Workshop on Indigenous Human Rights
June 17 to 23
Alice Spring, NT, Australia
Deadline of Application: March 30The HR Workshop will be hosted by Australia SCM. We hope to gather between 35 participants, with 10 coming from SCMs in the other Asia Pacific countries and majority from Australia SCM. The workshop is organized in two parts, the first part focuses on Indigenous Human Rights, and the second in Climate Change and its effect on people. The first part will identify what indigenous human rights are and why Christians should be involved, particularly in the area of education and advocacy. It will then look at the context of Australia, looking at the history and contemporary situation in relation to Indigenous Human Rights, this will be done in the format of story-telling and listening. Participants will identify how these stories resonate with their own context and identify what HR abuses are occurring. The workshop will provide education on the issues facing indigenous Australians and advocacy tools for participants to utilise in returning home. The workshop will be structured around prayer and worship. It will be an important element of the workshop for participants to learn about Indigenous Australian culture and belief systems.
The second half of the workshop will focus on climate change and the devastating effects it is having on human rights in the Pacific. Climate change has a significant impact on the rights of indigenous people in the Pacific, already many people have been displaced and lost homes and livelihoods because of climate change. If climate change is not acted upon this displacement will continue and worsen. The workshop will give a brief introduction to the science and politics of climate change. It will then address the human rights issues that climate change poses, such as those that stem from loss of land/shelter, inability to produce food or continue livelihoods and the destruction of natural ecosystems (which support communities).
Dhaka, Bangladesh
July 13 to 18, 2009Countries in South Asia have recently been highlighted in the global arena due to the conflict and violent situations in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. The ethnic conflicts, civil wars, communal and political violence have rendered the region in an unstable situation, where almost daily occurrences of bombings, violent assaults have dominated the global media reportage. Sri Lanka continues to suffer from a 25year old ethnic conflict and has recently reached the climax when rebel controlled areas were captured by Sri Lanka’s government military forces. The building-up of US forces in the borders of Afghanistan and Pakistan and the terrorist attacks within these two countries further indicate a long drawn strategy of violent military offensive to end the conflict. India has recently reeled from similar violent incidents brought about by intolerance, extremism and politization of religion, threatening peace and stability in this democratic stronghold. [read on]
- CWM Global Consultation on “Combating Human Trafficking”
- WSCF AP Human Rights Defenders Training Workshop
“Militarism, Conflict, and Dialogue”
WSCF AP’s HRSP continues to be one of its strongest program enabling Christian students to contribute in the effort to protect and respect the dignity and human rights of all people. Specifically, the program aims to provide the SCMs in the Asia-Pacific regions with Human Right education to enhance their participation towards human rights and peace advocacy, gender justice work and strengthen their capacity to respond to human rights solidarity work.
In 2008, efforts were focused in strengthening the mechanism of planning, monitoring, coordination or HR advocacy work at the regional level through the HR Committee, deepening awareness and participation in the issue of Migrants Rights, and participation in HR and Justice and Peace campaigns in the region. [read on]
October 28-30, 2008
Manila, PhilippinesThe International Assembly of Migrants and Refugees (IAMR) was held on 28th-30th October at the Bay view Hotel, Manila. Around 180 delegates from different parts of the world attended the assembly. The theme of the International Assembly was – “Migrants Challenge to the GFMD: End poverty, ensure jobs at home, stop forced migration! Uphold and Protect the rights of Migrants and Refugees! The 3 days assembly consisted of presentations by activists, workshops on the issue of migration from different NGOs/Civil societies and students movement, plenary, speak out by the migrants, protest/rally. The IAMR was a platform for the activists, advocates, migrants and the like minded groups who are working for and with the migrants to oppose and stop forced migration. [read on]
WSCF AP Women Join Actions and Forums in IAMR against GFMD
October 28-31, 2008
Manila, PhilippinesMANILA, PHILIPPINES – WSCF AP women joined fellow youth, migrants and migrant advocates all over the world in actions and discussions at the International Assembly of Migrants and Refugees (IAMR) on October 28-31, 2008.
The IAMR, held as alternative to the 2nd Global Forum on Migration and Development, criticized the latter’s neo-liberal framework of liberalization, deregulation and privatization, exploiting the desperation of the poor peoples of the world to move out of their countries for economic survival. It is spearheaded by the newly formed grassroots migrant organization International Migrants Alliance (IMA). [read on]
WSCF AP Sub Regional Women’s Program delegates
participate in women’s march against GFMD.
June 2-10, 2008
Bogor, Jawa Barat, IndonesiaThe WSCF AP Human Rights Workshop on the theme, ‘Youth, Migration and Human Trafficking’ was held from 2-10 of June 2008 in Bogor, Jawa Barat, Indonesia hosted by SCM Indonesia (GMKI). It gathered together 30 young people who are Human Rights officers or Coordinators of the SCMs in Asia-Pacific to learn and share about the social, cultural, gendered, political, religious and economic problems concerning ‘forced’ migration and human trafficking. [read on]
Workshop Statement:
“Let My People Go!” (Exodus 7:16)
Justice to Migrants and Trafficked People
June 2-10, 2008
Bogor, Jawa Barat, IndonesiaWe the 30 participants* of the WSCF AP Human Rights Workshop on the theme, ‘Youth, Migration and Human Trafficking’ held from 2-10 of June 2008 in Bogor, Jawa Barat, Indonesia, gathered together to learn and share about the social, cultural, gendered, political, religious and economic problems concerning ‘forced’ migration and human trafficking. The workshop enabled us to deepen our analysis of the problems experienced by people who are ‘forced’ as migrant workers or victims of human trafficking, draw parallel stories from the Bible and reflect upon our role as Christian youth in responding to the problem of Migrations and Trafficking. [read on]
February 21 to 26, 2008
Bangkok, ThailandThe first face-to-face meeting of the WSCF AP Human Rights Committee was held from February 21 to 26, 2008 at the Student Christian Center (SCC) in Bangkok, Thailand. It had the following objectives: [read on]
- 2nd Human Rights Working Group (PWG) Meeting
- WSCF AP Human Rights Committee Meeting
- WSCF AP Regional Human Rights Program
- Human Rights Internship Program on Trafficking, Migration in 2008
- WSCF AP Human Rights Defender’s Workshop for Students
- International Solidarity Mission (ISM)
- WSCF Inter-regional program on Migration
- Human Rights Intern on issue of Migration
The liberalization of economy in Asia-Pacific region, otherwise known as globalization has greatly affected the educational systems of countries in this region. Education continues to be integrated into the “globalized system”, re-orienting it into a mere tool for economic development, thus, making it more commercialized and privatized. Since the market and profit oriented ideology has driven out other competing alternatives or academic subjects from the curriculum of education, one of the important roles of education as an indispensable tool in developing peace, justice and human rights has been endangered. It is important to affirm first of all that the goal of education is life, the sustenance and continuation of life in its fullness. [read on]
Transformation of Ethnic Conflict and the
Role of Ecumenical Movements in Sri LankaSri Lanka, once called Paradise on Earth and the Pearl of the Indian Ocean, now is more often called the Island of Death. Nearly twenty years of tragic conflict between the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) have claimed more than 60,000 lives and displaced some 800,000 innocent Sri Lankans. War has become the life of the island. [read on]
In 2003, the WSCF AP sent 3 Human Rights and Peace interns to selected NGOs in the region to provide a venue for the leaders of SCMs to enhance their commitment towards human rights and peace work. The followings are some words from those 3 interns. [read on]
October 18 to 25, 2001
Taipei, TaiwanWSCF AP initiated an “Ecological Concerns Workshop” as a response to the rapid destruction of eco-system in our region. This workshop aims to enable the WSCF AP constituency to become more aware of the environmental issues affecting the world and particularly the Asian region in order to respond appropriately with a vision and action plan towards a more environmentally sound and sustainable community. [read on]
September 17 to 23, 2001
Dhaka, BangladeshResponding to the religious conflict and intolerance that bring about gross human rights violations, the WSCF Asia-Pacific region initiated the Human Rights and Solidarity Workshop 2001 under the theme “Human Rights and Religion”. This workshop was organized in Dhaka, Bangladesh on September 17-23, 2001. The participants came from seven member SCMs from South Asia and South East Asia. A total of thirteen participants were present in the activity. Three of the delegates were from Bangladesh; others from India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand. [read on]
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