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Transnational civil society in Asia

WEBINAR: Transnational interactions among civil society actors in Asia are helping to strengthen common democratic values.

Speaking no truth to power in a time of coup: Myanmar’s Human Rights Commission

  • Dr Jonathan Liljeblad,

Myanmar’s Human Rights Commission has been noticeably silent which raises issues regarding expectations of human rights institutions against regimes inimical to human rights.

The dark side of civil society? How Thailand’s civic networks foster autocracy

  • Dr Janjira Sombatpoonsiri,

Royalist civil society networks operate as repressive forces which reduce democratic space.

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