State of human rights & democracy is deteriorating in ASEAN amidst greater inequality, job uncertainty in the region. Politics in the region controlled by elites & dynasties. ASEAN weak on Myanmar. Time to engage National Unity Government Myanmar ASEANMP dialogue with the press in Jakarta.

Lawmakers in Southeast Asia face threats of reprisals, harassment and other human rights violations, according to a new study that highlights the Burmese junta’s crackdown against opposition MPs and the years-long detention of a senator in the Philippines. benarnews.org/english/news/p…

ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights highlight increased risks faced by legislators in Southeast Asia gutzy.asia/2024/04/25/ase…

In many countries in Southeast #Asia – most notably in #Myanmar but also elsewhere – parliamentarians and ex-parliamentarians continue to be subject to multiple forms of human rights violations, according to the latest annual report from APHR.
aseanmp.org/2024/04/25/new…

Parliamentarians and ex-parliamentarians in Southeast Asia continue to be subjected to human rights violations, says new report by ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR). In Thailand, the report noted that the Move Forward Party was prevented from forming a government by…