🗓 Opening Reception | 27 January 2026 | 5:30–7:30 PM 📸 The Coup Years Photography & Art Exhibition 📍 BACC (Bangkok Art and Culture Centre)

#Iran: “We reiterate our call for the immediate and unconditional release of all people detained in connection with the protests, as well as all activists and human rights defenders, including Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi.” www.fidh.org/en/region/as... #HRCSS39

#Iran: Human Rights Council’s Special Session - Watch live from Geneva today from 13:00 GMT webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1m... #HRCSS39

#Iran: UN Human Rights Council convenes a special session on 23 January to address the deteriorating human rights situation in the country #IranProtests

#Myanmar: #Rohingya people were called “Muslim dogs” before attacks, International Court of Justice (ICJ) hears news.un.org/en/story/202...

#Myanmar: Day 4 of hearings in the #Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) - Watch live from The Hague today from 09:00 GMT webtv.un.org/en/asset/k16...

#SriLanka: Accountability for conflict-related sexual violence - OHCHR report www.ohchr.org/en/documents...

#Iran: Authorities must be held accountable for massacre of protesters www.fidh.org/en/region/as... #IranProtests #IranProtests2026

#Myanmar: #Rohingya genocide case hearings continue at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) today - Watch live from The Hague from 14:00 GMT webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1q...

#Myanmar: #Rohingya genocide case begins at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) today - Watch live from The Hague from 09:00 GMT webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k...

#Myanmar: “Non-election” perpetuates instability, serious human rights violations, say @fidh-official.bsky.social www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

#Laos: After 13 years, renewed international action needed to ensure justice in Sombath Somphone’s enforced disappearance www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

#Thailand/#Cambodia: Suspend trial of #Uyghur detainees and implement UN request to redress multiple human rights violations, say FIDH & ICJ www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

#Nepal 🇳🇵: minorities and Dalits must be empowered to fulfill their rights - says UN expert Nicolas Levrat, concluding his visit to the country. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#Bangladesh 🇧🇩: Forensic identification of victims of July 2024 protests a fundamental step towards helping families of the missing fulfil their rights to truth, justice & accountability says UN expert Morris Tidball-Binz. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#Myanmar: Upcoming military-imposed “election” is accompanied by new waves of acute insecurity & violence, continued arrests & detentions of opponents, voter coercion, the use of extensive electronic surveillance tools & systemic discrimination - UN human rights chief www.ohchr.org/en/statement...

#Thailand: @fidh.bsky.social, seven other groups write to the government to express their concerns over the rule of law and human rights, including environmental rights, as the country seeks to join the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

#Cambodia: Thai academic Vitit Muntarbhorn has resigned from his position as UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia

UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Tom Andrews will conduct a country visit to the UK from 8 to 11 December 2025. www.ohchr.org/en/media-adv...

#Myanmar: Serious international crimes are being committed by the junta in the run-up to the elections, says the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) iimm.un.org/en/serious-i...

#Cambodia: UN expert Vitit Muntarbhorn supports peace and confidence-building measures between Cambodia and #Thailand, stresses the importance of promoting #HumanRights, peace, democracy & sustainable development in 🇰🇭. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

UN experts alarmed by Indian counter-terrorism operations violating human rights in Jammu and Kashmir, urge Gov'ts of India & Pakistan to peacefully resolve the long-running conflict which has fuelled the destructive cycle of cross-border violence. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#Thailand: UN experts alarmed by renewed online attacks, smear campaigns, and harassment of human rights defenders Angkhana Neelapaijit and Sunai Phasuk, urge authorities to protect human rights defenders and their right to freedom of expression. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#Singapore: Court acquits three women human rights defenders charged under the draconian Public Order Act for their involvement in a peaceful protest in solidarity with Palestine www.straitstimes.com/singapore/co...

#Thailand: Examination of prosecution witnesses continued today at the Bangkok South Criminal Court in the trial of the 2 #Uyghur men accused of the August 2015 Bangkok bombing - There has not been an interpreter for the defendants in the last 8 hearings - @fidh.bsky.social observes

#Thailand: NGO Cross Cultural Foundation petitions the Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs, Justice, and Human Rights to investigate whether Thai officials were involved in the abduction and forced return of refugee Duong Van Thai to #Vietnam in April 2023 www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...

#Singapore: Two more people executed after being found guilty of drug trafficking www.cnb.gov.sg/NewsAndEvent... #NoDeathPenalty

#Asia: @fidh.bsky.social releases new report that shows that over the past five years there has been no significant shift towards the abolition of the death penalty in the region www.fidh.org/en/issues/de... #WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty

#Cambodia: “The Cambodian government has used the ongoing border crisis to further limit dissent and civic space.” - Full text of @fidh.bsky.social oral statement at #HRC60 www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

#Cambodia: #HappeningNow - •Interactive dialogue with UN Special Rapporteur on human rights - Watch live from Geneva webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1l... #HRC60

#Laos: UN body publishes findings and recommendations after its review of the country’s situation of economic, social, and cultural rights, expresses concern over intimidation, harassment, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance of human rights defenders tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/...

#Thailand: Trial of Thai gunman who confessed to the murder of former Cambodian opposition lawmaker Lim Kimya begins in Bangkok www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/french-... #Cambodia

#NorthKorea: “The victims cannot wait another decade for justice. Their rights and dignity must be upheld, their suffering must be neither forgotten nor ignored.” - @nkdb.bsky.social & @fidh.bsky.social oral statement at #HRC60 www.fidh.org/en/region/as... #DPRK

#Thailand: The trial of Bilal Mohammed and Yusufu Mieraili, the two #Uyghurs accused of the bombing of the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok in August 2015, resumes today in Bangkok - The two have been on trial since February 2016 and detained for more than 10 years - @fidh.bsky.social observing

#Laos: Day 1 of the review by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Right (CESCR) - Watch live from Geneva today from 18:00 GMT webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1g... #CESCR78

#China exports village surveillance model to the Solomon Islands, where Chinese police are piloting fingerprint and data collection, raising human rights concerns www.reuters.com/world/china/...

#Myanmar: “The sham elections are a recipe for disaster with serious implications for Myanmar’s regional neighbors, including those sitting on this Council, such as Bangladesh, China, and Thailand.” - @altsean.bsky.social’s @debbiestot.bsky.social #HRC60

#Asia key situations covered by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in his global update at #HRC60: -Afghanistan -Cambodia -China/Hong Kong -Indonesia -Iran -Myanmar Bhutan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam were also mentioned www.ohchr.org/en/statement...

#Myanmar: #HappeningNow- Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on reports of the UN High Commissioner and Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar - Watch live from Geneva webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1u...

#Thailand: Bangkok Criminal Court set to deliver verdict in lèse-majesté case against prominent pro-democracy activist and People’s Party elected Member of Parliament Chonthicha Jangrew - @fidh.bsky.social observing

#Cambodia: Documentary screening and panel discussion - On the frontline of Cambodia’s environmental battles - September 4, 7pm at FCCT Bangkok www.fccthai.com/events/533

#Thailand: Since its establishment in 1997, the country’s Constitutional Court has dissolved 111 political parties — many of them popular, pro-democracy parties, writes the @nytimes.com - Why Thailand’s politics are in constant crisis www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...

#Thailand: Government adopts resolution that will grant long-staying refugees from #Myanmar the right to work www.unhcr.ca/news/unhcr-w...

#Myanmar: #Rohingya's safe return is impossible until crimes against them end and perpetrators held accountable, says Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), which is also investigating destruction/dispossession of Rohingya land/property iimm.un.org/en/rohingyas...

#Maldives: @fidh.bsky.social joins 8 other groups in calling on the government to abandon the introduction of the death penalty for drug trafficking and to abolish capital punishment

[Opinion] Seoul’s moment to lead on North Korean human rights - by Lee Shin-wha www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/2025... #SouthKorea #NorthKorea #DPRK

UN expert Tom Andrews appalled by US withdrawal of sanctions against companies providing weapons to #Myanmar junta, calling it a major step backward that undermines international efforts to save lives by restricting murderous junta’s access to weapons. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

The Burmese Military’s ‘Elections’: New Date, New Danger, Same Sham - a new briefing paper by Burma Campaign UK. Read our media release here burmacampaign.org.uk/another-sham... The briefing paper is available at burmacampaign.org.uk/media/The-Bu...

UN experts condemn ongoing mass returns of #Afghan nationals – many of them #refugees – from Iran & Pakistan. They call for returns to be halted immediately, saying Afghanistan is not a safe country for returnees since the #Taliban seized control. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#Thailand: United Nations body concerned over women’s rights and gender equality www.fidh.org/en/region/as... #CEDAW91