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
Oct 20, 2020
The Diplomat: ‘Myanmar Elections Set to Exacerbate the Erasure of the Rohingya Identity’.
In this op-ed, Kyaw Win of Burma Human Rights Network and John Quinley of Fortify Rights (both AJC Members) argued that the Rohingya are being disenfranchised en masse because of their ethnicity in the 2020 elections in Myanmar. They also argued that a deeply flawed EU-funded election app exemplifies the tone-deaf approach of the international community.
Sep 20, 2020
Asymmetrical Haircuts: ‘Justice Update – Myanmar and More’
Dr. Priya Pillai, Head of Asia Justice Coalition’s Secretariat, Matthew Smith (Fortify Rights), Akila Radhakrishnan (Global Justice Center) joined Beth van Schaak in this podcast to discuss recent developments on Myanmar-related cases before the International Criminal Court and International Court of Justice in light of two Tatmadaw deserters’ video confessions of committing crimes against the Rohingya. In that video, the deserters also implicate their commanders.
Sep 9, 2020
Wall Street Journal: ‘Myanmar Soldiers’ Confessions to Killing Rohingya to be Part of Genocide Case’
Two men described as Myanmar army deserters told authorities in Bangladesh that they were ordered by superior officers to kill Rohingya civilians during security operations in 2017. Paul Reichler, partner at US law firm Foley Hoag LLP that leads the legal team in the case against Myanmar before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) stated that he would present statements made by the men to the ICJ as additional evidence to support the claim that the military acted with genocidal intent. Dr. Priya Pillai, Head of Asia Justice Coalition’s Secretariat, commented on the statements: ‘the devil is in the details […] It’s going to be about what information they’re providing, how relevant it is, and how truthful it is...Specifically where it concerns the internal higher-command structure, orders coming from above, that’s really where this could be quite important’.
The article can be found here.
Sep 4, 2020
Al Jazeera: ‘Facebook Must Walk the Talk on Myanmar’
In this op-ed for Al Jazeera, Dr. Priya Pillai, Head of Asia Justice Coalition’s Secretariat wrote that the social media giant should disclose any information it has relating to crimes against the Rohingya in Myanmar.
Aug 26, 2020
Burma Human Rights Network Launched Report: ‘Nowhere to Run’
The Burma Human Rights Network published a report called ‘Nowhere to Run’ which documented how Rohingya have been stripped of citizenship, denied the right to their identity under domestic laws, and subjected to severe travel restrictions. When Rohingya travel across Burma to seek better lives, they face being criminalised for moving without identity documents or travel authorisations that are virtually impossible to obtain.