching practice amid pandemic is undone by the inequality of internet access between urban Read more…
Vietnamese have found spaces for free expression tightened even further by the enactment of a draconian cybersecurity law at the start of this year. The law has given Vietnam government additional authority to surveil its own citizens, to censor contents on the internet, and to suspend online newspapers. Social media, Read more…
The Covid-19 pandemic has aggravated the culture of hate against ethnic minorities and migrants in Malaysia. After years of having to endure the Malay supremacist that systematically excludes them from political and economic activities in varying degrees, minorities and migrants in Malaysia have now been blamed for the coronavirus outbreak. Read more…
Ahead of the general election in November, the human rights situations in Myanmar are worsening. The government has continued to impose mobile internet blackouts in such turbulent states as Chin and Rakhine to silence dissent, leaving more than a million people without online network connections. Meanwhile, the democratically elected government Read more…