Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has witnessed the rise in hate speech and discrimination against people based on ethnicity, nationality, refugee status. In this online seminar, Asia Centre will present its initial investigations into the phenomenon of hate speech in Southeast Asia. During the discussion with invited speakers and participants the seminar will examine how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected hate speech in Southeast? What has civil society’s and governments’ response to the issue?
Speakers:
Dr. Yasuko Hassall Kobayashi, Ritsumeikan University
Professor Andrew Harding, Centre for Asian Legal Studies, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore
Ms. Ayako Hatano, Doctoral Researcher, University of Tokyo
Mr. Wasin Punthong, Lecturer, Thammasat University
Moderator: Dr. Robin Ramcharan, Executive Director, Asia Centre
To attend this Webinar sign up:
https://forms.gle/LCpMufQr36jnpAAR6Date: 27 May 2020
Time: 2 PM - 3.30 PM (Bangkok, Thailand GMT+7), Registration from 1.45pm
Contact:
research@asiacentre.orgWebsite:
http://asiacentre.org/