Regional Development Spotlights: Human Rights in Southeast Asia
This panel, which was hosted by UNA at UCLA on April 8th, 2021, was with panelists Her Execellency Yuyun Wahyuningrum and Professor Kevin Tan.
About Her Execellency Yuyun Wahyuningrum: Her Execellency Yuyun Wahyuningrum is the Indonesian Representative to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights. With an illustrious career in human rights policy, H.E. Wahyuningrum is no stranger to hard conversations.
About Kevin Tan: Serving as the current Editor-in-Chief for the Asian Journal of Comparative Law, National University of Singapore Law Professor Kevin Tan is no stranger to matters of human rights and institutional law. Professor Tan has written and edited over 40 books on topics ranging from law, history and politics of Singapore.
Interested in watching this panel? Click Here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiqEmEMZEv8
Global Advocates Forum
The Global Advocates Forum was hosted by UNA at UCLA in conjunction with UNA-ASU and UNA-Howard on April 10th, 2021. We hosted many incredible speakers for this powerful event where we discussed related to quality education, gender inequality, and peace, justice and strong institutions. Scroll Down to view some screenshots from this powerful event!
A few quotes from our incredible speakers:
“Justice is what I breathe… activism is my lifeline” - Naruro Hassan
“As a UN Advocate… you also have to call out the UN” - London Bell
"I will not be a passive victim of oppression, I will be an active resistor against injustice" -Naruro Hassan