National Human Rights Institutions in Southeast Asia

James Gomez is Regional Director, Asia Centre (Bangkok, Thailand and Johor Bahru, Malaysia) - a not-for-profit organisation that seeks to create human rights impact in the region. Dr.Gomez is a communications and human rights specialist having served in different academic and leadership roles in the last 25 years working for international NGOs, intergovernmental organizations, public and private universities, research institutes and think-tanks. He represents the Centre in media and public speaking engagements and builds relationships with key stakeholders around the world. Robin Ramcharan is Executive Director, Asia Centre, Bangkok, Thailand. He specialises in human rights, intellectual property and security issues in Southeast Asia. Dr. Ramcharan is also Professor of International Relations with an extensive teaching and publications record. He has worked over the past two decades in the not-for profit sector, international organisations, the private sector and in research institutes and think tanks. In Bangkok, Dr. Ramcharan represents the Centre in interaction with external partners and oversees the various research and publication projects.

• 1. National Human Rights Institutions in Southeast Asia: Challenges to the Protection of Human Rights.- 2. National Human Rights Institutions: From Idea to Implementation.- 3. NHRIs in Southeast Asian States: The Necessary Foundation for an Efficient ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR).- 4. National Human Rights Institutions and the United Nations Human Rights Treaty Body System: A Rebuttal to the Sceptics.- 5. Assessing the Effectiveness of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission in the Wider Regional Geo-Political Context.- 6. From Transition to Government Accountability: Opportunities for the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission.- 7. Komnas HAM: Discrepancies between its Mandate and the Indonesian Constitutional Framework.- 8. Strengthening Komnas HAM and Building Synergies with other National State Institutions on Human Rights.- 9. The Protection Capacities of NHRIs in The Philippines,Thailand and Timor Leste.- 10. Advocating for a National Human Rights Institution in Singapore.- 11. Mental Health and Human Rights: The Role of Komnas HAM.- 12. Bridging Gaps and Hopes: Malaysia’s National Human Rights Commission and Rights Related to SOGIESC.- 13. Komnas HAM and the Land Rights of Indigenous Peoples: National Enquiry as a New Mechanism for the Settlement of Disputes.- 14. The Protection Capacities of NHRIs.