The crafting of Asean s protector role
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Vitit Muntarbhorn Professor of law at Chulalongkorn University
published : 4 Aug 2021 at 04:00
1 The plight of ethnic communities, particularly the Rohingya situation in Myanmar, is one of the major human rights issues the AICHR is concerned about. In this photo taken in 2018, Rohingya refugee women hold placards as they take part in a protest in Cox s Bazar, Bangladesh. Reuters
The Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) was established just over a decade ago to promote and protect human rights in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). Yet, its activities, to date, have been more to do with promotion activities, such as workshops, rather than protection measures, such as to receive complaints and to provide remedies.
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NUG foreign minister Daw Zin Mar Aung. / The Irrawaddy
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By The Irrawaddy 3 May 2021
Daw Zin Mar Aung, foreign minister of the National Unity Government (NUG) formed by elected lawmakers to rival the military junta, recently talked to The Irrawaddy about the role of Asean in Myanmar’s political crisis, possible negotiations between the regime and the NUG, international pressure on the junta and the NUG’s cooperation with ethnic armed organizations.
People have criticized the consensus reached at the Asean summit on Myanmar. What do you say as the NUG’s foreign minister?