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To recognise or not? Behind ASEAN’s lack of consensus on the Myanmar polls
15 Feb 2026 09:30 GMT
… recently took over the ASEAN chairmanship from Malaysia, considers … ”.
“This implies that ASEAN could accept Myanmar back to … in human rights than democracy”.
The third camp quietly “supports ASEAN’ … need to engage ASEAN.
“It makes ASEAN, then, less effective …
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Myanmar expels East Timor envoy after rights group complaint against junta
16 Feb 2026 06:35 GMT
… Myanmar's Chin state Human Rights Organization (CHRO) last month filed … of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), of which Myanmar is … it was seeking an ASEAN member with an independent … an unlawful organization opposing another ASEAN Member State is totally …
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Cyber literacy key to a safer digital Philippines
16 Feb 2026 05:05 GMT
… Security Professionals, Sam Jacoba of ASEAN Japan Cybersecurity Community Alliance, … Privacy Governance Derick Ohmar Adil, ASEAN Japan Cybersecurity Community Alliance … insights from the Commission on Human Rights, noting that the Philippines remains …
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International law is failing, but a tiny ASEAN country wants to bring charges against Myanmar junta
11 Feb 2026 17:57 GMT
… Association of Southeast Asian States (ASEAN).
This week, the tiny country … be the first time an ASEAN state has taken such an … a victims’ group, the Chin Human Rights Organisation, in pursuing justice for …
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Myanmar’s junta expels Timor-Leste diplomat fearing accountability
16 Feb 2026 00:48 GMT
… respect for universal human rights — reflects a … 2024, and ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights have publicly … every other ASEAN government: cooperate with human rights groups … at your peril. It also seeks to re-center ASEAN …
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Myanmar expels East Timor's diplomat over war crimes case
15 Feb 2026 22:42 GMT
… Rohingya minority.
But the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) said this month … Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc against each other.
East … accused East Timor of violating ASEAN charter articles that "underscore …
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Chargé d’Affaires ai of Timor-Leste instructed to leave Myanmar within 7 Days
15 Feb 2026 22:17 GMT
… principles enshrined in the ASEAN Charter. However, it … received members of the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) who … unlawful organization opposing another ASEAN Member State is totally … principles enshrined in the ASEAN Charter particularly Articles 2 …
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Multipolarity without multilateralism
15 Feb 2026 14:05 GMT
… peace and security, climate change, human rights, and sustainable development. The UN … gain influence.
Regional organisations like ASEAN and the African Union are …
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People-led Healthcare as Resistance to the Junta’s Crimes Against Care
14 Feb 2026 08:28 GMT
… 10 December 2025, International Human Rights Day, approximately 34 people … civilians, international actors—including ASEAN, the European Union, UN … implement the October 2025 ASEAN Summit decision calling … humanitarian needs”. The ASEAN Special Envoy and the …
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40 years of renewal fuel national aspirations
14 Feb 2026 05:38 GMT
… of the Việt Nam–ASEAN Research Centre at St Petersburg … the United States, accession to ASEAN and the signing of the … United Nations Security Council, all ASEAN countries and most of the … a member of the UN Human Rights Council.
According to Deputy Prime …