Press Release / Statement
Summary Special Meeting on Irregular Migration in the Indian Ocean 29 May 2015, Bangkok, Thailand
In response to the alarming rise in the irregular movement of persons in the Indian Ocean, the Royal Thai Government organized the Special Meeting on Irregular Migration in the Indian Ocean on 29 May 2015 in Bangkok.
In response to the alarming rise in the irregular movement of persons in...
UPR 21st session: Statement by Sweden in the interactive dialogue on Lao People’s Democratic Republic
There are at least nine reported cases of forced disappearances in Laos. The disappearance of the civil society activist Mr Sombath Somphone is one of the most internationally renowned cases. Mr Sombath was last seen at a police checkpoint on 15 December 2012 and his whereabouts are still unknown....
ASEAN Economic Community: Slow Progress on Labour Issues
Although Southeast Asian economies rely on international labour as a key element of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), the progress of labour liberalisation has been disappointing. It is obstructed by domestic laws and regulations due to differing concerns of labour-exporting and labour-importing countries.
Although Southeast Asian economies rely on international...
Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Professor Surya P. Subedi – Phnom Penh, 23 January 2015
I was appointed by the UN Human Rights Council in March 2009, and by April this year I will have had the privilege of serving as the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia for the maximum term of six years. Over this time, I submitted...
Chairman’s Statement of the 25th ASEAN Summit: “Moving forward in Unity to a Peaceful and Prosperous Community”
NAY PYI TAW, 13 November 2014 - The 25th ASEAN Summit, under Myanmar's Chairmanship theme, "Moving forward in Unity to a Peaceful and Prosperous Community", was held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, from 12 to 13 November 2014. The President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, His...
