Year: 2022

The 3rd annual LAWASIA Human Rights Conference was successfully held on the 20th of August 2022, on the theme of ‘Human Rights in Times of War and Conflict’. The conference, which was jointly organised by the LAWASIA Human Rights Committee and the Malaysian Bar, featured a range of diverse and

by Dr Holly Doel-Mackaway On 31 March 2022 the LAWASIA Human Rights Committee’s Webinar ‘Children and young people’s human rights in today’s world’ was attended by over 130 people from 26 different countries. The webinar examined the key children’s rights challenges facing the world and the Asia-Pacific region and discussed

How to Save a Bustard 29 April 2022 Authors: Ria Singh Sawhney, Secretary, LAWASIA Human Rights Committee & Sugandha Yadav, Publications Officer, LAWASIA Human Rights Committee An unlikely creature is being painted as the enemy of India’s climate change goals: the Great Indian Bustard. This prehistoric bird is the largest

Colonial-era law that criminalises sexual conduct between consenting adult men remains intact following recent Singapore Court of Appeal decision Author: Rebecca Preston, Secretary, LAWASIA Human Rights Committee In the recent decision of Tan Seng Kee v Attorney-General and other appeals [2022] SGCA 16, the Singapore Court of Appeal (the Court) dismissed an appeal