ADVOCATE by ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights

Oct 10 2024 28 ep. 31 mins 15

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APHR's podcast channel discusses the most important human rights developments across Southeast Asia.

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Navigating Multiculturalism in Malaysia with Cynthia Lorraine Silva and Maria Chin Abdullah

Oct 10 2024 55 mins

Cynthia Lorraine Silva is Community Media Program Officer from Centre for Independent Journalism, Malaysia, and Maria Chin Abdullah is former member of Parliament of Malaysia and APHR member.In this episode, Lola Loveita, APHR consultant for Freedom of Religion or Belief, Cynthia Lorraine Silva, and Maria Chin Abdullah will talk about the situation on harmony and multiculturalism i

Myanmar, Rohingya, and What ASEAN Can Do with U Shwe Maung

Jun 23 2024 81 mins

U Shwe Maung is a Rohingya rights activist and former politician, who served as a member of parliament in Myanmar’s House of Representatives from 2011 to 2016. As well as being a Board Member of APHR, he is also a founding member of the International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief (IPPFoRB) and serves as President of the Arakan Institute for Peace and

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Jun 02 2024 41 mins

Mu Sochua is a former member of the National Assembly of Cambodia. She served from 2008 until 2017, when the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) was dissolved. In addition to her work as vice president of the CNRP she has spent decades working as a human rights advocate, particularly for marginalized groups including migrants, workers, and women. She was minister of Wo

Red Tagging in the Philippines with Arlene Brosas

May 26 2024 36 mins

Arlene Brosas is an educator, child rights activist, and politician. She is also an APHR Board Member and a member of the Gabriela Women’s Party-list. She is also one of the co-authors of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression Equality Bill. Previously, as spokesperson of the Anti-Child Pornography Alliance, along with other activists and civil society organization

Thailand's Current Political Situation with Kunthida Rungruengkiat

May 19 2024 37 mins

Kunthida Rungruengkiat is a Thai academic and a politician. She was previously a member of parliament and the deputy leader of the Future Forward Party. Her policy portfolio includes education reform and early childhood education improvement. After the disbandment of the Future Forward Party by the Constitutional Court, she faces a 10 years ban from contesting in any election. She

Democratic Backsliding in Indonesia with Mercy Barends

May 12 2024 47 mins

Mercy Chriesty Barends is an Indonesian politician who is the current chair of APHR and is a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle or PDI-P. She has served as a Member of Indonesia’s House of Representatives since 2014, where she has been very active on Climate Change issues through her work in The Alliance of Parliamentarian Call for Fossil Free Future, the Globa

The Future of Democracy in Thailand with Kasit Piromya

Apr 21 2024 41 mins

Kasit Piromya is an APHR Board Member, former Thai career diplomat and former People's Alliance for Democracy ("Yellow Shirts") activist. He also served as Foreign Minister of Thailand from 2008 to 2011.In this episode, Karina Tehusijarana, APHR Media Manager, and Kasit Piromya will talk about the future of democracy in Thailand, what’s inside the Thai parliament, the role of Tha

Inside the Parliament of Malaysia with Wong Chen

Apr 07 2024 20 mins

Wong Chen is an APHR Board Member, Malaysian MP and lawyer. He also has served Non-executive Chairman of the Malaysia Debt Ventures Berhad (MDV) since May 2023, Chairman of the International Relations and Trade Parliamentary Select Committee from December 2019 to May 2020 and again since May 2023 as well as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Subang since May 2018.In this episode, Ka

Restricting Diversity Episode 3: How Blasphemy Laws Are Used To Suppress Dissent in Myanmar and Indonesia

Jun 03 2023 19 mins

In the third and final episode of APHR’s latest podcast series, Restricting Diversity, Kyaw Min San, an APHR member from Myanmar, introduces us to the world of Blasphemy Laws and some of the experts who are advocating for reforms that bring clarity to laws and policies and protect the most vulnerable. This episode features guests from Myanmar and Indonesia with extensive backgrou

Restricting Diversity Episode 2: The State of Women's Rights in Malaysia and the Philipppines

May 27 2023 24 mins

In the second episode of APHR’s latest podcast series, Restricting Diversity, Luluk Nur Hamidah, a Member of Parliament from Indonesia and an APHR member, introduces us to experts working on women’s rights and how State laws in Malaysia and the Philippines attempt to suppress their fundamental freedoms. They will address how their communities are impacted by child marriage, ant