Tag: Regional Human Rights System
Future of human rights in Southeast Asia remains bleak
The future of human rights in Southeast Asia remains bleak, an official has said, with little progress having been made by ASEAN in applying the Declaration of Human Rights since the establishment of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) in 2009.
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | World |...
Pan Pacific trade pact taking shape
The shape of an ambitious pan-Pacific trade agreement was "crystallising", trade ministers said Monday, although the United States and Japan remain divided over market access.
Business Times – Mon, Oct 27, 2014
SYDNEY: The shape of an ambitious pan-Pacific trade agreement was "crystallising", trade ministers said Monday, although the United States...
Human Rights in Myanmar Under Scrutiny Ahead of ASEAN Summit
ust days before Myanmar will host major regional summits, the country - where the military still holds considerable sway -- is facing renewed scrutiny about its human rights record.
Steve Herman | November 06, 2014 7:39 AM
BANGKOK— Just days before Myanmar will host major regional summits, the country - where...
Death penalty will not bring deterrent effect: Expert
While many Indonesian people agree with corruptors and drug smugglers being handed the death penalty as punishment, human rights advocates note that it will not bring the deterrent effect both lawmakers and the public may expect.
Dylan Amirio, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | World | Mon, November 10 2014, 8:42...
Myanmar will not submit a human rights report to ASEAN Summit
There is no plan to submit a Myanmar human rights report to the ASEAN Summit, U Sit Myaing, vice chairman of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission told Mizzima on November 9.
Written by Hein Ko Soe | Published in Myanmar
There is no plan to submit a Myanmar human rights...
Pushing the East Asia Summit to a new level
The East Asia Summit (EAS) in Nay Pyi Taw on Thursday could be a blessing or a curse for Asean's engagement with the major powers on two levels
Kavi Chongkittavorn
The Nation November 10, 2014 1:00 am
The East Asia Summit (EAS) in Nay Pyi Taw on Thursday could be a blessing...
Myanmar hands over ASEAN chair to Malaysia for 2015
President U Thein Sein ceremonially handed over the position of the ASEAN chair to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak at the end of the 25th ASEAN Summit at the Myanmar International Convention Centre in Nay Pyi Taw on November 13.
14 November 2014| Written by Win Ko Ko Latt, Theingi...
PNoy harps on binding sea accord
President Benigno S. Aquino III has called on fellow leaders of Association of South East Asian Nations to continue negotiations with China on the forging of a legally binding code of conduct in the South China Sea, amid tensions over territorial claims in the region.
By MST News | Nov....
Laos: International donors must press government on human rights issues
International donors should make their future aid commitments to Laos contingent upon the government’s tangible progress in addressing key human rights issues, FIDH and its member organization, the Lao Movement for Human Rights (LMHR), said in a letter to foreign embassies and major aid agencies in Vientiane on 13...
Filipino lawyer appointed to UN Human Rights Body
A Filipino human rights lawyer from the University of the Philippines has been appointed to the United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent.
By Aurora Quadra-Balibay on November 16th, 2014 under Headlines, The Good Balita
A Filipino human rights lawyer from the University of the Philippines has...
