The Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

Abstract

Volume 9 on Enhancing Compliance with Human Rights from Below in Times of Crisis investigates how local communities, civil society actors and grassroots movements promote and protect human rights when institutional mechanisms fail. Structured around five core themes - democracy and freedom of expression, grassroots struggles for human dignity, civil society in conflict, environmental advocacy and the interplay between technology and migration - it presents original case studies from South Asia, Europe and Latin America. Contributors examine social media activism, indigenous protection systems, AI in asylum procedures and more. With compelling analysis and field-based insights, Volume 9 offers an urgent, timely reflection on bottom-up strategies for advancing human rights in an age of intersecting crises.