Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism

30/03/2026

02/01/2026

Episode 7: Business, Environment and Human Rights in ASEAN — Now streaming on ASEAN Peoples Speak Spotify and Working Group YouTube Channel.

In the final episode of ASEAN Peoples Speak, we sit down with Dr. Unang Mulkhan, a leading expert in human rights due diligence and sustainable business practices. Drawing from years of research and advisory work across Southeast Asia, he unpacks the region’s digital landscape, corporate responsibility, and pathways toward more rights-based development.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/70tU89IcfFNv7atnslqfWy?si=1fkmnPDORT2B0xmv8xNrDQ

YouTube: https://youtu.be/78MqzgAc1uU

23/12/2025

Behind the screens and scams lies a hidden system of exploitation.
This Christmas Day, Episode 6: Scam Factories and Slavery in ASEAN dives into the rise of cyber-scam compounds—and why they represent a new form of human trafficking and forced labor.
🎧 Featuring our first guest this season, Ms. Abigail Mae Guevara, human rights and migrant rights advocate.
📆 December 25 | 7:00 PM (GMT+8)

18/12/2025

🎙️ Episode 5 — Earthquakes, Aid, and Rights

Join us as we explore ASEAN’s capacity to respond to earthquakes and climate disasters with Thunpicha “Thun” Greigarn, Climate & Mobility Program Manager at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, specializing in rights-based climate governance in Southeast Asia.

📅 December 19 | 7:00 PM (GMT+8)

12/12/2025

Now Streaming on YouTube: Ep 4 | Migration, Statelessness, and Refugee Rights

Join us and researcher–activist Nicole Fong as we explore what it means to live without papers, protection, or a place to call home—and the resilience of communities fighting for dignity. Their stories deserve to be heard. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠

Join us and researcher–activist Nicole Fong as we explore what it means to live without papers, protection, or a place to call home—and the resilience of com...

11/12/2025

This Friday, December 12 at 7:00 p.m. GMT+8, Episode 4 of ASEAN Peoples Speak Season 5 goes live.

Join us and researcher–activist Nicole Fong as we explore what it means to live without papers, protection, or a place to call home—and the resilience of communities fighting for dignity. Their stories deserve to be heard.

05/12/2025

Now Streaming: Ep. 3 | War Without End? Myanmar’s Civil War and ASEAN’s Dilemma

Join us and Debbie Stothard—founder of ALTSEAN-Burma, longtime media and human rights practitioner, and former FIDH Secretary-General—as we unpack Myanmar’s conflict and ASEAN’s response.

https://youtu.be/3G61IlbRs90?si=soreW0FGpyncyISj

03/12/2025

🎙️ Episode 3 drops this Friday, December 5 at 7:00 PM GMT+8!

Episode Title: War Without End? Myanmar’s Civil War and ASEAN’s Dilemma

Join us and Debbie Stothard—founder of ALTSEAN-Burma, longtime media and human rights practitioner, and former FIDH Secretary-General—as we unpack Myanmar’s conflict and ASEAN’s response.

28/11/2025

Episode 2: Human Side of ASEAN’s Trade Battle now streaming on YouTube and Spotify

How are the 2025 U.S. tariff hikes shaking up ASEAN—and what does it mean for the real people behind the statistics?We’re joined by Sonny Africa, Executive D...

26/11/2025

Get ready for Episode 2 – Human Side of ASEAN’s Trade Battles! How will the 2025 U.S. tariff hikes hit ASEAN—and the people behind the numbers? Executive Director of IBON Foundation Sonny Africa joins us to break down the real human impact of shifting global trade.

Watch out for Episode 2 this Friday at 7:00 PM GMT+8!

23/11/2025

Prorights Foundation (Thai National Working Group), together with the Surin Pitsuwan Foundation and the Nelson Mandela Center of Chulalongkorn University, invites you to join the webinar titled “A Collective Voice of Peace: Calls for Peaceful Settlement of Dispute(s) in ASEAN)” on 24 November, from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM (BKK time) via Zoom.

Join the Webinar
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87377519414?pwd=puEbOd4p6B7LSHjMwa45FMhZeS9uf7.1

Meeting ID: 873 7751 9414
Passcode: 903978