Our Work
Myanmar & Crisis Response
Four years after the February 2021 military coup, Myanmar faces a worsening humanitarian catastrophe, human rights emergency and political crisis.
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COVID-19 Response
APHR is supporting parliamentarians to call on governments in Southeast Asia to ensure their responses to the health crisis respect fundamental rights, and that economic recovery from the virus is just and sustainable.
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Business & Human Rights
APHR is supporting and mobilising its members to ensure that ASEAN governments protect human rights and the environment from the impact of corporate activities at home and abroad.
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Climate Change & Human Rights
As the world heads towards a catastrophic scenario of increased temperatures, APHR is mobilizing its members to urge governments to respect their commitments to the Paris Agreement, disinvest from coal and tackle deforestation.
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Democracy & Fundamental Freedoms
APHR encourages its members to use their mandate to advocate for the respect of democracy and fundamental freedoms and so that MPs can exercise their mandate free from reprisals.
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Freedom of Religion & Belief
APHR works closely with its members in parliament to prevent the passing of repressive laws or to repeal existing ones, as well as outside of parliament to promote social cohesion among communities.
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Refugee & Migrant Rights
APHR is working with its members to advocate in parliament for countries to adopt a protective legal framework for refugees, as well as to pressure Myanmar to restore the rights of the Rohingya.
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ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) was founded in June 2013 with the objective of promoting democracy and human rights across Southeast Asia. Our founding members include many of the region's most progressive Members of Parliament (MPs), with a proven track record of human rights advocacy work.