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 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 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 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 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 Read more…
Internet freedom in Indonesia has been experiencing a downward trend for three years, as indicated by the country’s scores on the latest Freedom House’s report. Repeated restrictions on internet connectivity during protests and targeted attacks on activists as well as Read more…
Date: September 15th, 2020 Youth Representative: Ruthra, Malaysia Yanin, Thailand Me Me, Myanmar Fifty, Indonesia Resource Persons: H.E. Yuyun Wahyuningrum, Representative of Indonesia to ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) ; Fatimah Zahrah, Lead Coordinator of ASEAN Youth Forum; Read more…
Update! June 29-30, 2021: ASEAN Youth Forum attended and push several points (health related and around migrant workers) of the statement to AICHR Forum on The Right to Health and The Rights of Migrant Workers. April 8, 2021: ASEAN Youth Read more…
The pandemic has impacted education a lot, not only in Southeast Asia but also globally. Education is now moving to virtual spaces and teaching and learning activities are facilitated through the internet while it is apparent that ICT is not Read more…
One of the issues in Southeast Asia revolves around refugees. While ASEAN is seen to overlook the safety and rights of Refugees in the region, youth raises voices and concerns regarding the refugees in Southeast Asia. On the 21st of Read more…
