September 2025
- Admin AJC
- Oct 6
- 3 min read
‘OPEN LETTER TO PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES TO THE UNITED NATIONS IN ADVANCE OF THE ANNUAL OPEN DEBATE ON WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY’
On 30 September, in advance of the October 2025 Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace, and Security, the Asia Justice Coalition, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the Global Justice Center, and the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect co-signed an open letter calling on the Security Council and Member States to take decisive action to defend the fundamental tenets of the WPS agenda.
‘ENDING THE ROHINGYA CRISIS: COMMUNITY-CENTERED ACTIONS FOR PROTECTION, JUSTICE, AND LASTING PEACE’
On 29 September, the Asia Justice Coalition, along with Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the Global Justice Center, the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, and others, co-sponsored a side event entitled 'Ending the Rohingya Crisis: Community-Centered Actions for Protection, Justice, and Lasting Peace'; on the sidelines of the upcoming High-Level Conference on the Rohingya and other minorities. The panel featured Wai Wai Nu (Women's Peace Network), Tun Khin (President, BROUK), Noor Azizah (Rohingya Maìyafuìnor Collaborative Network), Carolyn Nash (Amnesty International USA), Lucky Karim, and James Rodehaver (OHCHR). The event recording is available here.
AJC - CPJ: WIJA PROJECT CLOSING EVENT
On 24 September, the Centre for Peace and Justice (CPJ), BRAC University, hosted the Closing Event of the Women Leaders in International Justice and Accountability (WIJA) in collaboration with the Asia Justice Coalition (AJC) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Implemented by CPJ, the Bangladesh chapter of WIJA engaged young professional lawyers and emerging legal professionals from national and international platforms. The closing event provided a space to reflect on the learnings and outcomes of this two-year initiative led by Ms. Antara Tasmeen, Country Coordinator of WIJA, along with CPJ’s Capacity Building Unit team.
WORKSHOP ON THE CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY CONVENTION: VISION AND STRATEGY FOR ASEAN
On 24 September, the Asia Justice Coalition, Amnesty International, ALTSEAN-Burma, and the Rohingya Maìyafuìnor Collaborative Network convened an online workshop on ‘Crimes Against Humanity Convention: Vision and Strategy for ASEAN’ in conjunction with the ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People's Forum (ACSC/APF) 2025. The two-hour interactive workshop witnessed participation from diverse stakeholders, including civil society organisations and human rights defenders. The workshop briefed the audience about the Crimes Against Humanity Draft Articles, the deliberations at the UN General Assembly, and the upcoming diplomatic negotiations. The workshop also highlighted the relevance of a future CAH convention to ASEAN from the lens of the situation in Myanmar and the Philippines.
AJC – CPJ: BANGLADESH FEMINIST JUDGMENT PROJECT
On 17 September, the Centre for Peace and Justice (CPJ), BRAC University, hosted an event on the ‘Bangladesh Feminist Judgment Project: Learning and Outcomes’. The event brought together academics, lawyers, and legal professionals from Bangladesh and beyond to discuss key insights from this pilot initiative under the Women Leaders in International Justice and Accountability (WIJA) project. In collaboration with the Asia Justice Coalition (AJC), CPJ facilitated a hybrid discussion where project Working Group members presented their work and received invaluable feedback from participants, helping to shape future directions of this important initiative.
AJC WELCOMES LATVIA’S RATIFICATION OF THE LJUBLJANA-THE HAGUE CONVENTION
On 3 September, the Asia Justice Coalition welcomed Latvia's ratification of the Ljubljana-The Hague Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance, an important milestone as the first state to do so. AJC reiterated its call to UN Member States to follow Latvia's lead by signing and ratifying the convention to demonstrate their commitment to accountability. To read more about AJC’s work on the treaty, check here.
