In an effort to provide insights and guidance on how businesses protect – or fall short in protecting – children’s rights in the Southeast Asia region, this report makes use of two essential Global Child Forum research products: The Children Rights and Bu

Just over a decade ago, the United Nations (UN) introduced a new process for periodically evaluating the human rights performances of each its Member States. That process, known as the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), during the review Member States recei

The ASEAN SOGIE Caucus, in partnership with Trung Tâm ICS in Vietnam, organized the Regional Workshop to Promote Family Acceptance of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer (LGBTIQ) Persons in ASEAN. Allies from academia, the child rights

A recently adopted ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on the Elimination of Violence against Children includes the development of preventive measures against violence on the internet. In contribution, UNICEF has undertaken a mapping of existing frameworks, leg

In the endeavor to promote and protect rights and well-being of the child, Save the Children sees the importance of having a good understanding of the situation for children in the country context in order to inform its strategic decisions at the regional

The first reports of trafficking in the South East Asia region concerned cases of women and girls being moved within or across borders for purposes of sexual exploitation and servile marriage. This Report tracks the achievements of the past decade and exa

The Guidebook on Spaces for Childrens Participation in ASEAN is intended for children and young people as well as adult child rights advocates. It is divided into two parts: (1) Introduction to ASEAN and (2) Introduction to Child Participation. In both di

Evolving Evidence base for child protection in the Chinese Societies: Summary of a research providing some insight into child protection issues in China. Child maltreatment is a substantial public health issue worldwide. Although extensively studied in We

Save the Children Sweden South East Asia and the Pacific's regional submission to the UN Secretary General's Global Study on Violence against Children. A rights-based account of what is known (research), what is happening (legal) and what needs to be know