ASEAN SOGIE Caucus
Inclusive and diverse ASEAN
ASEAN SOGIE Caucus
Inclusive and diverse ASEAN
Inclusive and diverse ASEAN
Inclusive and diverse ASEAN
In a significant stride towards inclusivity and equal rights, Thailand the ASEAN member state has taken a momentous step to grant marriage equality. The bill was approved today June 18, 2024 in its last reading by 130 out of 152 Senate members present, with 4 voting against and 18 abstentions. Next, the bill requires formal approval from the King and subsequent publication in the Government. Once published, the law will come into effect in 120 days.
Exciting News! ASEAN SOGIE Caucus is thrilled to announce the official release of "ASEAN Queer Imaginings Vol.2"!
Since 2022, the Program on Alternative Development (AltDev) of the University of the Philippines Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS) has been working with its regional research partner, the ASEAN SOGIE Caucus (ASC), in organizing key activities for the Philippine implementation of the project Forging Intersectional Feminist Futures (FIFF). ASC is a regional organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ) individuals and groups in Southeast Asia. It led the FIFF program implementation in the Philippines. ASC is also a Steering Committee Member of the Movement for Alternatives and Solidarity in Southeast Asia (MASSA).
Brussels, Belgium, 3 October 2023
On behalf of the 38 civil society organisations (CSOs) that actively participated in the 3rd European Union (EU)-Southeast Asia CSOs Forum convened in Brussels, Belgium, on 2 October 2023, in anticipation of the 5th EU-ASEAN Policy Dialogue on Human Rights, we extend our sincere appreciation to the EU and ASEAN delegations for providing a platform for constructive dialogues with civil society representatives.
We, the Southeast Asian people from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste and Vietnam, stand in resolute solidarity with the diverse people of Myanmar who are resisting the military junta’s oppression.
We, the undersigned civil organizations, write to you on the occasion of the candidacy of Indonesia for membership in the United Nations Human Rights Council for the period of 2024 to 2026.
Pursuant to UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/60/251, when electing members of the Human Rights Council (the Council), Member States take into account the contribution of candidates to the promotion and protection of human rights as well as their voluntary pledges and commitments made thereto (Operative Paragraph 8). The well-established practice for candidate States to submit voluntary human rights pledges in advance of Council elections is intended to assist in the election of States that are firmly committed to human rights.
On March 21, 2023, through the official website of the UN Human Rights Agency (OHCHR), the Government of Indonesia (GoI) provided the adoption of its 269 recommendations received from the (UPR) 4th Cycle on November 9, 2022 at the Palais De Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. Based on a set of recommendations received, 55 recommendations were rejected through noted status, 5 recommendations were partially supported while 210 recommendations were given supported status.
This joint submission to the CEDAW Committee for their general discussion on equal and inclusive representation of women in decision-making was prepared by the Forging Intersectional Feminist Futures (FIFF) consortium.
The joint submission aims to highlight the multidimensional barriers that marginalised groups of women face in their access to equal and inclusive representation in decision-making systems, and provide substantive recommendations in response to these barriers.
Inclusive and diverse ASEAN
Legally Registered in the Philippines as Southeast Asia Sexual Orientation,
Gender Identity and Expression Caucus (ASC), Inc. The organization is in
Special Consultative Status with the UN ECOSOC since 2021.
Quezon City, Philippines
Email: communications@aseansogiecaucus.org
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