Membership
Membership details are currently being discussed by the Steering Committee members so currently the Coalition is not taking new members. The only members right now are the Founding Members. However, the basic membership criteria and categories have already been decided.
There will be two kinds of membership of the Coalition – Institutional Membership and Individual Membership.
Institutional Members
These include organizations and institutions working in the field of statelessness and/or nationality rights in the Asia Pacific region. The following institutions are eligible to become institutional members:
- Civil society organizations (registered or unregistered)
- Research and academic institutions
- Informal or loose networks/groups/collectives
- Media organizations
UN organizations, governments, or inter-governmental bodies are not eligible to become institutional members.
The organization needs to appoint only one representative to participate in the Coalition’s work and meetings. The organization may appoint a proxy in case the representative is not able to attend any meetings or participate in any events organized by SDCC.
Founding Members
The CSO representatives who attended the in-person consultation in Bangkok and Kathmandu, and who attended the subsequent online meetings of the Coalition formation process, are recognized as the Founding Members. The Founding Members of SDCC are automatically members of SDCC-AP as either individual or institutional members. The initial Advisory Group members are also recognized as the founding members.
Institutional Members
| S.N. | Member Organization | Sub-Region | Representative/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADRA Thailand | Southeast Asia | Elvis Walemba |
| 2 | Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC) | Southeast Asia | Nicolene Arcaina |
| 3 | Braveheart Foundation | Southeast Asia | Yadana |
| 4 | Central Asian Network on Statelessness (CANS) | Central Asia | Azizbek Ashurov |
| 5 | Citizenship Affected People’s Network (CAPN) | South Asia | Deepti Gurung / Neha Gurung |
| 6 | Council of Minorities (CoM) | South Asia | Khalid Hussain |
| 7 | Development and Justice Initiative (DAJI) | South Asia | Ravi Hemadri |
| 8 | DHRRA Malaysia | Southeast Asia | Maalini Ramalo |
| 9 | DUROO | East Asia | Jeanie Kim |
| 10 | Family Frontiers | Southeast Asia | Bina Ramanand |
| 11 | Forum for Women, Law and Development (FWLD) | South Asia | Sabin Shrestha |
| 12 | HOST International | Southeast Asia | Rizka Rachmah |
| 13 | Human Rights Working Group (HRWG) | Southeast Asia | Daniel Awigra / Ariel Naomi Syifa |
| 14 | Imkaan Welfare Organization | South Asia | Tahera Hasan |
| 15 | Musawi | South Asia | Sevim Saadat / Fatima Y. Bokhari |
| 16 | Right to Nationality and Citizenship Network (RNCN) | South Asia | Anjuman Ara Begum / Angshuman Choudhary |
| 17 | Rohingya Human Rights Initiative (R4R) | South Asia | Ali Johar |
| 18 | Rohingya Project | Southeast Asia | Muhammad Noor |
| 19 | SMILE Myanmar | Southeast Asia | Myo Win |
| 20 | SUAKA | Southeast Asia | Atika Yuanita |
| 21 | Women Peace Makers (WPM) | Southeast Asia | Suyheang Kry |
Individual Members
| S.N. | Member | Sub-Region |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah Gordon | The Pacific |
| 2 | Victor Karunan | Southeast Asia |
| 3 | Bongkot Napaumporn | The Pacific |
| 4 | Grant Mitchell | The Pacific |
| 5 | Chulhyo Kim | East Asia |
| 6 | Aashish Yadav | South Asia |
| 7 | Cristoph Sperfeldt | The Pacific |
| 8 | Hafsar Tameesuddin | The Pacific |
Representation of each sub-region among the Founding Members
| S.N. | Sub-regions | Number of members |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southeast Asia | 12 |
| 2 | South Asia | 9 |
| 3 | The Pacific | 5 |
| 4 | East Asia | 2 |
| 5 | Central Asia | 1 |
| 6 | Total | 29 |
Individual Members
These include individuals not representing any organization but are actively working in the sector of nationality rights and statelessness who may or may not be based in the Asia Pacific region. The following individuals are eligible to become members:
- Activists
- Affected Persons
- Academics
- Freelance Researchers
- Journalists
- Youth leaders
An individual employed by the UN agencies, government, or inter-governmental bodies is not eligible to become an individual member of SDCC. Individuals that are employed on a contractual basis for not more than three months are eligible to become individual members.
