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 13, 2021
Human Rights Council: The 48th Session of the UNHRC begins at Geneva
The 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council kickstarted on 13 September and will take place till 1 October. According to the NUG Minister of Human Rights, Myanmar will not be represented at the HRC, and its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) has been postponed to the next HRC Session i.e. March 2022. All sessions can be watched live here.
Sep 13, 2021
Human Rights Council: IIMM Presented its Third Annual Report at #HRC48
On 13 September 2021, Mr. Nicholas Koumjian, Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) presented its third annual report to the 48th UN Human Rights Council. The statement can be read here.
Sep 13, 2021
ICJ Calls on States to Support International Investigative Mechanism on Myanmar
On 13 September, ICJ released a press statement welcoming the third annual report of the IIMM and called on States before the Human Rights Council to support the work of the IIMM and to actively identify possible fora for legal proceedings which could rely on evidence collected by the IIMM to help facilitate justice for the people of Myanmar.
Sep 7, 2021
AlJazeera: ‘Myanmar shadow government calls for uprising against military’
On 7 September 2021, AlJazeera reported on the declaration of “people’s defensive war” against the military junta by the opponents of the military government, including the shadow government National Unity Government (NUG).
Sep 6, 2021
Reuters: ‘Myanmar junta agrees to ASEAN call for ceasefire to distribute aid -Kyodo’
On 6 September 2021, Reuters reported that Mr. Erywan Yusof, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Special Envoy on Myanmar has called for a ceasefire till the end of the year to facilitate humanitarian aid. The call has reportedly been accepted by the military junta.