A collective of Asean lawmakers expressed disappointment yesterday over the lack of commitments made at the briefing for Asean foreign ministers on Rakhine State in Yangon on Monday, which was hosted by Myanmar Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi.
Asean Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) called for a stronger regional response to human rights abuses in Rakhine State and urged member governments to comply with their obligations to protect human rights under the Asean Charter.
“Through continued inaction, Asean risks failing the people at its center. This meeting should have been an opportunity to take decisive action to protect vulnerable civilians and hold the Myanmar government and military accountable. Unfortunately, though not unexpectedly, it seems it was largely an act of political theater,” said APHR chairperson Charles Santiago, a member of the Malaysian Parliament. (Courtesy of yangon.coconuts.co)
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