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World Movement for Democracy in Asia
-Democracy Networks-This section features several leading democracy networks in the Asia-Pacific region. It includes a brief description of each network, contact information, and a link to its Web site. Additional networks will be featured soon, so please check back often.
Contact: FORUM-ASIA Regional Secretariat
Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) www.forumasia.org/v1/anfrel/ Contact: Mr. Sunai Phasuk 109 Suthisarnwinishai Road, Samsennok Huaykwang, Bangkok 10320 Thailand +662-276-9846 Tel +662-276-2183 Fax anfrel@forumasia.org ANFREL was founded in November 1997 as a special project of FORUM-ASIA (www.forumasia.org). ANFREL aims to contribute to the democratization process by building capacities through training and supporting the monitoring of elections by local groups, and lobbying and disseminating election-related information. ANFREL includes election monitoring groups and human rights organizations in Asia. Primary Activities: Asian Regional Resource Center for Human Rights Education (ARRC) www.arrc-hre.com Contact: Ms. Theresa J. Limpin CPD Court, Room 210, 86/12 Tachadapisek Road Ladyao, Bangkok 10900 Thailand +662-930-6353 Tel +662-512-5685 Fax arrc@ksc.th.com ARRC was established in 1992 as both an institute and a network for human rights education in the Asia-Pacific region. ARRC aims to popularize and institutionalize human rights education in the region and to mobilize people to participate in fostering a society sensitive to human rights and developing a culture of peace, democracy, and justice. Primary Activities: Asia-Pacific Civic Education Network (APCEN) apcen.edfac.usyd.edu.au/ Contact: Prof. Syed Ahmad Hussein School of Social Sciences Universiti Sains Malaysia 11800 Penang, Malaysia +604-657-7888 ext. 3369 Tel +604-657-0918 Fax dean_soc@usm.my The Asia-Pacific Civic Education Network (APCEN) is a network of civic educators within the Asia-Pacific region. Its main purpose is to establish effective communication linkages between groups that seek to promote civic education in their respective countries. Primary Activities: Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) www.apwld.org Contact: Ms. Mary Jane N. Real, Regional Coordinator c/o Santhitham YMCA 3Fl. 11 Sermsuk Road Soi Mengrairasmi Chiang Mai, 50300 Thailand +66-53-404-613 Tel +66-53-404-615 Fax apwld@apwld.org APWLD is an independent, non-profit organization. It is committed to enabling women to use law as an instrument of social change for equality, justice and development. APWLD also aims to promote basic concepts of human rights in the region as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations' Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and other international human rights instruments. Democracy Forum for East Asia www.ned.org/forum/asia/index.html Contact: Dr. Tom Skladony c/o International Forum for Dmocratic Studies 1101 15th Street, NW, Suite 802 Washington, DC 20005 USA +1-202-293-0300 Tel +1-202-293-0258 Fax forum@ned.org The Democracy Forum for East Asia was established as the result of an agreement between South Korean President Kim Dae-jung and former U.S. President Bill Clinton in November 1998 to promote and strengthen democracy in East Asia. The Sejong Institute, a research NGO based in Seoul, South Korea, and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) were designated by their respective governments as the operating agencies. As a result, the two institutions have created a joint program of mutual dialogue and exchange, education and training, and networking to achieve the objectives of the Democracy Forum. The Democracy Forum is premised on the idea that open exchanges of ideas and experiences among the actual practitioners of democracy in East Asia can contribute greatly to the improvement and stabilization of the region's democracies. South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre (SAHRDC) www.hrdc.net/sahrdc Contact: B-6/6, Safdarjang Enclave Extension New Delhi 110029, India +91-11-619-1120, 619-2717, and 619-2706 Tel +91-11-619-1120 Fax hrdc_online@hotmail.com The South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre (SAHRDC) is a network of individuals across the region. It seeks to investigate, document, and disseminate information about human rights treaties and conventions, human rights education, refugees, media freedom, prison reforms, political imprisonment, torture, disappearances, and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatments. Primary Activities: World Forum for Democratization in Asia (WFDA) www.wfda.net Contact: Mr. Bo Tedards No. 4, Alley 17, Lane 147, Section 3, Sinyi Road Taipei 106 Taiwan +886-2-2708-0100 Tel +886-2-2708-1148 Fax The World Forum for Democratization in Asia (WFDA) is a collaborative initiative of the Alliance for Reform and Democracy in Asia (ARDA), the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD), the Initiative for International Dialogue (IID), and the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD). The WFDA was established to reaffirm and revalidate the core values of Asian democrats and to expand these values throughout the continent. WFDA's primary activity is a biennial meeting of democratic actors and activists from around the region and beyond, whose "platform of action" is developed through a series of workshops and consultations. In addition, WFDA supports a variety of other regional initiatives. |
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