Tag: human rights
Rights Officials and Lawyers Petition ASEAN to Establish an Individual Complaints Mechanism and Fact-Finding Mission for Myanmar
Press Release Jakarta 11 August, 2023: A leading Burmese Human Rights organisation and a group of lawyers from the Philippines and Indonesia have presented a petition to the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta demanding accountability and justice for the people of Myanmar. The main complainant, Salai Za Uk, Deputy Director of the Chin Human Rights Organisation,…
Public Discussion and Media Brief: Rights Officials and Lawyers Petition ASEAN to Establish an Individual Complaints Mechanism and Fact-Finding Mission for Myanmar
The violence and brutality of Myanmar’s military junta regime is escalating dramatically. According to the latest report by the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), international atrocity crimes are continuing unabated, with no end in sight. Meanwhile, ASEAN’s legal channels to justice and accountability for the people of Myanmar remain log-jammed by a lack of…