Tag: ASEAN

Echoing the World AIDS Day call to “equalize” the AIDS response, leaders agreed to a comprehensive agenda to end inequalities

Many laws that inhibit, restrict, and repress religious freedoms remain on the books and are implemented throughout Southeast Asia

Marcos said the meetings gave heads of state the chance to give their positions, get a good idea of where things stand

The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights noted an “increasing conservatism and discrimination against minorities worldwide”

There is growing dissatisfaction within ASEAN — sometimes criticized as a toothless talking shop — at the Myanmar generals' stonewalling

"We hope that all sides will try their best to deescalate the tension"

“Time is rapidly running out to prevent the worst-case scenario for millions of people in Myanmar," said Heidi Hautala

“It is necessary to put in place a coordinated effort to protect the most vulnerable from a potentially devastating economic downturn”

Questions remain on where smaller Southeast Asian nations feature in the U.S. grand strategy

The legislators urged Indonesia to bring to the table "issues that particularly affect the region" at the G20 Summit in November