Paul Chambers
Paul Chambers is a Lecturer and Special Advisor on International Relations at the College of ASEAN Community Studies, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand. In addition, he is a Research Fellow at: the German Institute of Global Area Studies (GIGA) in Hamburg, Germany; the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) in Frankfurt, Germany; and the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace (CICP) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. In 2017, he became a member of the Board of Advisers of the South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) in Brussels, Belgium.
Latest TSA
Urgent Appeal Regarding the Arrest of Journalist Anis Alamgir and Escalating Threats to Press...
17.12.2025
Ms. Irene Khan
UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations.
Subject: Urgent Appeal Regarding the Arrest of Journalist Anis Alamgir and Escalating Threats to Press Freedom in Bangladesh
Dear Ms. Khan,
On behalf of the...
South Asian solidarity facing cyclone Ditwah – C276
On 30 November 2025, Cyclone Ditwah hit Sri Lanka, causing heavy flooding, landslides, and devastating losses, impacting more than 1,5 million people. According to reports, around 474 were dead, 356 missing, and 201,875 displaced in 1,385 shelters. The situation was grave enough for President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to declare...
Letter to António Costa Regarding the UN Working Group on Shahriar Kabir
Ex.mo Senhor
Presidente do Conselho Europeu
António Costa
Rue de la Loi 175
1048 Bruxelles Belgique
Subject: Immediate EU Action Needed: UN Declares Shahriar Kabir’s Detention Arbitrary
Dear Mr. President,
I am writing on behalf of the South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) to urgently draw your attention to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention’s...