Call to Action on Parliamentarians at Risk
September 03, 2020
September 2020
In a recent report, APHR documented threats and harassment against opposition MPs in Southeast Asia, notably the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia, with reprisals coming in the form of judicial harassment, arbitrary stripping them of their MP status, surveillance and harassment, and campaigns of disinformation. This document explains the report’s key findings, and what measures MPs can take to help protect the human rights of their parliamentary colleagues.
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.