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 6, 2021
CNN: ‘Facebook whistleblower cites violence in Myanmar and Ethiopia, spying by China and Iran’
On 6 October, CNN reported that Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, the former product manager, deposed how the social network contributed to the mass atrocities in Myanmar and Ethiopia.
Oct 5, 2021
Bangkok Post: ‘No defence witnesses at Suu Kyi incitement trial: Lawyer’
On 5 October, the Bangkok Post reported that Aung San Suu Kyi will not call any defence witnesses at her incitement trial in a junta court. According to the lawyers, Suu Kyi and former president Win Myint will not present any defence witness fearing safety concerns.
Oct 4, 2021
Reuters: ‘ASEAN Ministers disappointed at Myanmar junta's peace commitment’
On 4 October, Reuters reported that ASEAN members voiced their disappointment about army-ruled Myanmar's commitment to an agreed five-point consensus-peace plan. Malaysian foreign minister hinted about the potential exclusion of the Junta authorities from the ASEAN Summit in the light of non-cooperation with the Special Envoy of Myanmar.
Sep 29, 2021
UNSG submits his annual Report on Rohingya & Myanmar to the General Assembly
On 28 September, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, submitted his new report on the Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar to the UNGA. The report also focuses on the country’s democratic transition and the disruption of that process in the wake of the military takeover, on 1 February 2021, by the country’s armed forces, or Tatmadaw.
Sep 29, 2021
Reuters: ‘Myanmar currency drops 60% in weeks as economy tanks since February Coup’
On 29 September, Reuters reported that Myanmar’s currency has lost more than 60% of its value since the beginning of September in a collapse that has driven up food and fuel prices.