Tag: Regional Human Rights System
Myanmar rejects being ‘singled out’ by UN at migrant crisis talks
Myanmar's delegate to talks in Bangkok on Southeast Asia's migrant crisis on Friday rebuked the UN's refugee agency for calling on the country to recognise the Muslim Rohingya minority as citizens to stem their exodus from its shores.
By AFP On Friday, 29 May 2015
Myanmar's delegate to talks in Bangkok...
Southeast Asia: Put Rights at Center of Boat People Summit
“Regional governments should work with the United Nations and others to agree on binding solutions to this human tragedy – not sweep it under the rug as they have done for years. The ending of human rights abuses in the source countries of Burma and Bangladesh needs to be...
Migrant issue should be resolved at Asean level: PM Najib
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the migrant issue in the region must be resolved at the Asean level with the assistance from other countries and international bodies.
By SYED UMAR ARIFF - 1 June 2015 @ 11:06 PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the migrant...
Suspend Myanmar’s membership of ASEAN: Legislator
Deputy House Speaker Fahri Hamzah has called for the suspension of Myanmar’s membership of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) over the exodus of Rohingya ethnic.
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | National | Fri, May 22 2015, 3:37 PM
Deputy House Speaker Fahri Hamzah has called for the suspension of...
UN Council Has First-Ever Briefing on Rights in Burma
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday held its first closed-door briefing on the human rights situation in Burma, focusing on the dire situation of the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority, council diplomats said.
By LOUIS CHARBONNEAU / REUTERS | May 29th
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Security Council on Thursday...
Southeast Asia: Accounts from Rohingya Boat People
Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia need to agree to never again engage in pushbacks of people stuck at sea, find any remaining boats, bring the people on board to safe ports, and ensure that their rights are respected. Just as important, there will be no long-term solution unless Burma ends...
Safeguarding Rights for Migrant Workers: A New Frontier for CSR?
Across the ten member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) labour migration is being accelerated by the new ASEAN Economic Community with its’ specific objective of full integration into the global economy supported by the free flow of labour.
by Mark Leighton [email protected]
Asia and the Pacific is the...
Refugee crisis: ASEAN’s great moral paralysis
Our region faces a full-blown refugee crisis. Thousands of migrants, many of whom are Rohingya Muslims fleeing state-sponsored persecution in Myanmar, are stranded at sea, caught between a home country that denies them citizenship rights and a regional neighborhood seemingly indifferent to their suffering.
Charles Santiago, Kuala Lumpur | Opinion...
Myanmar hits back at international pressure
A senior Myanmar official has lashed out at growing international pressure over the nation’s refusal to engage in talks about the boats floundering in the Andaman Sea while Malaysia yesterday threatened to call an emergency ASEAN meeting to break the deadlock.
By Guy Dinmore | Monday, 18 May 2015
In a...
PHL pushes for ASEAN protection of migrant workers
The Philippines over the weekend exhorted the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' senior labor officials to work for the protection of migrant workers, especially the undocumented ones who are prone to abuse and exploitation.
May 11, 2015 7:36am
The Philippines over the weekend exhorted the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' senior...
