RIGHTS OF THE CHILD: The next CRC webinar on SDGs and Budgeting for Children’s Rights will be with Holly Doel-Mackaway and Claire Fenton-Glynn and Holly Doel-Mackaway on Wednesday 26 October REGISTER HERE

UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD IN AUSTRALIA WORKSHOP: The first F2F CRC workshop since 2020 will be in Melbourne, 3-4 November. A Sydney workshop is planned for early December. More information to follow.

30TH ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND PEOPLE'S DIPLOMACY PROGRAM: Rescheduled to early 2023, Bangkok, Thailand – in partnership with Forum-Asia, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact, Migrant Forum in Asia, Pacific Islands Association of NGOs, Mahidol University, HRDF and SHAPE-SEA.

MYANMAR DIASPORA HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY IN ASEAN: To be held in Thailand from November 28th to December 2nd. Applications close TODAY. FIND OUT MORE

MYANMAR DIASPORA HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY IN AUSTRALIA: New workshop in Perth – November 11-14th. Contact DTP to find out more: [email protected]

DIPLOMATIC OUTREACH FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS: (in partnership with AIPP) Starting in November with participants from Nepal, Philippines, Bangladesh, India, and Malaysia. FIND OUT MORE

Joshua Cooper has been serving as trainer at DTP for over a decade. Joshua teaches at the University of Hawai'i and is currently the Director of the Hawai'i Institute for Human Rights and CEO of the GOOD Group. He teaches on Indigenous peoples rights; UN Human Rights Mechanisms (including the UPR); the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and its Voluntary National Review process; climate change and the Nationally Determined Contribution process; and Business and Human Rights. 

"I love being part of DTP. I will never forget my first training sessions in Canberra and Chiang Mai. DTP brought tightly committed people together and the sense of solidarity in support of human rights was so powerful that I thought it couldn’t be better to share theories and see transformation in action.”

Muhammad Syukron Anshori is the Head of the Media and Information Unit at the Indigenous Peoples' Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN). AMAN works intensively with Indigenous peoples to enable Indigenous communities to have political sovereignty, economic independence and cultural dignity.

"In the DTP training, I learnt how human rights mechanisms work and how we could use diplomacy to negotiate in a political situation... In essence, I have strengthened my understanding of how rights work. I kept all the reading materials and will use those materials in my future work."

For information on our alumni, click here. If you want to get in contact with any of DTP's alumni, please contact the office at [email protected]

MIGRANT FORUM IN ASIA DTP trainer Dr. Chowdhury Abrar in Bangladesh writes on the range of ways the wages of migrant workers are stolen by employers READ MORE

ASIA INDIGENOUS PEOPLES PACT In partnership with UNESCO Bangkok, AIPP conducted a three day workshop for young Indigenous people on telling stories about their campaigns and culture READ MORE

BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS RESOURCE CENTRE Multi-stakeholder statement calling for human rights to be put at the centre of climate action at COP27 READ MORE

FORUM-ASIA Calls on Philippine Government to release former senator Leila de Lima held in prison since 2017 and to dismiss trumped up charges READ MORE

PAKISTAN Ali Palh participated and spoke at a forum to discuss steps needed to protect the human rights of people affected by the floods READ MORE

MYANMAR/AUSTRALIA Australia Human Rights Institute condemns the sentencing of Professor Sean Turnell in a closed and manifestly unfair trial READ MORE

MALAYSIA Fortify Rights calls on the Malaysian government to prosecute those involved in trafficking of Rohingyas and the cover up of killings in Wang Kelian READ THE STATEMENT

THAILAND Manushya Foundation reports that internet freedom in Thailand remains under threat READ MORE

Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development 31 October - 2 November will include an interactive dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples READ MORE

2022 Social Forum will focus on water for human rights and sustainable development 3-4 November READ MORE