Seminar and launch of CPG’s online human rights resources on ‘Human Rights: Global concepts, Challenge and Current Issues in Thailand’

Seminar and launch of CPG’s online human rights resources on ‘Human Rights: Global concepts, Challenge and Current Issues in Thailand’

Date: 4 March 2020 (13.30-17.10 Hrs.)

Venue: Jitti Tingsabahd Room, 1st Floor, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University

Jointly organized by Asian Governance Foundation (AGF)

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Agenda

13:00-13.30                Registration

13:30–13:40                Welcome words

13:40-13:50                Introduction to CPG’s Online Resources on Human Rights

Jan Kliem, German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance

13:50-14:50                What are Human Rights?

Henning Glaser, Director, German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance

Discussant: Prof. Dr. Soraj Hongladarom, Center for Ethics of Science and Technology, Chulalongkorn University

14:50-15:00                 Coffee Break

15:00-16:40                 Current Human Rights Challenges in Thailand and Southeast Asia

Current Challenges for Freedom of Speech
Phil Robertson, Deputy Director, Asia Division, Human Rights Watch

Entrenchment and Effectiveness of Environmental Rights
Assist. Prof. Dr. Naporn Popattanachai, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University

Human Trafficking Trends in Southeast Asia
Jessica Wong Dewangga, Regional Program Officer (Human Trafficking/Migrant Smuggling), UNODC Southeast Asia and the Pacific

Human Rights Protection in the South of Thailand
Assist. Prof. Dr. Srisompob Jitpiromsri, Prince of Songkla University, Director, Deep South Watch

Moderation: Dr. Lasse Schuldt, German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance

16:40-17:00           Q&A and Open Forum

17:00-17:10           Closing Remarks

Report

To be completed

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