The 2nd Technical Working Group (TWG) Meeting for 2024 opened with remarks from Virgilio da Silva Guterres, Chairperson of the Provedor for Human Rights and Justice (PDHJ) of Timor-Leste, who welcomed SEANF members both in person and online. Chairperson Guterres highlighted key issues for discussion, including land rights, livelihoods, and the state of human rights in Southeast Asia.
He emphasized that the outcomes from the meeting would shape the discussions at the SEANF Annual Conference in November 2024. The meeting also saw the participation of civil society organizations, such as ANGOC from the Philippines and Rede Ba Rai from Timor-Leste, who will present on land conflict monitoring and advocacy mechanisms.