The Universal Periodic Review of Southeast Asia (eBook)

Civil Society Perspectives

James Gomez, Robin Ramcharan (Herausgeber)

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2017 | 1st ed. 2018
XXV, 229 Seiten
Springer Singapore (Verlag)
978-981-10-6226-1 (ISBN)

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The research presented in this book provides a stakeholder analysis of human rights protection at a time when the region appears to be regressing into an insidious and deep authoritarianism. As political space shrinks in Southeast Asia, the book provides an insight into how civil society engaged with the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council during the first (2008-2011) and second (2012-2016) cycles. Through evidence-based research, the authors in this volume identify gaps in human rights reporting and advocacy during the UPR, notably on civil and political issues such as the right to life, freedom of expression, freedom of religion and belief, extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detention and claims for greater autonomy. In short, The Universal Periodic Review of Southeast Asia: Civil Society Perspectives, highlights the need for more engagement on civil and political issues during the third cycle of the UPR in 2017-2020. Failing this, the UPR process risks being reduced to a platform where civil society only engages on issues that States are willing to cooperate on. If this is the case, Southeast Asia's democratic transition will suffer a long term set back.

James Gomez is a researcher and human rights advocate with over 25 years of international experience working for international NGOs, intergovernmental organizations, public and private universities, research institutes and think-tanks. He is presently Regional Director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific with Amnesty International. He co-founded Asia Centre and served as it's first Executive-Director.

 

Robin Ramcharan is a Professor of International Relations specializing in human rights and security issues in Southeast Asia.  He lectures at Thammasat University and Webster University in Thailand. He has previously worked in international development cooperation at the World Intellectual Property Organization.  He is a co-founder of the Asia Centre and presently serves as its Executive-Director.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Introduction - The Universal Periodic Review of Southeast Asia: A Regional MappingPart 1Chapter 2: Addressing Human Rights Protection Gaps: Can the Universal Periodic Review Process Live up to its Promise?Chapter 3: Universal Periodic Review on South East Asia Norm Building in Transition: A Hermeneutic ApproachPART II:Chapter 4: The Abolition of the Death Penalty in Southeast Asia: The Arduous March ForwardChapter 5: LGBTIQ Rights in Southeast Asia: Implementing Recommendations from the Universal Periodic ReviewChapter 6: Singapore’s Universal Periodic Review: Civil Society Trends and ThemesPART III:Chapter 7: The Universal Periodic Review of Timor-Leste: Achieving Justice for Past Human Rights Abuses Under Indonesian RuleChapter 8: Freedom of Religion and Belief in Indonesia: Raising Awareness through Universal Periodic ReviewChapter 9: Non-Confrontational Human Rights Advocacy: Experiences from the UPR Process in MyanmarPART VI:Chapter 10: Can NHRIs Bridge the Implementation Gap? Assessing SUHAKAM’s Effectiveness in Malaysia’s Universal Periodic ReviewChapter 11: The UPR and Its Impact on the Protection Role of AICHR in Southeast Asia Chapter 12: Conclusion: Southeast Asia’s Third UPR Cycle: Moving from Process to Implementation 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.11.2017
• Zusatzinfo: XXV, 229 p. 7 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Singapore
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: AICHR • ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights • Civil Society and Human Rights • Civil Society in Southeast Asia • Death Penalty in Southeast Asia • Freedom of Religion in Southeast Asia • Human Rights Council • Human Rights in Southeast Asia • Human Rights Protection • National Human Rights Institution • Southeast Asia • United Nations • Universal Periodic Review
• ISBN-10: 981-10-6226-9 / 9811062269
• ISBN-13: 978-981-10-6226-1 / 9789811062261