RIGHTS OF THE CHILD: The recording of the first webinar of the year Advancing Children's Rights via the UN Reporting Mechanism - The Role of the UN and Children's Commissioners is now available  WATCH HERE The next webinar Refugee and Asylum-seeking Children: Australia’s Obligations under International Law is on 5th May 4pm AEST. Registration information to follow.

DIPLOMATIC OUTREACH FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS: Applications are open for a new DTP program building capacity to reach out to diplomats for support for human rights and the rights of Indigenous peoples (in partnership with AIPP). The program will run May-June 2022. Applications close 25 April FIND OUT MORE

ADVOCACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN MYANMAR A CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM FOR THE DIASPORA: READ THE PROGRAM SUMMARY The program continues with specialist session and Phase II will begin in June. READ MORE on the MYANMAR HUMAN RIGHTS CRISIS HERE

COMING SOON: New capacity building program on submitting cases to the UN Human Rights Special Procedures – with PIANGO, Australian Lawyers for Human Rights and OHCHR-ROP. Details to follow.

INDONESIA HUMAN RIGHTS LEADERSHIP TO INFLUENCE POLICY: Held with 25 Indonesian human rights advocates from CSOs and NHRIs READ THE SUMMARY REPORT

Professor Dandan is a much loved and valued DTP trainer. She has been sharing her knowledge and expertise through DTP’s courses for nearly 20 years, providing guidance and encouragement to human rights defenders. Former Chairperson of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and UN Independent Expert on International Solidarity, Professor Dandan is one of the regions leading human rights experts and practitioners.

“The DTP training program has been one of the most consistent and sustainable that I have participated in… it makes a truly long-lasting impact on the participants.”

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THAILAND Fortify Rights calls on government to drop NGO law that would violate fundamental freedoms guaranteed under international human rights law READ MORE

BANGLADESH Bangladesh ratifies the ILO’s minimum age convention 138, setting 14 years as minimum age for employment READ MORE

INDIA Ongoing arbitrary detention of prominent Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez READ MORE

AUSTRALIA NGOs call for new Magnitsky Act to be used for first time on visiting Sri Lankan General Jagath Jayasuriya for his role in atrocities in Sri Lanka READ MORE

CAMBODIA Cambodia slammed in the Concluding Observations of the UN Human Rights Committee in response to the government’s 3rd report on the situation of civil and political rights READ MORE

AUSTRALIA DTP Board member Justine Nolan, Director of the Australian Human Rights Institute comments on concerns raised about the independence of the Australian Human Rights Commission from global watchdog LISTEN HERE

Ian Fry appointed as first UN Special Rapporteur on climate change and human rights READ MORE

Pichamon Yeophantong appointed new member from Asia-Pacific States to UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights READ MORE

The theme of the 25 April-6 May UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is “Indigenous peoples, business, autonomy and the human rights principles of due diligence including free, prior and informed consent” READ MORE

The UN General Assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council, with a two-thirds majority of those voting, minus abstentions READ MORE