Category Archives: Asia

Workshop discussing detention monitoring frameworks held with the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka

This third workshop concludes the successful series of workshops held with the Human Rights Commission [...]

Foundation conducts workshop for lawyers in Sri Lanka on human rights and lawyering in times of crisis

From 17-19 October, a workshop focusing on ‘Human Rights and Lawyering in Times of Crisis’ [...]

Foundation convenes workshop for judges of the Magistrates’ and District Courts of Sri Lanka

Judges from the Magistrates’ and District Courts attended a workshop on ‘A Rights-Based Approach to [...]

Three-year initiative in Kyrgyzstan comes to a close

The Foundation and its partners hosted a closing ceremony for the Monitoring for Justice project. [...]

Workshop on Best Practices for Parliamentary Research and Legislative Scrutiny for Staff of the Parliament of Sri Lanka

The Max Planck Foundation organised a three-day workshop for officials of the Department of Legislative [...]

Foundation and Global Friends of Afghanistan hold Afghanistan Dialogue Conference

A diverse group of Afghans discuss shared principles and ways to engage with various initiatives [...]

Second Judicial Dialogue with Judges of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka

From 29-31 August 2025, the Foundation and its partners hosted a Judicial Dialogue in Dambulla. [...]

‘Just Judges’ – A public lecture by Lady Brenda Hale

The Sri Lanka Judges’ Institute, together with the Max Planck Foundation, organised its first-ever public [...]

Foundation convenes workshop for Judges of the High Court of Sri Lanka

High Court judges attended a workshop on ‘A Rights-Based Approach to Judicial Decision-Making in Times [...]

The Foundation’s Activity Report 2024 is now available online

The Max Planck Foundation publishes its 2024 Activity Report. The Activity Report 2024 provides an [...]