Registrations open for APF 13

The 13th Annual Meeting of the Asia Pacific Forum will be held from 28 to 31 July 2008 in Kuala Lumpur, hosted by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia.

Days one and two will include meetings of the Advisory Council of Jurists (ACJ), the Senior Executive Officers and the Forum Council. Days three and four are set aside for the APF conference, which is open to APF members and all registered observers.

Topics for discussion at the conference will include the current ACJ reference examining human rights and corporate social responsibility; engaging effectively with the Universal Periodic Review mechanism; and events and programs to mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

There will also be reports presented from APF members, discussion of regional cooperation between national human rights institutions, as well as presentations from government representatives and non-government organisations.

Registration forms have been distributed to APF member institutions and other interested organisations.

Registrations have now closed for APF 13.

The annual meetings of the APF are one of the largest regular human rights events in the Asia Pacific region.

They bring together APF members and other national human rights institutions, United Nations agencies, national governments, non-government organisations and donor groups in a cooperative setting to discuss some of the critical human rights issues facing the region.

The annual meetings have a strong record in developing practical approaches to promote human rights in the Asia Pacific, such as developing region-wide training and technical co-operation programs and supporting the establishment of new national human rights institutions.

A copy of the Draft Program is available from the Annual Meetings section.