Mother's Day celebration

Cambodian Young Women Activist on ASEAN (CYWA) will held Mother's Day event to to remind for mother's grateful, How hard of mother has, show our respect to mother. especially it's our opportunity to show our respect to our mother. This event will held On 12th May 2013 in SILAKA organization. To register please contact Ms. Rachana, Tel: 070 365 423 and Ms. Serey Rath, Tel: 097 696 8672/ 016 713 472.
Thank You so much.
CYWA Member.

Leading By Example: Interview with Mrs. Thida Khus, SILAKA Executive Director and CWC Representative

The very talented inspiring young journelist, Miss. Kim Kotara, a junior student at the Department of Media and Communication, RUPP recently interviewed, Thida Khus, Executive Director of SILAKA, and Cambodia Womens Caucus Representative on Cambodian Women Activist Activities and the Women's Right Movement in Cambodia today. Thank you, Kim for sharing your insightful article and we are glad to have you as a member of the CWYA Network, supporter and collaborter in advancing the Cambodian women's rights movement!!

ការចូលរួមរបស់ស្រ្តីក្នុងកិច្ចការអាស៊ាន

 

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បុរស​ ​និង​ស្រ្តី​ត្រូវ​បាន​ចាត់​ទុក​ថា​ជា​កត្តា​ពីរ​ដ៏សំខាន់​ដែល​មិន​អាច​ខ្វះបាន​ ​ក្នុង​ការអភិវឌ្ឍន៍​ទាំង​គ្រប់​វិស័យ​ក្នុង​ប្រទេស​នីមួយៗ​ ​មិន​ថា​ប្រទេស​កំពុង​អភិវឌ្ឍ​ ​ឬ​ប្រទេស​អភិវឌ្ឍ​ឡើយ ​ហើយ​ស្រ្តី​នៅ​កម្ពុជា​​ក៏​បាន​បញ្ជ្រាប​ខ្លួន​ទៅ​ក្នុង​កិច្ចការ​ជា​ច្រើន ​ពិសេសគឺ​អាស៊ាន​​។ ​ជាក់ស្តែង…

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102nd International Day WLSN Solidarity March a success!

We are all very proud of all those who supported and made the 102nd International Day WLSN Solidarity March a success! CYWEN, CYWA, and other young activists joined network supporters and other womens rights organizations during a march around Wat Phnom on 8th of March 2013. Kotara Kim was kind enough to share this insightful article marking the close to another successful collaborative event! Original post taken from myvillage.com.kh.

Thank you!

 

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លរួមទាំងអស់គ្នាដើម្បីបញ្ឈប់អំពើរហិង្សាលើស្រ្តី

 

ចូលរួមទាំងអស់គ្នាដើម្បីបញ្ឈប់អំពើរហិង្សាលើស្រ្តី

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“សិទ្ធិស្មើគ្នា ឱកាសស្មើគ្នា ដើម្បីពន្លឿនការអភិវឌ្ឍ” គឺជាសម្លេងស្រែករបស់យុវជន និងយុវតីមួយក្រុមស្ថិតនៅក្នុងអាវយឺតពណ៌ទឹកក្រូចដើរជាក្បួនដោយដៃមានកាន់នូវបណ្តាធំៗ នៅតាមដងវិថី ជុំវិញរមណីយដ្ឋានវត្តភ្នំ។

2nd and Final day of the Regional Writing Workshop on ACSC/APF Follow-Up Mechanisms hosted by Human Rights Working Group (HRWG)

During the second day of the Regional Writing Workshop on ACSC/APF Follow-Up Mechanisms hosted by Human Rights Working Group (HRWG), the participants met with the Ambassador Ngurah Swajara, Indonesian Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR) in the afternoon. to present the ASEAN TOR of the CPR mandate all the 10 CPR to do community building in which we can approach any one of the CPR for our national issues. It was encouraging that Amb. Ngurah was receptive and invited continued interaction with him. During the meeting the Ambassador urged all regional Civil Society Organizations (CSO) to register with ASEAN.

Subsequently the workshop came to a successful closure on the afternoon of 5th March 2013 and we are pleased to inform you of the very fruitful results. All the participants put a great deal of effort and were able to successfully draft the zero draft. Most importantly, as a result of much deliberation, we are happy to report that the '"Youth Agenda'" being an emerging segment of ASEAN society has been added as one of the focus' that will coincide with the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) three pillars of the political-security, economic and cultural – social Communities.

Workshop on the ACSC/APF Followup Mechanism

On the from the 3rd -4th March 2013, Human Right Working Group (HRWG) hosted the Regional Writing Workshop on the ACSC/APF Followup Mechanism in Jakarta, Indonesia. The participants represented from the 9 ASEAN countries and various regional groups including Cambodian Women Caucus representative Mrs. Thida Khus and Ms. Seng Reasey. 

 During the discussions, there were deliberating Term of Reference for the follow-up mechanism to monitor the ACSC/APF 2012 recommendations taken to ASEAN 

The working group will finalize the zero draft of the TOR and will present it to the ACSC/APF in Brune Darussalam in April 2013 i. There will also be engaged with Indonesia CPR to bounce our ideas and to making our mechanism workable and accepted by ASEAN.

The first day morning of Regional Writing Workshop on ACSC/APF Follow-Up Mechanisms in Jakarta was off to a great start with the opening remarks from Thida Khus, Executive Director of SILAKA . 

Concept Note for Regional Write Workshop on the ACSC/APF Followup Mechanism

The Appointment of New Representatives of Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam and the Re-appointment of Representatives to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR)

Posted on: 13 February, 2013, http://aichr.org/news/the-appointment-of-new-representatives-of-lao-pdr-thailand-and-viet-nam-and-the-re-appointment-of-representatives-to-the-asean-intergovernmental-commission-on-human-rights-aichr/ 

Pursuant to Article 5.2 of the Term of Reference (TOR) of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) – which states that “Each Member State shall appoint a Representative to the AICHR who shall be accountable to the appointing Government” – the governments of three ASEAN Member States have recently announced the appointment of their new respective Representatives to the AICHR for the term 2013-2015.

H.E. Mr. Phoukhong Sisoulath, formerly the Alternate Representative of Lao PDR, has been officially appointed as the new Representative of Lao PDR to AICHR replacing H.E. Mr. Bounkeut Sangsomsak. Further, H E. Dr. Seree Nonthasoot, a member of the Drafting Group for the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration, has been appointed to replace H.E. Dr. Sriprapha Petcharamesree as the Representative of Thailand. Finally, the government Viet Nam has appointed H.E. Ms. Le Thi Thu as their new Representative to AICHR, succeeding H.E. Amb. Nguyen Duy Hung.

Several AICHR Representatives have also been re-appointed. The Representatives who have been re-appointed are H.E. Pehin Dato’ Dr. Awang Hj. Ahmad bin Hj. Jumat (Chair, Representative of Brunei Darussalam), H.E. Dato’ Sri Dr. Muhammad Shafee Abdullah (Representative of Malaysia), H.E. Amb. Kyaw Tint Swe (Representative of Myanmar), and H.E. Amb. Rosario G. Manalo (Representative of the Philippines). Cambodia is in the process of selecting their Representative to AICHR.

Public Announcement on ACSC/APF 2013 in Brunei Darussalam

On 19th February 2013, It was publicly announced that The Council of Women of Brunei Darussalam (CWBD) with the support of the Civil Society Organisations of Brunei Darussalam will be hosting the ACSC/APF 2013 at LR ASMA Hotel, Jalan Jerudong, Brunei Darussalam from 6-8 April. 

A National Organising Committee was set up in December 2012 to plan and organised the ACSC/APF 2013. 

Attached herewith is the First Public Announcement of the ACSC/APF 2013 for your information and reference.  the two-day agenda for the meeting as soon as it is finalized. 


Downloadable links:
ACSC 2013 First Public Annoucement, (revised)
Registration Form ACSC 2013