8th SEAFORB
8th Annual Southeast Asia Freedom of Religion or Belief Conference 

The Southeast  Asia  Freedom  of  Religion  or  Belief  Conference (SEAFORB)  is   an   assembly of religious freedom advocates who are dedicated to promote religious freedom  in Southeast  Asia.  The SEAFORB assembly is an ongoing project to advance FORB, bringing religious equality and liberty for all individuals.  
 
This  year will be the eight conference of SEAFORB. The first conference was  held  in  October 2015 in Bangkok and resulted in a Declaration of Freedom of Religion or Belief in Southeast Asia.  The second conference was held in Dili, East Timor in August 2016 and secured commitment from participants to develop long-term action plans to further advance and promote freedom of religion or belief. The third conference was held in Manila, Philippines in November 2017  and  concluded with the formation  of  FORB  Network. The fourth conference was organized in Bangkok in August  2018  and  focused  on  fostering networking among FORB advocates in four countries of priority:  Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Vietnam.  The fifth was held in Bangkok in Nov 2019 that engaged with the global movement on FORB.

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The sixth and seventh conferences were held during the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to the travel restrictions and quarantine policy of Covid-19, the SEAFORB held the meetings through a webinar.  The sixth conference was held on October in 2020 and discussed the impact of the Corona crisis on human rights and FoRB in Southeast Asia. The seventh conference was conducted online from  November to December 2021.