Teman-Teman,
Saya mewakili Tim Herlounge meminta maaf karena sejak bulan Maret 2012, Herlounge.com tidak lagi bisa diakses. Hal ini terjadi karena ada pihak-pihak yang bertangan nakal sehingga menyebabkan kami kehilangan seluruh akses untuk masuk ke akun kami.
Setelah hampir 10 bulan, akhirnya kami dapat kembali mengakses dan kembali ke alamat www.herlounge.blogspot.com. Begitu banyak kejadian yang telah terjadi dan pastinya saya tidak sabar untuk menceritakan kepada teman-teman Herlounge.
Pada 13-20 November kemarin saya mendapat kesempatan untuk pergi ke Phnom Penh; Cambodia. Saya mewakili Indonesia sebagai Program Komite untuk ASEAN People Forum 2012 juga sebagai penangung jawab untuk workshop ASEAN LGBT Caucus.
Ditengah kejar-kejaran bermain "Tom & Jerry" dengan Aparat negara Cambodia, saya dan teman-teman aktifis LGBTIQ seAsia Tenggara berhasil membuat video kampanye untuk menyikapi keputusan para pemimpin Negara ASEAN yang tidak mengakui hak Orientasi Seksual dan Identitas Gender.
We Are ASEAN!
Ada juga beberapa liputan dari VOA Cambodia tentang Aksi LGBT menyikapi ASEAN Human Rights Declaration, liputan video ini masih dalam bahasa Khmer:
Regional Demonstrators Blocked From Delivering Petition on Human Rights
LGBT Demonstrators Blocked From Delivering Petition
Di kesempatan berikutnya, saya akan mencoba menjelaskan kisah perjalanan panjang ini, melanjutkan dari perjalanan 2011. :)
Vien
*yang sangat senang bisa kembali menyampaikan cuapan-cuapan* ^^
Showing posts with label ASEAN. Show all posts
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December 01, 2012
ASEAN Human Rights Declaration Refuse to Protect LGBTIQ Rights!
Statement from the ASEAN LGBTIQ Caucus
ASEAN Human Rights
Declaration Refuse to Protect LGBTIQ Rights!
We, the
ASEAN LGBTIQ Caucus[1] are
outraged and disappointed by the decision of the ASEAN Head of
States to adopt the AHRD that intentionally excludes sexual orientation and
gender identity (SOGI). Despite countless attempts and demands by the members
of civil society, including LGBTIQ groups, to push for its inclusion, ASEAN
have remained reticent to the attempts. This AHRD not only shows a lack of
respect to LGBTIQ people but also makes a mockery of the international human
rights values and principles that all nations and citizens abide by and are
held accountable to.
“Evidently,
the numerous failed attempts to engage with AICHR and the recent adoption of
ASEAN Declaration with no mention of SOGI, sends a clear message that the human
rights of LGBTIQ people are irrelevant to them,” explained Vien Tanjung,
founder of Her Lounge.
All
10-member countries of ASEAN have ratified the Convention on the Elimination of
All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the Convention on the
Rights of the Child (CRC), which have specific provisions of non-discrimination
on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, and are therefore,
obliged to protect and promote the rights of LGBTIQ people in the ASEAN region.
The 2012 LGBTIQ Caucus Statement
Phnom Penh; Cambodia.
The
2012 LGBTIQ Caucus Statement:
Inclusion
of SOGI issues and Rights in the ACSC/APF and in the ASEAN Human Rights
Declaration
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| ASEAN LGBT Caucus Workshop |
The second convening of the
ASEAN Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer (LGBTIQ) People’s
Caucus at Phnom Penh, Cambodia was not
only to celebrate diversity but moreso, to remind the governments and members
of civil society that the recognition, promotion and protection of LGBTIQ
rights are still long overdue.
For the second year, issues pertaining to sexual orientation and
gender identity (SOGI) have been given equal priority and attention as other
struggles and issues at the ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People’s Forum
(ACSC/APF). While we appreciate the long overdue acknowledgement and
opportunity, we need the ACSC/APF to do more than just lipservice.
During the 8th ASCS/APF in
Jakarta, Indonesia, the LGBTIQ caucus explicitly made visible the violations of
human rights and the corresponding emotional and psychological impacts to the
lives of ASEAN LGBTIQ persons. Hence, we are incensed and extremely
disappointed by the exclusion of SOGI in the draft of the ASEAN’s Human Rights
Declaration, which is a blatant
manifestation of discrimination against LGBTIQ persons.
August 02, 2011
Jejak Langkah di ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ ASEAN People Forum 7 (Jakarta; 3-5 Mei 2011)
Setelah mengikuti rangkaian persiapan yang tidak sedikit dan menguras tenaga maupun pikiran, akhirnya pada tanggal 2 Mei 2011 untuk pertama kalinya diadakan pertemuan LGBTIQ se-ASEAN. Kemudian pada tanggal 4 Mei 2011 untuk pertama kalinya terlaksana workshop LGBTIQ dalam ASEAN, dan untuk pertama kalinya juga LGBTIQ memasukkan rekomendasi dalam pernyataan akhir ASEAN PEOPLE FORUM yang diserahkan kepada para kepala negara ASEAN dan pers!
Semua ini diawali dengan proses dari tahun 2010, di mana saya terlibat dalam ASEAN PEOPLE FORUM sebagai “orang di belakang meja”. Saat itu saya hanya bertugas membantu mempersiapkan keberangkatan dan kebutuhan delegasi Indonesia, menerjemahkan semua bahan APF dari A-Z. Saya mempelajari banyak sekali tentang ASEAN, cara berkoordinasi misalnya. Juga yang paling penting adalah saya mempelajari betapa pentingnya sesuatu yang bernama “KONSOLIDASI”.
May 21, 2011
STATEMENT: ASEAN YOUTH FORUM 2011 | JAKARTA, INDONESIA
ASEAN YOUTH FORUM 2011 | JAKARTA, INDONESIA
YOUTH DEMAND FOR A SUSTAINABLE
PEOPLE-CENTERED ASEAN COMMUNITY
In the spirit of values, principles and roles set and strengthened during the past ASEAN Youth forums, we, 70 youth representatives from Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and a youth participant from China (ASEAN +3) have gathered on May 1-2, 2011 in Jakarta, Indonesia for the 4th ASEAN Youth Forum. During this forum, we advanced our advocacies and planned effective ways for meaningful youth engagement in the local, national and regional levels.
We call for the ASEAN to be committed to its people-centered principle by playing a crucial role in realizing improvements and progress in the lives of ASEAN people, especially to fully recognize young people’s rights and issues.
We bear in mind that ASEAN civil society is an important figure in helping ASEAN in accomplishing its mandate, commitment and responsibilities to its people especially the ASEAN youth.
PRESS RELEASE: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Queers Take Stage on ASEAN People’s Forum / PERNYATAAN PERS: Gay, Lesbian, Biseksual dan Queers Mengambil Bagian dalam ASEAN People’s Forum (APF)
For Immideate Release
For the first time in the history of ASEAN Civil Society Conference, group of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans people, intersex and queer people's (LGBTIQ) rights are being highlighted.
They come in the form of a workshop of Promotion and Protection of human rights so called LGBTIQ in ASEAN, that presented the situation, challenges, achievements and demands made by the groups.
ASEAN is the birthplace of the Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Human Rights Law in Relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI). Yet, LGBTIQs in ASEAN face gross abuse of their rights and are consistently abused, discriminated, persecuted and criminalized because of who they are, perpetrated by both state and non-state actors. In some instances, laws that are neutral in nature, such as anti-kidnapping laws, public obscenity laws and anti-drug laws are also used unfairly to target LGBTIQ community. Lack of recognition of their self-autonomy also results in transgender persons not being allowed to have sex reassignment surgeries, change their sex on official documents and seek proper medical assistance. Due to the lack of recognition of their legal rights, many LGBTIQs find themselves without legal recourse to seek redress for crimes and abuses committed against them.
Though, activists have successfully created spaces and movements to promote LGBTIQ rights, such as pride parades in the Phillippines, Pink Dot gathering in Singapore, Seksualiti Merdeka in Malaysia, Phnom Penh Pride in Cambodia, Q Film Fest in Indonesia, Sexual Diversity Day in Thailand, and others. Many countries also commemorate occasions such as International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO).
As such, the ASEAN LGBTIQ caucus, with feedback from the workshop audience, and in recognition of the limitation of the format, made the following three recommendations to governments of ASEAN:
1. Repeal laws that directly and indirectly criminalize SOGI, recognize LGBTIQ rights as human rights, and harmonize national laws, policies and practices with the Yogyakarta Principles.
2. Establish national level mechanisms and review existing regional human rights instruments (AIHRC, ACWC) to include the promotion and protection of the equal rights of all people regardless of SOGI with the active engagement of the LGBTIQ community.
3. Depathologize SOGI and promote psychosocial well-being of people of diverse SOGI in accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO) standards, and ensure equal access to health and social services.
