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COVID-19 continues to expose and exacerbate cracks not just in public health governance, but in governing societies as a whole. Since the earliest outbreaks, we witnessed an exponential rise in inequalities and poor treatment of vulnerable individuals and groups. On top of economic emergencies, social and political crises remain a staple predicament in most parts of Southeast Asia. This is on top of the fact that responses to the pandemic still contain all the critical elements of securitization. This had…

Session 1: Regionalism, Human Rights, and AICHR Friday, 7th May 2021, 3 - 5 PM (GMT +7, Bangkok Time) Panelists: H.E. Yuyun Wahyuningrum (AICHR Indonesia), H.E. Jaime Victor B. Ledda (AICHR Philippines) &  Atty. Ray Paolo Santiago (Ateneo Human Rights Center / Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism) Moderated by Reylynne Dela Paz (Plan International Asia Pacific)   Session 2: AICHR & Human Rights Issues in Southeast Asia Saturday, 8th May 2021, 3 - 5 PM (GMT +7,…

SEAC is hosting a research seminar chaired by SEAC Associate Prof. Kent Deng on 13 May 2021. Dr Thanyaporn Chankrajang, Assistant Professor in Economics at Chulalongkorn University, will speak about Land, Ladies, and the Law: A Case Study on Women’s Land Rights and Welfare in Southeast Asia in the Nineteenth Century. Talk Abstract This seminar will discuss women’s de jure and de facto land rights and its implications for household welfare in nineteenth-century Bangkok. Women constituted a significant share of…

Inviting interested participants to join AEPF 13. UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies Program on Alternative Development will be hosting a session on May 18 12:30-2pm (CET) titled "Converging Alternatives from Asia and Europe towards Alternative Regionalism and People-to-People Solidarity." Link to registration:  https://aepf.info/aepf-13-programme/ Source: https://web.facebook.com/asiaeuropepeoplesforum/

The new book Migration and Women’s Land Tenure Security in the Greater Mekong Sub-region draws on country-level and ethnographic research, based on a collaboration between FAO and Chiang Mai University. The book explores how migration affects women’s land tenure security, and in turn the ways in which women’s control over land shapes patterns of migration, through case studies in a Hmong community in northern Lao PDR, a Karenni community in eastern Myanmar and a village in north-eastern Thailand. The book…

The next AICHR Indonesia TALK #8 will be addressing 'The Right to an Effective Remedy concerning Business and Human Rights and the Role of Companies: Existing Practices, Gaps, Challenges', on 19 May 2021, at 09:30-12:30 (Jakarta/Bangkok time). Please register at bit.ly/AICHRID-TALK08

Have you ever joined a regular conference where you meet other participants only once, each was given a very limited amount of time to present their ideas? Have you ever wished that the conference could last longer because you would have more thoughts to share later on? Let join our Curated Conferences to experience a totally different way of conferencing, where all participants would have plenty of time to generate and experiment with new forms of discussion and exchange ideas…

CLIMATE CHANGE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA PROGRAMME Over the past years, concerns over climate risks and vulnerabilities have been gaining ground in many Southeast Asian cities. Policymakers and communities have increasingly factored climate risk consideration in their urban planning policies. Yet, Southeast Asian cities, with their diverse development trajectories, local capacities, and their growth aspirations, face a unique challenge in addressing the climate crisis. Among the many challenges, the dynamic interplay of urbanisation, climate vulnerabilities, and poverty in Jakarta, Manila, Ho…