UN Human Rights - Asia

Name

UN Human Rights - Asia

Legal name

OHCHR - Regional Office for South-East Asia Bangkok

Website

https://bangkok.ohchr.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Bangkok-based OHCHR Regional Office for South-East Asia is a UN intergovernmental body that promotes and protects human rights across 11 South-East Asian governments, civil society, and ASEAN bodies through authoritative reporting, treaty-body support, and regional dialogue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Human Rights

NAICS

International Affairs (92812), National Security and International Affairs (928)

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights Monitoring, Documentation & Advocacy (BPADAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

United Nations System & Specialized Agencies (BPADAAAA)

Keywords

• Human rights monitoring
• International human rights law
• Treaty body capacity building
• Universal periodic review
• Rights-based reporting

Headquarters

HQ city

Bangkok

HQ country

Thailand

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. UN Regular Budget and Voluntary Contributions: OHCHR is funded through the UN regular budget and voluntary contributions from member states. Revenue is not commercially generated; the office operates as a UN intergovernmental body mandated to promote and protect human rights.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UN Human Rights - Asia is the OHCHR Regional Office for South-East Asia, a UN intergovernmental body that promotes and protects human rights across 11 South-East Asian countries. It produces thematic and country-level human rights reports, practitioner manuals and guidelines, news and press releases, COVID-19 guidance, and multimedia stories; it also provides technical assistance to governments, engagement with ASEAN/AICHR, and capacity building with UN Treaty Bodies and the Universal Periodic Review.

Product overview

OHCHR's Regional Office for South-East Asia (based in Bangkok) operates as a UN intergovernmental body's regional presence, offering a portfolio of public information and advocacy products rather than a commercial software platform. Its core offerings span five interconnected areas: Reports & Publications (thematic and country-level human rights situation reports), Manuals & Guidelines (practitioner guidance on law enforcement, borders, and migration), News & Press Releases (current human rights developments), COVID-19 Guidance & Resources (thematic pandemic-related human rights content), and Stories & Video Features (narrative and multimedia human rights storytelling). These products are disseminated via the website as publicly accessible content and do not constitute a commercial SaaS or technology product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Reports & Publications Thematic and country-specific human rights reports, updates, and research on human rights conditions across South-East Asia, including situation reports on Myanmar, anti-corruption in ASEAN, and trafficking into cyber scam operations. For governments, NHRIs, civil society, academia, and media.
• Manuals & Guidelines Guidance documents for practitioners, law enforcement officials, and governments covering protection of migrant human rights defenders, human rights at international borders, and codes of conduct for law enforcement officials. For governments, law enforcement agencies, and civil society practitioners.
• News & Press Releases Current news coverage of human rights developments in the Asia-Pacific region, including statements on climate action, elections in Myanmar, migration, and indigenous peoples' rights. For media, governments, civil society, and the general public.
• COVID-19 Guidance & Resources Thematic resources addressing the intersection of COVID-19 with business and human rights, civic space, migration, and environmental issues in the Asia-Pacific region. For governments, civil society, and the public.
• Stories & Video Features Narrative human interest stories and video content documenting the lived experiences of affected populations, including migrant workers, disappeared persons, and environmental rights issues. For media, the general public, and human rights advocates.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ASEAN / AICHR (ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOHCHR maintains a structured support programme for ASEAN and its human rights body AICHR. The partnership focuses on integrating human rights standards into ASEAN frameworks, facilitating regional dialogue on corruption and human rights, and building AICHR's capacity to promote and protect human rights across the ASEAN region.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Human Rights Watch (Asia Division): Human Rights Watch is a leading international NGO that publishes investigative reports and conducts advocacy across South-East Asia. While it operates as an independent NGO rather than an intergovernmental body, it competes for the same audience of governments, media, and civil society, and produces overlapping thematic coverage (Myanmar, trafficking, migration).
• International Commission of Jurists (ICJ): ICJ is an international organisation of legal professionals focused on rule of law and human rights law. It works in Asia on judicial independence, anti-corruption, and accountability — themes directly overlapping with OHCHR Bangkok's rule of law and accountability portfolio — making it a comparable established player.
• Amnesty International (Asia-Pacific): Amnesty International maintains a significant Asia-Pacific regional programme with reports and advocacy on Myanmar, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Viet Nam. As an established international human rights NGO, it parallels OHCHR Bangkok's thematic reporting and advocacy function and competes for public attention and donor support.
• UNDP Asia and the Pacific: UNDP's Bangkok-based regional hub supports governance, rule of law, and human rights programming across Asia-Pacific. While broader than OHCHR's mandate, it intersects with OHCHR on civic space, anti-corruption, and justice programming and shares the same UN funding model and country-level engagement.
• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) – Asia-Pacific: ICRC has a long-standing regional presence across South-East Asia focused on international humanitarian law, detention visits, and protection of persons in conflict. It shares OHCHR Bangkok's intergovernmental mandate, confidentiality-based diplomacy, and engagement with state authorities across the same geographies.

Direct peers

• UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific: UN Women's Bangkok-based regional hub addresses gender equality and women's rights across the same 11+ South-East Asian countries. It operates under a comparable UN mandate, donor-funding model, and regional convening structure, making it a direct functional peer in human rights thematic work.
• ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR): AICHR is ASEAN's regional human rights body and OHCHR's core strategic partner. It is the principal counterpart institution in the same geography and thematic domain, and OHCHR Bangkok explicitly runs a structured support programme to build AICHR's capacity — making it a direct peer with an enabling, rather than competing, relationship.
• UNHCR Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific: UNHCR is a sister UN agency with a parallel regional presence in Bangkok covering forced displacement and refugee rights across South-East Asia. It shares OHCHR's intergovernmental model, Bangkok footprint, and engagement with ASEAN on migration and protection — making it the closest direct peer in mandate and operating geography.

Emerging players

• Asia Foundation: The Asia Foundation works across South-East Asia on governance, inclusive development, and civil society support. While broader than OHCHR's mandate, it operates in the same regional donor and government engagement ecosystem and runs overlapping programmes on civic space and rule of law.
• Fortify Rights: Fortify Rights is a human rights organisation focused on South-East Asia with deep work on Myanmar, Malaysia, and Thailand. As a more focused and nimble NGO peer, it competes in the same documentation, advocacy, and litigation space where OHCHR Bangkok operates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/OHCHRAsia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ohchrasiap
• Instagraminstagram.com/ohchr_asia

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