Faculty of Law, Universitas Sebelas Maret, 

Jalan Ir. Sutami No. 36 A Surakarta, Indonesia

Monday to Wednesday, 10-12 August 2026.

Across Asia, peace, security, and environmental justice are interconnected challenges experienced by the communities. Climate change, fragile security landscapes, and unresolved human rights issues make clear that answers will not come from one discipline alone, but from collaboration across law, politics, development, and environmental governance. Although climate change, social inequalities, and fragile security systems threaten communities and ecosystems, they also create opportunities for cooperation and innovation. By highlighting the interdependence of peace, security and environmental justice to uphold human dignity, this conference calls for a shift in perspective that security must be understood not merely as the absence of conflict, but as the condition in realising ecological, social, and human justice. Through conceptual reflection and advocacy for action, this conference invites participants to explore pathways of regional cooperation in Asia that uphold human dignity and resilience, which are vital for shaping a sustainable future shared across generations. The conference will emphasise a few key discussions, for example, but not limited to:

• How can security be reconceptualised as justice, ecological, social, and human, rather than merely in the absence of conflict?
• The role of regional cooperation in Asia in addressing environmental and security challenges.
• Pathways for embedding human dignity, the right to development, and rights-based approaches to migration within sustainability and peacebuilding strategies.
• The importance of inclusive, multidisciplinary dialogues for shaping resilient and just futures.

This conference is co-hosted by the Faculty of Law, Universitas Sebelas Maret (Surakarta); the Centre for Human Rights, Multiculturalism, and Migration (CHRM2), University of Jember; the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre (SSEAC), University of Sydney; the Indonesian Consortium for Human Rights Lecturers (SEPAHAM Indonesia); the National Commission on Human Rights of Indonesia (KOMNAS HAM); the Indonesian Scholar Network on Freedom of Religion or Belief (ISFORB); the Institute of Social Ethics, Nanzan University, Japan; and the Research Group on Human Rights, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia.

1. Dr. Erna Dyah Kusumawati, Faculty of Law, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta
2. Dr. Al Khanif, Centre for Human Rights, Multiculturalism, and Migration, University of Jember.
3.  Prof. Simon Butt, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, University of Sydney

1. Women, Peace and Security
2. Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding
3. Democracy, Authoritarianism, Civil Society, and Public Participation
4. Energy Transition, Climate and Ecological Justice, Rights of Future Generations
5. Business and Human Rights
6. Human Rights and Technology
7. Gender, Migration, and Right to Development
8. Social Inclusion, Citizenship and the Right to Development
9. International Criminal Law, Access to Justice and Human Rights Accountability
10. Protection to Human Rights Defenders
11. Religion, and Human Rights
12. Science, Ethics, and Human Rights
13. Bahasa Indonesia Track (untuk abstrak dan presentasi dalam Bahasa Indonesia)

• The conference will be conducted primarily in English and held in person only, with plenary and parallel/panel sessions. Online participation will not be available.
• Separate panel sessions in Bahasa Indonesia will be organised.

• Call for abstract: 1 February 2026 – 9 March 2026
• Announcement of selected abstracts: 16 March 2026
• Full paper submissions: 16 March 2026 – 16 May 2026
• Selection of best papers: 1 June 2026
• Conference: 10-12 August 2026
• Academic writing workshop: 10 August 2026

• Presenter registration: 16 March - 30 June 2026
• Non-presenter registration: 16 March - 29 July 2026

Conference inquiries, please contact: Erna Dyah Kusumawati.

Post-conference publication, please contact: Al Khanif.