Human Rights in ASEAN in times of democracy drawbacks by Dr.Sriprapha Petcharamesree (Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University)

Lunchtime Seminar Series:

Human Rights in ASEAN in times of democracy drawbacks

Tuesday, 6th of October 2015, from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, Seminar Room, Irish Centre for Human Rights

by Dr.Sriprapha Petcharamesree (Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University).

Dr.Sriprapha Petcharamesree is currently a full time faculty member at the IHRP, Mahidol University. She is also chairing the SHAPE-SEA Program (Strengthening Human Rights and Peace Research and Education in Southeast Asia) which is very much needed. She has served as the Thai Representative to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights between 2009-2012. She is one of a very few scholars studying and advocating for better promotion and protection of human rights in ASEAN.

ASEAN is moving towards an ASEAN Community by the end of 2015. Not only the integration poses many challenges for ASEAN peoples but the national politics in ASEAN Member States are going through a rather volatile situation ranging from the uncertainty of elections in Myanmar in November 2015 to frequent protestations against ruling parties in Malaysia and military regime in Thailand as well as restrictions of freedoms in other ASEAN members. The “democracy drawbacks” or “democratic recession” in ASEAN has serious impacts on the human rights of ASEAN people.

Dr.Sriprapha will share her experiences and insights on human rights in ASEAN and analyse how, if at all, the existing ASEAN human rights regime could deal with the political challenges and human rights violations in the region.

All are welcome!

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