Southeast Asian Human Rights Studies Network (SEAHRN) is a consortium of academic institutions which provide human rights education through study programs, research and outreach activities in the Southeast Asian region. It was established in October 2009, with 14 founding member institutions from 6 Southeast Asian countries.

The SEAHRN was born out of a common aspiration to enhance and deepen the knowledge and understanding of human rights of students, educators and the society at large in Southeast Asia.

SEAHRN members do not confine ourselves to academic studies only, but are actively engaged in advocacy work such as providing professional trainings for human rights workers, defenders and law enforcers, and in different forms of social activism and policy advocacy. We believe that a strong regional cooperation, as will be realized through the work of SEAHRN, will enhance and enrich our commitments to human rights education and activism, and will in turn contribute to better promotion and protection of human rights of Southeast Asian peoples.

OBJECTIVES
SEAHRN has the following objectives:
1. To strengthen human rights education at the university level in Southeast Asia through faculty and course development
2. To enhance knowledge and develop deeper understanding of human rights in Southeast Asian countries through collaborative research
3. To achieve excellent regional academic and civil society cooperation in realizing human rights in Southeast Asia
4. To conduct public advocacy through critical engagement with civil society actors, governments and inter-governmental bodies in Southeast Asia.

ACTIVITIES
SEAHRN members are committed to enhancing the following areas of activities in human rights studies and advocacy in Southeast Asia:
 Faculty development
 Pedagogical training
 Curriculum and course development
 Research and publication
 Human rights conferences/symposia
 Faculty and student exchange programs
 Outreach programs to ASEAN officials and civil society groups
 Development of human rights studies databases
 Development of internet-based human rights resources

FOUNDING MEMBERS
SEAHRN’s founding member institutions are:

Indonesia/ | Indonesia
Human Rights Center, Faculty of Law, Universitas Indonesia
Center for Human Rights Studies, Islamic University of Indonesia
Centre for Southeast Asian Social Studies (CESASS), University of Gadjah Mada
Center for Human Rights Law Studies, Airlangga University

Laos |
Human Rights Research Center (HRRC), Lao Academy of Social Sciences (LASS)

Malaysia | Malaysia
Faculty of Law, University of Malaya
Gender Studies Program, University of Malaya
Research and Education for Peace, University Sains Malaya
Southeast Asian Conflict Studies Network (SEACSN), Universiti Sains Malaya

Philippines | Pilipinas
Ateneo Human Rights Center, Ateneo Law School
Institute of Human Rights, University of the Philippines

Thailand | ไทย
Individuals from Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University
Centre for the Study of Human Rights and Non Violence, College of Politics and Governance, Mahasarakham University
Center for Human Rights Studies and Social Development, Mahidol University

Vietnam | Việt Nam
Research Center for Human and Citizen's Rights, Law Department, Vietnam National University Hanoi

CRITERIA FOR MEMBERSHIP
SEAHRN membership is open to academic institutions in Southeast Asia that are engaged in providing human rights courses, conducting research, providing training or engaging in policy or other forms of advocacy of human rights:

SEAHRN Convenor
Center for Human Rights Studies and Social Development (CHRSD)
Mahidol University

Contact us
Southeast Asian Human Rights Studies Network
c/o Center for Human Rights Studies and Social Development
Mahidol University
Salaya, Nakhon Pathom
Thailand 73170
Tel: +66-2-441 4125 ext 400, 401
Fax: +66-2-889 2151
Email: seahrn@gmail.com or chrsd.mahidol@gmail.com
Website: www.seahrn.org or www.humanrights-mu.org