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ASEAN Summit: Rights bodies urge focus on Rohingya crisis
26 Oct 2025 19:08 GMT
… the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur to confront the worsening human rights situation … smuggling.
In a statement, ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) said civilians in … the indefensible," Andrews said.
Human Rights Watch Asia Advocacy Director John …
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UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : International Relations MCQs on ASEAN member countries, United Nations and more (Week 133)
26 Oct 2025 14:54 GMT
… recently formally admitted to ASEAN?
1. East Timor
… 4 million people — demonstrates ASEAN’s “inclusivity and adaptability, … looking to diversify.
— ASEAN membership gives East Timor … dedicated to promoting peace, human rights, and social progress, enhancing …
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Xanana Gusmão: Youth, farmers and Asean solidarity are the keys to a better future for Timor-Leste
26 Oct 2025 14:01 GMT
… no experience with democracy or human rights, they are often labelled “ … his country’s entry into Asean as a milestone rooted not … that we are part of Asean. Geographically, we are within … conference here today.
By joining Asean, he said, Timor-Leste hopes …
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Leading Rights Groups Urge ASEAN to Reject Myanmar’s Planned Election
26 Oct 2025 10:44 GMT
Two leading human rights organizations have urged ASEAN to end reject … ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Justice for Myanmar (JFM) and Human Rights … 54 companies based in ASEAN countries have maintained … In it own appeal, Human Rights Watch warned that Myanmar’ …
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Myanmar: Global, regional and national unions call on ASEAN to reject sham ‘election’
26 Oct 2025 09:53 GMT
… unions, civil society, and human rights organisations from South East Asia … dissent.
The signatories remind ASEAN member states of their “ … Anwar Ibrahim, the current ASEAN Chair, to demonstrate moral … junta.
The IFJ said: “ASEAN must join the international …
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ASEAN Summit 47: Strengthening efforts to tackle transnational crime
26 Oct 2025 01:36 GMT
… crime.
Malaysia called on ASEAN member states to strengthen collective … applications.
On human rights, Mohamad commended the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) … combat transnational crimes.
As ASEAN navigates an increasingly complex …
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ASEAN summit in Malaysia: Who’s attending and what to expect
26 Oct 2025 01:18 GMT
… of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) from Sunday to Tuesday, … the world.
Marco Foster, ASEAN director at the professional … , co-chairman of ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights, told Al Jazeera … policy.
What are ASEAN’s limitations?
ASEAN has sometimes been …
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Human Rights Watch urges ASEAN leaders to focus on human rights, humanitarian crisis
24 Oct 2025 11:30 GMT
… Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and ASEAN partner summits will … begin December 28. ASEAN members and partner countries … , Asia advocacy director at Human Rights Watch. "The junta … Myanmar."
"ASEAN and ASEAN partners should categorically reject …
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Myanmar should be 'number one concern' for ASEAN summit
25 Oct 2025 18:55 GMT
… of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit this week. Instead … neighbouring countries, including the ASEAN countries, to really firmly … set of values, like human rights, democracy or even rule … said Jones, who studies human rights in the ASEAN block.
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World News | Human Rights Watch Urges ASEAN Leaders to Focus on Human Rights, Humanitarian Crisis
24 Oct 2025 07:10 GMT
… Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and ASEAN partner summits will … begin December 28. ASEAN members and partner countries … , Asia advocacy director at Human Rights Watch. "The junta … Myanmar."
"ASEAN and ASEAN partners should categorically reject …