Civil society groups demand Indonesia to implement cohesive policy and approach to not legitimising Myanmar junta in ASEAN

On the 2nd anniversary of the Myanmar’s attempted coup, we, the undersigned, call on Indonesia as the Chair of ASEAN to not legitimising the Myanmar junta at any cost. This shall include a commitment to disinvite junta representatives from ASEAN meetings at all levels. Earlier this week, a programme of the upcoming ASEAN Tourism Ministers…

ASEAN: Leaders’ Meeting fails, diverts from ASEAN peoples’ expectation

The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), along with members organisations Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI), derided the recently-concluded ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting on Myanmar, which took place in Jakarta on 24 April 2021, and was attended by Myanmar’s controversial junta chief Min Aung Hlaing. ‘ASEAN has failed to recognise the…