Overview
- First regional appraisal of the UPR in Southeast Asia
- Identifies gaps in human rights reporting and advocacy during the UPR
- Highlights the need for more civil society engagement on civil and political issues during the third cycle of the UPR in 2017-2020
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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 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 UPRprocess 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.
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Keywords
- ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights
- AICHR
- Civil Society in Southeast Asia
- Civil Society and Human Rights
- Death Penalty in Southeast Asia
- Freedom of Religion in Southeast Asia
- Human Rights in Southeast Asia
- Human Rights Council
- Human Rights Protection
- National Human Rights Institution
- Southeast Asia
- Universal Periodic Review
- United Nations
Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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National Perspectives
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The UPR and Regional Mechanisms
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Back Matter
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
James Gomez is a researcher and human rights advocate with over 25 years of international experience working for international NGOs, intergovernmental organizations, public and private universities, research institutes and think-tanks. He is presently Regional Director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific with Amnesty International. He co-founded Asia Centre and served as it's first Executive-Director.
Robin Ramcharan is a Professor of International Relations specializing in human rights and security issues in Southeast Asia. He lectures at Thammasat University and Webster University in Thailand. He has previously worked in international development cooperation at the World Intellectual Property Organization. He is a co-founder of the Asia Centre and presently serves as its Executive-Director.
Robin Ramcharan is a Professor of International Relations specializing in human rights and security issues in Southeast Asia. He lectures at Thammasat University and Webster University in Thailand. He has previously worked in international development cooperation at the World Intellectual Property Organization. He is a co-founder of the Asia Centre and presently serves as its Executive-Director.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Universal Periodic Review of Southeast Asia
Book Subtitle: Civil Society Perspectives
Editors: James Gomez, Robin Ramcharan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6226-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Asia Centre 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-6225-4Published: 27 November 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4832-7Published: 26 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-6226-1Published: 14 November 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 229
Number of Illustrations: 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Asian Politics, Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights, Human Rights, International Organization