(3 August 2011, Bangkok) The lenient sentences of 12 men who were implicated in a brutal mob attack against members of the Ahmadiyah community in Banten, Indonesia will perpetuate impunity of crimes against religious minorities, warned the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), a regional human rights organization and its member, Imparsial.

(Kathmandu, 27 July 2011) The Second Sub-Regional Workshop on Human Rights Mechanism in South Asia concluded with calls for the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to establish an effective regional human rights mechanism, enhance civil society participation in the SAARC processes, and address regional challenges from the human rights based approach.

The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) today joins the international community in commemorating World Press Freedom Day. Our solidarity on this important date comes in the context of the situations of the countries in Asia where members of the press continue to be under attack.  These attacks on press freedom further undermine the enjoyment of freedom of expression and access to information by the people and hinder the process of democratization in Asia.

(9 February 2011, Bangkok) A regional human rights organization condemned the brutal 6 February attack against members of the Ahmadiyah community in Banten, Indoenesia which killed three members of the said community.