<p>The ASEAN SOGIE Caucus issued a <a href="https://aseansogiecaucus.org/statements/asc-statements/149-rainbow-solidarity-towards-democracy#th-version">statement</a> today (26 October), signed by 72 organizations and 152 individuals in 19 countries, calling for ASEAN governments, especially the Thai and Indonesian governments, to stop the violence and listen to the people.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Amidst the euphoria of the 30th&nbsp;Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Manila, ASEAN SOGIE Caucus reiterates its call to various governments to uphold their human rights obligations to promote and protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ) people.</p>