The Universal Periodic Review Of Southeast Asia: Civil Society Perspectives
by Robin Ramcharan /
2017 / English / PDF
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The research presented in this book provides a stakeholder analysis
of human rights protection at a time when the region appears to be
regressing into an insidious and deep authoritarianism. As
political space shrinks in Southeast Asia, the book provides an
insight into how civil society engaged with the Universal Periodic
Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council during the
first (2008-2011) and second (2012-2016) cycles. Through
evidence-based research, the authors in this volume identify gaps
in human rights reporting and advocacy during the UPR, notably on
civil and political issues such as the right to life, freedom of
expression, freedom of religion and belief, extrajudicial killings,
arbitrary detention and claims for greater autonomy. In short,
The research presented in this book provides a stakeholder analysis
of human rights protection at a time when the region appears to be
regressing into an insidious and deep authoritarianism. As
political space shrinks in Southeast Asia, the book provides an
insight into how civil society engaged with the Universal Periodic
Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council during the
first (2008-2011) and second (2012-2016) cycles. Through
evidence-based research, the authors in this volume identify gaps
in human rights reporting and advocacy during the UPR, notably on
civil and political issues such as the right to life, freedom of
expression, freedom of religion and belief, extrajudicial killings,
arbitrary detention and claims for greater autonomy. In short,The Universal Periodic Review of Southeast Asia: Civil Society
Perspectives
The Universal Periodic Review of Southeast Asia: Civil Society
Perspectives, highlights the need for more engagement on civil
and political issues during the third cycle of the UPR in
2017-2020. Failing this, the UPR process risks being reduced to a
platform where civil society only engages on issues that States are
willing to cooperate on. If this is the case, Southeast Asia's
democratic transition will suffer a long term set back.
, highlights the need for more engagement on civil
and political issues during the third cycle of the UPR in
2017-2020. Failing this, the UPR process risks being reduced to a
platform where civil society only engages on issues that States are
willing to cooperate on. If this is the case, Southeast Asia's
democratic transition will suffer a long term set back.