The Universal Periodic Review of Southeast Asia - Civil Society Perspectives (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

The research presented in this book provides a stakeholder analysis of human rights protection at a time when the region appears to be regressing into an insidious and deep authoritarianism. As political space shrinks in Southeast Asia, the book provides an insight into how civil society engaged with the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council during the first (2008-2011) and second (2012-2016) cycles. Through evidence-based research, the authors in this volume identify gaps in human rights reporting and advocacy during the UPR, notably on civil and political issues such as the right to life, freedom of expression, freedom of religion and belief, extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detention and claims for greater autonomy. In short, The Universal Periodic Review of Southeast Asia: Civil Society Perspectives, highlights the need for more engagement on civil and political issues during the third cycle of the UPR in 2017-2020. Failing this, the UPR process risks being reduced to a platform where civil society only engages on issues that States are willing to cooperate on. If this is the case, Southeast Asia's democratic transition will suffer a long term set back.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Release date:	November 2017
First published:	2018
Editors:	James Gomez • Robin Ramcharan
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	229
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-981-10-6225-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > International institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General
LSN:	981-10-6225-0
Barcode:	9789811062254

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