In recent years, the phenomenon of transnational repression has emerged as a critical challenge in the context of human rights protection in South-East Asia. Governments and non-state actors are increasingly resorting to extraterritorial measures to silence, intimidate and control dissidents, activists and minorities living abroad.
Countries in South-East Asia are no exception. There has been a worrying increase in transnational repression in the South-East Asian region, affecting political dissidents in exile, ethnic and religious minorities, human rights defenders and refugees. This worrying trend not only undermines international human rights standards, but also poses a significant threat to regional stability and the rule of law
Against this background, Cross Cultural Foundation is collaborating with the OHCHR Regional Office for South-East Asis, the Nelson Mandela Center of Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University (@คณะรัฐศาสตร์ จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย), the Cross-Cultural Foundation, @Border Voices เพื่อนไร้พรมแดน, @ALTSEAN-Burma to organize a public seminar ‘Justice has no Boundary: Uniting Against Enforced Disappearance and Confronting Transnational Repression’
“Justice has no Boundary: Uniting Against Enforced Disappearance and Confronting Transnational Repression”
Location: Alliance Française Bangkok
5 September 2024
9.00 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.
The event includes:
Keynote speech by Professor Emeritus Vitit Muntarbhorn, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, UN Human Rights Council, Geneva.
Panel discussion – “Transnational repression and enforced disappearances: A global and regional phenomenon, with a focus on trends in South-East Asia”
Panel discussion – “Addressing transnational repression and enforced disappearances: Challenges and way forward”
Dance performance by 10PM Theater
Exhibition on “Justice has no Boundary”
The release of a book that will follow the story of Sitanan Satsaksit and her journey to become a human rights defender after her brother, Wanchalerm Satsaksit, a Thai refugee, was forced to disappear in Cambodia
How to get to Alliance Française Bangkok
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/5q3f2C6woax57Tpq7 (The location link may take you to an alley behind the building that is not accessible to the building. The only entry is through “Soi ArunMcKinnon”)
- MRT Lumpini Exit 3 (750 meters; 10 minutes walking distance)
- Private car (**Limited parking available; parking accessible nearby, such as Lumpini Park and The Prelude One Bangkok)
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