ADVOCATE by ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR)
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- Climate Crisis and Regional Solidarity with Charles Santiago (00:21:07)
Charles Santiago is a Malaysian public servant and a former Member of Malaysian Parliament for Klang from March 2008 to November 2022. Charles also served as the Chairman of the National Water Services Commission, and currently APHR Co-Chairperson. In this episode, we will talk about the APHR Parliamentary Forum on Human Rights and Democracy in Southeast Asia and Members’ Forum that’s already underway, COP29, and the role of Malaysia’s MPs and Southeast Asian’s MPs in our continued work towa...
- Navigating Multiculturalism in Malaysia with Cynthia Lorraine Silva and Maria Chin Abdullah (00:55:45)
Cynthia Lorraine Silva is Community Media Program Officer from Centre for Independent Journalism, Malaysia, and Maria Chin Abdullah is former member of Parliament of Malaysia and APHR member.In this episode, Lola Loveita, APHR consultant for Freedom of Religion or Belief, Cynthia Lorraine Silva, and Maria Chin Abdullah will talk about the situation on harmony and multiculturalism in Malaysia and the role of Malaysian MPs and Southeast Asian MPs in promoting these values.
- Myanmar, Rohingya, and What ASEAN Can Do with U Shwe Maung (01:21:08)
U Shwe Maung is a Rohingya rights activist and former politician, who served as a member of parliament in Myanmar’s House of Representatives from 2011 to 2016. As well as being a Board Member of APHR, he is also a founding member of the International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief (IPPFoRB) and serves as President of the Arakan Institute for Peace and Development. In this episode, U Shwe Maung talks about the Five Point consensus, Myanmar’s current situation, the...
- The State of Cambodia's Democracy with Mu Sochua (00:41:14)
Mu Sochua is a former member of the National Assembly of Cambodia. She served from 2008 until 2017, when the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) was dissolved. In addition to her work as vice president of the CNRP she has spent decades working as a human rights advocate, particularly for marginalized groups including migrants, workers, and women. She was minister of Womens’ Affairs from 1998 to 2004. In this episode, Mu Sochua talks about what’s inside the Cambodia’s parliament, ...
- Red Tagging in the Philippines with Arlene Brosas (00:36:50)
Arlene Brosas is an educator, child rights activist, and politician. She is also an APHR Board Member and a member of the Gabriela Women’s Party-list. She is also one of the co-authors of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression Equality Bill. Previously, as spokesperson of the Anti-Child Pornography Alliance, along with other activists and civil society organizations, she successfully lobbied for the passage of Republic Act 9775 or the Anti-Child Pornography Law that aims to pro...
- Thailand's Current Political Situation with Kunthida Rungruengkiat (00:37:20)
Kunthida Rungruengkiat is a Thai academic and a politician. She was previously a member of parliament and the deputy leader of the Future Forward Party. Her policy portfolio includes education reform and early childhood education improvement. After the disbandment of the Future Forward Party by the Constitutional Court, she faces a 10 years ban from contesting in any election. She is currently the director of Progressive Movement Foundation. In this episode, Karina Tehusijarana, APHR Media Ma...
- Democratic Backsliding in Indonesia with Mercy Barends (00:47:12)
Mercy Chriesty Barends is an Indonesian politician who is the current chair of APHR and is a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle or PDI-P. She has served as a Member of Indonesia’s House of Representatives since 2014, where she has been very active on Climate Change issues through her work in The Alliance of Parliamentarian Call for Fossil Free Future, the Global Alliance for Green New Deal, or Air Quality Asia, as well as chairing the House’s Green Economy Caucu...
- The Future of Democracy in Thailand with Kasit Piromya (00:41:26)
Kasit Piromya is an APHR Board Member, former Thai career diplomat and former People's Alliance for Democracy ("Yellow Shirts") activist. He also served as Foreign Minister of Thailand from 2008 to 2011.In this episode, Karina Tehusijarana, APHR Media Manager, and Kasit Piromya will talk about the future of democracy in Thailand, what’s inside the Thai parliament, the role of Thailand’s MPs and Southeast Asian’s MPs in advancing human rights and democracy in Thailand.
- Inside the Parliament of Malaysia with Wong Chen (00:20:40)
Wong Chen is an APHR Board Member, Malaysian MP and lawyer. He also has served Non-executive Chairman of the Malaysia Debt Ventures Berhad (MDV) since May 2023, Chairman of the International Relations and Trade Parliamentary Select Committee from December 2019 to May 2020 and again since May 2023 as well as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Subang since May 2018. In this episode, Karina Tehusijarana, APHR Media Manager, and Wong Chen will talk about the APHR Toolkit for Malaysian Legisla...
- Restricting Diversity Episode 3: How Blasphemy Laws Are Used To Suppress Dissent in Myanmar and Indonesia (00:19:11)
In the third and final episode of APHR’s latest podcast series, Restricting Diversity, Kyaw Min San, an APHR member from Myanmar, introduces us to the world of Blasphemy Laws and some of the experts who are advocating for reforms that bring clarity to laws and policies and protect the most vulnerable. This episode features guests from Myanmar and Indonesia with extensive backgrounds working to understand how Blasphemy Laws undermine freedom of religion and belief. Religious minorities a...
- Restricting Diversity Episode 2: The State of Women's Rights in Malaysia and the Philipppines (00:24:40)
In the second episode of APHR’s latest podcast series, Restricting Diversity, Luluk Nur Hamidah, a Member of Parliament from Indonesia and an APHR member, introduces us to experts working on women’s rights and how State laws in Malaysia and the Philippines attempt to suppress their fundamental freedoms. They will address how their communities are impacted by child marriage, anti-abortion laws and divorce and how women are affected when governments attempt to make decisions about their b...
- Restricting Diversity Episode 1: The state of religious minority rights in Myanmar and Vietnam (00:23:25)
For the first episode in APHR’s latest podcast series called, Restricting Diversity, Isabel Maria Ximenes, a Member of Parliament from Timor Leste and APHR’s member, introduces us to activists and experts from Myanmar and Vietnam on how issues concerning freedom of religion or belief affect the daily lives of minorities, and what is being done to curb dissent. With the participation of Kyaw Win, founder and Executive Director of Burma Human Rights Network, a Rohingya activist, Rebecca D...
- ADVOCATE SPECIAL: Elections in the Philippines 2022 (00:24:08)
Ahead of the historic Philippine elections of 9 May 2022, Veronica Pedrosa interviews Etta Rosales, former Member of Parliament and Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights of the Republic of the Philippines, and Luie Guia, former election commissioner. Also with the participation of Walden Bello, vice-presidential candidate, APHR Board Member and former congressman; Gemma Mendoza, journalist at Rappler; and Patricio 'Jojo' Abinales, professor at the University of Hawaii.
- Celebrating Progress: Episode 4 - The kids are alright (00:36:20)
For the final episode in this series, we take a look at the rise in youth-led movements across the region, including Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia.
- Celebrating Progress: Episode 3 - Marriage Equality (00:25:03)
In recent years, Vietnam has made some progress on the issue of marriage equality. What does the campaign there mean for efforts elsewhere in the region, notably Thailand?
- Celebrating Progress: Episode 2 - Accountability and Climate Change (00:23:41)
In the Philippines - described as a "poster child for the impacts of climate change" - lawyers and activists hope that some accountability measures are on the way when it comes to the issue of the climate crisis. APHR speaks with two figures closely involved in the Climate Change and Human Rights Inquiry in the Philippines.
- Celebrating Progress: Episode 1 - Decriminalizing Abortion (00:28:51)
Human rights advocates know all too well just how challenging rights work can be, here in Southeast Asia and globally. In addition to a host of rights abusing actors targeting those expressing dissent, rights defenders often face what can sometimes feel like a constant losing battle. Advocacy often begins with the odds stacked against them, with governments undemocratically introducing oppressive laws and policies, while pushing aside, or even watering down legislation that is pr...
- Myanmar: Anatomy of a Coup: Episode 5: Looking Ahead (00:37:59)
Welcome to the final episode in our series, Myanmar: Anatomy of a Coup - Looking Ahead. Throughout the series, we've had one eye on this final episode, which aims to use much of what we've discussed in earlier episodes to provide solid recommendations to international actors - including governments, but also humanitarian actors, think-tanks, and anyone with an interest in Myanmar - about what measures can be taken to support the brave efforts being made by the people on the ground in M...
- Myanmar: Anatomy of a Coup - Episode 4: International Relations (00:35:32)
In Episode 4 of our podcast series, Myanmar: Anatomy of a Coup, we'll step outside Myanmar's borders, and analyze the country's international relations, both before and after the coup took place. We'll look at those dynamics close to home, notably with China and neighbors in Southeast Asia, as well as further afield to countries with significant interests in Myanmar, including Japan, Russia, the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. If you'd like to support the effor...
- Myanmar: Anatomy of a Coup - Episode 3: Resisting the Coup (00:31:35)
In Episode 3 of our podcast series, Myanmar: Anatomy of a Coup, we'll hear from the many people up and down the country who have risen up against the military since its February 1 coup. This includes human rights defenders, journalists, politicians, and members of the Civil Disobedience Movement, to better understand why so many people across Myanmar are willing to risk their lives to bring and end to military rule in the country. If you'd like to support the efforts for democracy in ...
- Myanmar: Anatomy of a Coup - Episode 2: The Coup Makers (Part 2) (00:31:37)
In episode two of our 5-part series, Anatomy of a Coup, we'll delve into the historic pattern of violence Myanmar's military, the Tatmadaw, has used in all corners of the country, and how the brutality we are witnessing today is just the latest in a long history of oppression and state-terror it has meted out against the Myanmar people. For more information about APHR's work, please check out our website, aseanmp.org.
- Myanmar: Anatomy of a Coup - Episode 1: The Coup Makers (Part 1) (00:28:24)
On the 1st of February 2021, Myanmar’s military grabbed power in a coup d’etat, and declared a state of emergency with all legislative, executive and judicial powers handed to Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. Within a day of the military's power grab, government workers launched a Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), in order to make the country ungovernable for the junta, while younger generations who'd sampled a taste of democracy have also organised mass nationwide pr...
- ASEAN's Rakhine Crisis - Episode 2: 'We feel abandoned by ASEAN' (00:28:12)
Episode two in a two-part series that assesses the response of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to the ongoing crisis in Myanmar's Rakhine State, following the devastating military-led crackdown on the Rohingya population that began on the 25th of August 2017. "To be completely candid, I think ASEAN has been pathetic in its handling of the crisis in Rakhine, going back to even the time before Burma was allowed to join ASEAN."
- ASEAN's Rakhine Crisis - Episode 1: 'Nothing has changed' (00:28:15)
Episode one in a two-part series that assesses the response of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to the ongoing crisis in Myanmar's Rakhine State, following the devastating military-led crackdown on the Rohingya population that began on the 25th of August 2017. "Believe me, as a young man in the camps, it is like hell for me. And I believe it is the same for everyone here in the camps."
- Parliamentarians at Risk - Episode 4: 'Excluded and undermined': Female MPs targeted (00:16:17)
Our final episode in this series, "'Excluded and undermined': Female MPs targeted" looks at the threats and harassment against women lawmakers who as well as the reprisals faced by their male counterparts, are also targeted with campaigns of sexist vilification. In this episode, we'll be interviewing Pannika Wanich, a former Thai MP for the Future Forward Party, Senator Risa Hontiveros, as well as Brigitte Fillion, from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). "When I entered politics boldly and...