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
Mar 12, 2021
Asymmetrical Haircuts: ‘Justice Update – Myanmar on Our Minds’
In this podcast, hosts spoke to Yasmin Ullah (Rohingya activist), Laetitia van Assum (former Dutch ambassador) and Mike Becker (Trinity College Dublin) about potential implications of the coup in Myanmar for Rohingyas who fled into Bangladesh after military attacks. They also discuss current prospects for accountability.
Mar 4, 2021
Special Advisory Council for Myanmar: ‘Launch of the Special Advisory Council for Myanmar’
On 4 March 2021, the Special Advisory Council (SAC-M) for Myanmar hosted an online press conference to introduce their work. The Council is comprised of YangHee Lee (former UN Special Rapporteur for Myanmar), Marzuki Darusman (former Chair of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar), and Chris Sidoti (former member of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar). The SAC-M is an independent group of international experts working to support the peoples of Myanmar in their fight for human rights, peace, democracy, justice, and accountability.
Mar 2, 2021
International Commission of Jurists: ‘Post-coup Legal Changes Erode Human Rights’
Myanmar’s State Administration Council (SAC) dictated key revisions to Myanmar’s legal system that criminalize peaceful protests, and enable violations of the right to privacy and arbitrary arrests and detention. AJC Members International Commission of Jurists and Human Rights Watch advocated for the Myanmar military government to reverse is post-coup d’état revisions of legal provisions for human rights in the country.
Feb 26, 2021
UN General Assembly: ‘Informal Meeting to Hear a Briefing by the Special Envoy on Myanmar’
During the meeting on 26 February 2021, Myanmar’s Ambassador to the United Nations Kyaw Moe Tun began his statement by asserting that he represented the ‘civilian government elected by the people’. He also stated that he opposed the military coup and appealed for ‘the strongest possible action from the international community’ to restore democracy. He ended his statement by raising a three-finger salute that has been adopted by the anti-coup movement.
Feb 11, 2021
Opinio Juris: ‘Myanmar Coup d’état – Implications for International Justice’
In this blogpost for Opinio Juris, Dr. Priya Pillai, Head of Asia Justice Coalition’s Secretariat discusses how the 1 February 2021 coup in Myanmar may affect ongoing legal proceedings before the International Criminal Court and International Court of Justice, and investigative efforts by the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar.