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Transcript of CSO Engagement (Session 1 ACSC/APF 2012, Yuyun Wahyuningrum)
Civil Society Engagement in ASEAN: Appreciating the Journey, Cultivating Gains and Addressing the Challenges
YUYUN WAHYUNINGRUMSenior Advisor on ASEAN and Human Rights (HRWG) Indonesia
It is about building a
democratic dialogue in ASEAN
Since the adoption of ASEAN Charter in 2008, even far before its adoption, much was said about engaging civil society, respecting human rights, promoting democracy and about good governance in ASEAN’s high-level statements and documents.
Civil society has not always a key component in the decision-making history of ASEAN, however, gradually but partially, it has been changed in recent years.
There is an increase of openness shown ASEAN and some member countries to allow the participation of wider stakeholders in their decision-making processes
There are emerging interests by civil society organisations (CSOs) to engage with ASEAN
Initial efforts to link ASEAN with the people in the region were already pursued since the late 1990s through the ASEAN People’s Assembly (APA)
In 2005 that civil society groups began to put their acts together to begin seeking direct access to ASEAN policy-making circle
APPRECIATING THE JOURNEY
Strategy: Simultaneous Approaches
Top Down: Creation of demand in regional level through regional organizations. ASEAN secretariat ASEAN
Representatives/Bodies International Institutions
Bottom Up: Pushing for need of making ASEAN to be more people-centered Individual member countries CSOs/NGOs (Nat & Regional)
ASEAN: Credible, Accessible, Responsive, Accountable, Transparent
Regional Lobby,
Network &
Advocacy
National Lobby,
Network, Advocacy
& Campaign
Element of CS’s Engagement:
Crossing-over,Member of the WG, Assistance
for the Reps
Annual CS Performance
Report on AICHR
Campaign: Media,
International Community,
public
Communication & Inputs
Submission
Knowledge Building + Research
Relationship/Stakeholder
Building
Network-Building incl.
Social Networking
Training and Workshops on ASEAN human
rights mechanisms
Lobby & Working behind
the Scene
Shaping the issues & priorities of ASEAN HR Mechanisms
Standard Setting Agenda Setting Influencing the
process, decision making & end-result
Pressures: Bottom-up, Top-down
Opinion building
Current Initiatives
Targets of CS
Engagement
ASEAN Leaders
ASEAN Secretariat
AICHR
AMM (Foreign Ministers Meeting)
ACWCACMW
Committee Permanent
Representatives (CPR)
Sectorial Bodies
ASEAN SecGen
ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labor (AFML)Informal Dialogue
w ASEAN SecGen on Human Rights
ACSC/APF
CS Forum to ACMW
CS Forum on AICHR for AMM
CS Forum toACWC
Informal Meeting with Civil Society (Interface Meeting)
Informal Dialogue w ASEC on Communities
Informal Dialogue with CPR
More?
ASEAN Civil Society Conferences/ASEAN Peoples Forums 2005-2012
Year Place The Name of the Event
2005 Shah Alam, Malaysia
1st ASEAN Civil Society Conference (ACSC)
2006 Cebu, the Philippines
2nd ASEAN Civil Society Conference (ACSC)
2007 Singapore 3rd ASEAN Civil Society Conference (ACSC)
2009 Bangkok, Thailand
4th ASEAN Civil Society Conference (ACSC)/ 1st ASEAN Peoples’ Forum (APF)
2009 Hua Hin, Thailand
5th ASEAN Civil Society Conference (ACSC)/2nd ASEAN Peoples’ Forum (APF)
2010 Hanoi, Vietnam 6th ASEAN Peoples’ Forum (APF)
2011 Jakarta, Indonesia
ASEAN Civil Society Conference (ACSC)/ ASEAN Peoples’ Forum (APF) 2011
2012 Phnom Penh, Cambodia
ASEAN Civil Society Conference (ACSC)/ ASEAN Peoples’ Forum (APF) 2012 – March & November
2013 Brunei
2014 Myanmar
The ACSC/APF Process
Aimed at community building and solidarity amongst SEA peoples
Pushing for inclusion in place of exclusion: people’s participation, people-to-people regionalism
Aimed at engagement with ASEAN
Socializing ASEAN among its peoples
and the Institutionalization of engagement mechanisms and processes
Transparency and Accountability
Leaders’ Interface Meeting with CS
Year ACSC/APF Process (Track III/CS)
ASEAN ISIS Process (Track II/Think Tank)
2005, Malaysia
1st ACSC/ ASEAN Civil Society Conference in Shah Alam15 Minute MeetingMixed Delegation of 10 and 10 ASEAN Heads of State
2006, Philippines
2nd ACSCNo Interface Meeting with Leaders
APA/ASEAN Peoples’ Assembly by ASEAN ISIS (process recognized by ASEAN Chair) in ManilaNo Interface Meeting with Leaders. Instead Reading of APA Chairman’s Report
2007, Singapore
3rd ACSCNo Interface Meeting with Leaders
ACSC 2007 by SIIA Simon Tay (process recognized by ASEAN Chair)No Interface Meeting with Leaders. Instead Reading of ACSC 2007 Chairman’s Report
Leaders’ Interface Meeting with CSYear ACSC/APF Process (Track
III/CS)
2009, February, Bangkok
4th ACSC (within the 1st ASEAN Peoples’ Forum)30 minute Interface between CS Delegation and ASEAN Heads of StateHua-Hin, Thailand was divided into two sections. The first 15 minutes was for the meeting with CS Delegates and the rest 15 minutes was for those who have been rejected by the Rep of Government (Myanmar and Cambodia)
2009 October, Cha-am
2nd ASEAN Peoples’ Forum/5th ASEAN Civil Society Conference15 minutes, Interface Meeting between CS Delegation (some government appointed) and ASEAN Heads of State (optional)
2010 Hanoi
6th APFNo Interface Meeting with Leaders. Instead CS Reps met with Chair of ASEAN, the Vice Prime Minister of Vietnam.Recognition of the process. ASEAN Chairman’s statement: 2 paragraphs appreciation of organizing of the APF and took note of invaluable inputs from civil society
Leaders’ Interface Meeting with CSYear ACSC/APF Process (Track
III/CS)
2011, Jakarta
•10 persons representing 10 countries•45 minutes (additional 15 mins from earlier agreement 30 mins) •4 speakers (extended from initially only one speaker allowed)•Time: 15:45 – •10+1 (HoS/G + Foreign Min), ASG + DSG Corp and Comm Affairs•Indonesia’s President greets all CS Delegates at the door•Indonesia’s President welcomes CS Delegates, makes speech and allows CS Delegate to speak•All delegates introduce themselves by mentioning the name and followed by “I am from ASEAN”•Indonesia’s President, Malaysia PM Najib, Razak, Thai PM Abishit Vejajiva, and PM Vietnam Nguyen Tan Dzung responded (see Annexes)•Indonesia’s President gives closing remarks and walks toward the CS Delegate and shakes their hand one by one. All leaders follow.
Leaders’ Interface Meeting with CSYear ACSC/APF Process (Track
III/CS)
2012, Phnom Penh
• Head of States met representatives from GONGOs of 8 countries (absent: Indonesia and the Philippines)•30 minutes•Topic: gender and development
2013, Brunei
CSO Platforms in engaging ASEAN
Name frequent
Engaging the body
ACSC/APF annually ASEAN SUMMIT Head of States/Governments
ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF) annually
ASEAN Youth Forum annually
ASEAN Grass-root People Assembly
annually
ASEAN Community Dialogue annually ASEAN Committee Permanent Representatives (CPR)
CPR
Civil Society Forum to AMM on human rights
annually ASEAN Ministers Meeting (AMM)
Foreign Ministers
Informal Dialogue between CSO and ASG
annually ASEAN Secretary General (ASG)
Secretary General
Jakarta Human Rights Dialogue in ASEAN
annually ASEAN Human Rights Mechanisms
AICHR, ACWC
GO-NGO Forum on Social Welfare & Development
annually ASEAN Senior Official Meeting on SWD
SOM officials
Current CS Engagement with Human Rights Mechanisms
AICHR only want to meet with those who are affiliated with the ASEAN Charter
The newly adopted AICHR Guideline of Operation silent on CS engagement
After number of rejection and selectivity manner in engaging civil society, on June 22, AICHR conducted a regional consultation on AHRD
Consultation only happen in Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines
CS continue to submit inputs, reports, papers to AICHR
CS is a sensitive issue in AICHR, but during their visit to US, they met US-based CSOs
Started with Informal Dinner (2011), Informal Session (2011), Joint-Workshop (2012), Formal Session (2012)
Informal Session: 9 out of 20 Reps attended
Informal Session: 16 out 20 Reps attended
Joint-Workshop: 18 out of 20 Reps attended
Formal Session: 20 Reps attended
Good Result, Good process, substantive discussion, cordial ambiance
Inputs from CS have been included in the reference documents of the ACWC
The initial suggestion to erase civil society” & international standards” in TOR ACWC has been put down
ACWC uses inputs from CS in formulating their positions
AICHR ACWC
Engagement in AHRD drafting process
DRAFT TO BE ADOPTED21st ASEAN SUMMIT, Phnom Penh, 18-20 November 2012
FINAL DRAFT, -- 12 Sept 2012, CS Consultation in ManilaASEAN Ministerial MeetingAICHR Meeting on AHRD
July 2012August-Oct 2012
FIRST DRAFT – 22 June 2012, CS Consultation in KLAICHR Meeting on AHRD Jan – June 2012
BASIC DRAFT Drafting Group on AHRD June 2011-Jan 2012
CULTIVATING GAINS Civil Society’s role is visible in ASEAN community building
Civil Society engagement improve the accountability of ASEAN. A critical and watchful civil society is a factor of paramount importance for good governance
Growing discussion on governance and government, people-oriented versus people-centered organization
ACSC should remain as one of the key platforms which civil society uses to exchange ideas and advance their inputs to ASEAN leaders and relevant policy-makers
Civil-Society should maintain its process as civil society-led and show willingness and readiness to engage with ASEAN and its Member Government
He organizing of ACSC should be improved from time to time through trying and experiencing
INCLUSION OF CSO’S INPUTS IN AHRD
Article 9: …. The process of such realisation shall take into account peoples’ participation, inclusivity and the need for accountability.
Article 22: ... All forms of intolerance, discrimination and incitement of hatred based on religion and beliefs shall be eliminated.
Article 27 (3) …Those who employ children and young people in work harmful to their morals or health, dangerous to life, or likely to hamper their normal development, including their education should be punished by law.
Article 36: …ASEAN Member States should adopt meaningful people-oriented and gender responsive development programmes aimed at poverty alleviation
and so on…
+Our Collective Knowledge in the last 8 years
• Mainly: ILO, UNFCCC, CEDAW, UNCRC, UNDRIP, &MDGs
• Against unjust FTA, privatization,
• Reject neoliberal economic policies
• Democracy• Human Rights• Transparency• Accountability
• Particularly: Women & Youth, Indigenous People / Ethnic Minority, and CSOs
CSO Participation in Decision
Making Process (1,2,3,6,7)
Adoption of Basic
Universal Values (3,4,5,6,7)
Adoption of UN Bodies’
related Conventions (1,2,4,5,6,7)
Holistic - rights-based
approach on
Development (1,2,4,5,6,7)
ASEAN’s Alternative Regionalism (Source: HRWG Study, 2011)
ADDRESSING GAPS & CHALLENGES
How have we been following up our recommendations to ASEAN? Who should do this task? What would be the follow up mechanisms for this?
Lack of coherence between regional and national efforts
Paternalistic approach in civil society participation
Lack of accountability
Politicization of the participation, people’s voices and inclusion
Criminalization of dissents
CSO Platforms in engaging ASEAN
Name frequent
Engaging the body
ACSC/APF annually ASEAN SUMMIT Head of States/Governments
ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF) annually
ASEAN Youth Forum annually
ASEAN Grass-root People Assembly
annually
ASEAN Community Dialogue annually ASEAN Committee Permanent Representatives (CPR)
CPR
Civil Society Forum to AMM on human rights
annually ASEAN Ministers Meeting (AMM)
Foreign Ministers
Informal Dialogue between CSO and ASG
annually ASEAN Secretary General (ASG)
Secretary General
Jakarta Human Rights Dialogue in ASEAN
annually ASEAN Human Rights Mechanisms
AICHR, ACWC
GO-NGO Forum on Social Welfare & Development
annually ASEAN Senior Official Meeting on SWD
SOM officials
WAYS FORWARD: FOR DISCUSSION
Expanding spaces for civil society in ASEAN Process – there is a need to discuss how, where, when
We want an INCLUSIVE GOVERNANCE IN ASEAN which reflect the values of inclusivity, accountability, non-discrimination, human rights-based approach, embodied best practices, gender equality, replicable at the national level, with verifiable indicators
Inclusive government indicators: freedom of information, access to participate in all levels matters,
Need to overcome the problem in organizing ACSC/APF at the national level. Take the issue as regional responsibility, our responsibility
There is a need to have a grand and long-term strategy on how to institutionalize the participation and involvement of civil society in ASEAN
Building up the blocks that have been initiated by the previous chair rather than making a new one
Way Forward