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
May 14, 2021
Just Security: AJC Members Contribute to Just Security Series ‘Beyond the Myanmar Coup’
GJC Members Global Justice Center, International Commission of Jurists, and Fortify Rights contributed to the ‘Beyond the Myanmar Coup’ Series on Just Security. Their contributions can be read here:
Akila Radhakrishnan and Grant Shubin (Global Justice Center): ‘A Crisis Born from Impunity‘
Vanessa Chong and Tanyalak Thongyoojaroen (Fortify Rights): ‘The ASEAN Way Must Change‘
Jenny Domino (International Commission of Jurists): ‘The Other De-Platforming We Should Have Been Talking About‘
May 13, 2021
The Diplomat: ‘Reversing the Coup is No Solution for Myanmar’
In this article , Akila Radhakrishnan and Michelle Onello of AJC Member Global Justice Center argued that a return to the pre-coup status quo is not politically sustainable. They argue that Myanmar needs a more fundamental shift and that moving forward necessarily entails justice and accountability for the military's brutal, disproportionate, and indiscriminate violence against civilians.
May 12, 2021
BROUK Launches Briefing Paper: ‘Paths to Justice: Opportunity for Inclusive International Justice in Post-Coup Myanmar’
On 12 May 2021, BROUK published the Briefing Paper above, emphasizing the need for the international community to place justice for atrocity crimes at the center of all efforts to restore democracy following the military coup. It also details available avenues to pursue international justice for the Tatmadaw's violence against people in Myanmar during the coup and years prior.
May 11, 2021
OHCHR: ‘No Sign’ of End to Brutal Crackdown on All Fronts’
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights stated that the ‘brutal’ crackdown persists 100 days after the coup despite international efforts to end the violence. The Office highlighted that according to credible reports, at least 782 people have been killed as a result of the Myanmar security forces' lethal and disproportionate use of force. The United Nations Secretary General António Guterres also reiterated that he continues to stand with the people of Myanmar.
May 5, 2021
various: ‘200 Civil Society Organizations Call for Arms Embargo’
On 5 May 2021, over 200 civil society organizations called on the UN Security Council to urgently impose a comprehensive arms embargo on Myanmar to help prevent further violations of human rights of peaceful protestors. The statement was also signed by AJC members Amnesty International, Burma Human Rights Group, BROUK, Fortify Rights, Global Center for the Responsibility to Protect, Global Justice Center, Human Rights Watch, and International Commission of Jurists.