ACTIVITIES & EVENTS
ACTIVITIES & EVENTS
The Asia Justice Coalition works as a collective to amplify our members’ initiatives and their
efforts to advance international justice and human rights in Asia. We, therefore, provide
aggregated and updated information and news on the Coalition’s projects, activities and events.
The Asia Justice Coalition works as a collective to amplify our members’ initiatives and their
efforts to advance international justice and human rights in Asia. We, therefore, provide
aggregated and updated information and news on the Coalition’s projects, activities and events.
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
Sep 18, 2021
HRW: A Month-Long Exhibition in Paris: #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
AJC Member Human Rights Watch has co-sponsored a month-long Paris exhibition at the Place du Palais Royal called ‘Fighting Fear’. The exhibition kickstarted on the 18 September and will be open till mid-October. It showcases a unique selection of 14 artworks by 7 Burmese artists on the theme #WhatIsHappeningInMyanmar.
Sep 17, 2021
ICC Prosecutor Appoints 17 Special Advisors
On 17 September, Mr Karim A.A. Khan QC, the newly elected Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court appointed 17 eminent experts to serve as his Special Advisers.
Sep 16, 2021
OHCHR Submits its Written Report on Myanmar to UN Human Rights Council
On 16 September, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Situation of human rights in Myanmar submitted its written report to the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council. The report calls for strengthening and enhancing of international accountability efforts supported by the HRC in the light of continuing and unabated violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. According to OHCHR, the crimes reported may constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity under international law. The full report can be accessed here.
Sep 15, 2021
Reuters: ‘Norway's Telenor says Myanmar unit sale plan followed junta's pressure on surveillance tech’
15 September 2021: Norwegian telecom firm Telenor told Reuters that it is selling its Myanmar operations to avoid European Union sanctions after "continued pressure" from Myanmar's military junta to activate intercept surveillance technology.
Sep 15, 2021
LAW: ‘More than 500 Rohingya request ICC Prosecutor accept NUG declaration’
On 15 September 2021, Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) announced that it has submitted a communication to the International Criminal Court in partnership with Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. The communication urges the Prosecutor of the Court to accept the National Unity Government’s declaration granting the ICC jurisdiction over genocide and other international crimes committed in Myanmar since July 2002 as the legitimate representative of Myanmar under international law. LAW represents over 500 Rohingya clients, including Rohingya women’s network Shanti Mohila (Peace Women) and a group of male survivors of sexual violence.