(Taipei) – Today, marking World Press Freedom Day, Human Rights Press Awards in Asia announced the 2024 winners and runners-up. The seven categories of awards are administered by Human Rights Watch, ...

Most people in the region are living in countries with closed or repressed civic space where their freedoms to speak up, organize, or mobilize are under attack on a daily basis. The CIVICUS Monitor ...

In a world more globally connected than ever before, leaders need to be well-prepared with the right knowledge, attitudes, skills, and behaviors to be successful. Asia Society Texas' Young Leaders ...

Amid skepticism about the bloc’s ability to protect environmental and human rights, a new generation of activists remains hopeful. The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) ...

(Bangkok) – The Foreign Correspondents Clubs of Thailand and Taiwan have joined Human Rights Watch and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University to ...

In October 2023, U.S. president Joe Biden and the late Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong elevated the U.S.-Vietnam relationship to new heights with a Comprehensive ...

Activists argued that the state’s responsibility is to protect rights defenders, not vet them. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The detention of protesters and human rights defenders, use of excessive force, and censorship of dissent are the most widespread rights violations in the Asia-Pacific region, global rights group ...

Asia Society Australia warmly welcomes you to an evening to discuss human rights across Asia featuring Daniela Gavshon, Australia Director of Human Rights Watch. Daniela will explore key human rights ...

East Asia — made up of China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan — has seen strong progress in gender equality. Historically, Confucian norms and imperial legacies have deeply influenced gender roles, ...

Agence France-Presse received three honours at the Human Rights Press Awards held in Hong Kong Sunday for articles and photography covering South Asia that judges praised for their depth of quality ...