The Civil Society Innovations Initiative (CSII) - East Asia is organizing the CSII East Asia Consultation Meeting in Bangkok on 2 - 3 April 2016. The Bangkok consultation is a follow-up to the two previous meetings - East Asia and the Pacific consultation on CSII Co-design workshop (Bali, 12-14 Aug. 2015) and Global consultation on CSII (New York, 24-26 September 2015) to operationalize the CSII ideas in terms of concrete innovative actions on the ground in the East Asian context. Three organizations in East Asia, namely the South East Asian Committee for Advocacy (SEACA), Asian Forum for Human Rights & Development (FORUM-ASIA) and Asia Democracy Network (ADN) were selected as focal points for the follow-up actions after the Bali co-design workshop.
For further information contact the following:
• Anselmo Lee, Secretary General, Asia Democracy Network (ADN): alee7080@gmail.com
• Betty Yolanda, Director, Asian Forum for Human Rights & Development (FORUM-ASIA) : betty@forum-asia.org
• Consuelo Katrina A. Lopa, Regional Coordinator, South East Asian Committee for Advocacy (SEACA): clopa.seaca@gmail.com.
The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights is convening its first Asia Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights on 19-20 April 2016 in Doha, Qatar. The forum will discuss salient issues and identify areas at the national level where accelerated action is needed by States and companies to prevent and address business-related human rights harm. It will also discuss the national and regional application of global business and human rights issues, such as national action plans, corporate human rights due diligence, and the role of the State as an economic actor.
For further information visit the website of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR): www.ohchr.org/2016AsiaRegionalForum. And send enquiries at regionalforumbhr@ohchr.org.
The Diplomacy Training Program (DTP) is organizing the regional capacity building program on Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples, the Private Sector and Development in Indonesia from 1-10 June 2016. This program will build the knowledge and skills of human rights defenders and community advocates to promote and protect their human rights in the context of rapid economic development and the impact of the private sector on the lands and livelihoods of Indigenous peoples and others.
For further information, please contact: Diplomacy Training Program (DTP), c/o Faculty of Law, University of NSW Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia; ph (612) 9385-2277; fax (612) 9385-1778; e-mail: dtp@unsw.edu.au; www.dtp.unsw.edu.au.
BABSEACLE will start its four-week summer program on 4 July 2016. The program, though designed for law and legal studies-related students, graduates and professional workers who are willing and able to make a significant commitment to participating in BABSEACLE activities, is open to non-law students as well. The application process is competitive with a strong focus on placing interns who are committed, hardworking and uphold the values of BABSEACLE.
For further information, please contact: Bridges Across Borders Southeast Asia Community Legal Education Initiative, 8 Soi 6, Tanon Suandok,, T. Suthep A. Muang, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200 Thailand; ph +66 52006367; e-mail: ldonnison@babseacle.org; www.babseacle.org/international-internship-clinic/.