DTP CHILD RIGHTS AND THE NEW GENERAL COMMENT 26 WEBINAR SERIES: Next webinar - Children's Rights and Climate Change: Australia and the Pacific, tomorrow 12 December at 1pm AEDT. Speakers include Justice Vui Clarence Nelson, Vice-Chair of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and Tamara Logan, Save the Children. REGISTER HERE Catch up on the 28 November webinar Children's Rights and Climate Change: The Obligations of Governments WATCH HERE
ASIA DEMOCRACY ASSEMBLY: AIPP and DTP hosted a session on Recognising Indigenous Peoples, Building Democratic Resilience in Asia.
AIPP-DTP 2023 REGIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER EXCHANGE PROGRAM: 48 participants from nine countries gathered in Nepal from 3-7 September 2023. Topics discussed included the shared challenges around issues of land grabbing, and the denial of recognition of identity, cultures, and traditional knowledge. READ MORE
31st ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND PEOPLES' DIPLOMACY TRAINING PROGRAM: This program ran from 21 August-1 September in Timor-Leste. The 24 participants, from 10 countries, had sessions on the UN system and mechanisms, the rights of women, LGBTQI+, children and disability, video advocacy and had the chance to hear from activists working on the ground both in the region and in Timor-Leste. READ THE REPORT
UDHR @ 75: DTP ASIAN ALUMNI WORKSHOP/TRAINING - 26-27 JUNE 2023: DTP’s first workshop with DTP alumni in Asia took place in Bangkok from 26-27 June, with 28 alumni from 10 countries and DTP partners, Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) and Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP). FORUM-ASIA was also well represented by its Chair (Jerald Joseph) and Executive Director (Aileen Balcaso), both DTP alumni. READ MORE Thanks to alumnus Rafeek Ravuther for documenting the event. WATCH THE VIDEO
UDHR @ 75: DTP PACIFIC ALUMNI WORKSHOP/TRAINING - 8-9 JUNE 2023: DTP alumni from Fiji, Papua New Guinea/Bougainville, Solomon Islands and Tonga gathered in Nadi, Fiji to reflect on DTP’s contribution to human rights movements, discuss the current context and priority needs for human rights movements, and building DTP’s alumni networks. READ THE REPORT
DTP ALUMNI - NETWORKING SURVEY: DTP surveyed its alumni from 1990–2023 on networking. A big thanks to the 250 plus alumni who responded. READ THE REPORT |