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Fri, 17 Aug 2007

Siem Reap, Cambodia for the 8th Informal ASEM Seminar on Human Rights, to discuss Freedom of Expression

The 8^th Informal ASEM Seminar on Human Rights

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The informal Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) seminar on Human Rights aims to promote better mutual understanding and co-operation between the countries of Asia and Europe in the area of political dialogue, particularly on human rights issues, between government officials, academics and civil society participants of the 43 ASEM countries.

The Informal Seminar on Human Rights was launched in 1998 and has since provided governments and civil society organisations an arena for non-confrontational debate on human rights issues.

This September, 104 representatives from Asian and European governments and civil society organisations will convene in Siem Reap, Cambodia for the 8^th Informal ASEM Seminar on Human Rights, to discuss issues on “Freedom of Expression”, taking the basis in Article 19 of the 1948 UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights which reads: “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.” This 8^th seminar on human rights will be hosted by the government of Cambodia.

We welcome interest from students (particularly at the master’s and doctoral levels), artists & writers, international organisations/ trade union associations, non-government organisations, journalists/ media organisations (print & internet), cultural organisation, think tank/ research organisations, corporations/lawyers and business groups, academic/ education institutions, youth organisations that have relevant work and interest in the area of Freedom of Expression.

Participation is by invitation only, open to the following ASEM nationals:

Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mongolia, Myanmar, The Netherlands, Pakistan, The Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam, the European Commission and ASEAN Secretariat.

The series of Informal ASEM Seminars on Human Rights are co-organised by Asia-Europe Foundation, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Sweden.

Visit our website at http://www.asef.org/index.php?option=com_project&task=view&id=1047.

For enquiries, please contact:

Natalia Figge

Intellectual Exchange Department

Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)

31 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Singapore 119595

Tel: (65) 6874 9717

Fax: (65) 6872 1207

Email: natalia@asef.org

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