Category Archives: Asia

Training course on International Law of the Sea and Ocean Governance

The Max Planck Foundation delivered the training course in the law of the sea and [...]

Centre for a Smart Future and Max Planck Foundation Support Launch of Sri Lanka’s Business and Human Rights Guidelines

Sri Lanka’s first national guidelines on business and human rights were launched last week (18 [...]

The Foundation launches a new project in Sri Lanka

The project, entitled ‘Supporting Institution-Building to Stabilise Democracy and Strengthen the Rule of Law in [...]

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. [...]