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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council approved its first-ever resolution on Myanmar on Wednesday, de...

Indonesia, which takes over as ASEAN chair next year, may amend a law to allow anyone to be prosecuted in the country for human rights violations.

The Thailand meeting comes shortly after the United Nations Security Council adopted its first resolution on Myanmar, demanding "an immediate end to all forms of violence".

The “open-ended consultative meeting” on the country’s conflict will reportedly take place on December 22.

Rights groups have protested the decision, which they say could expose a group of 114 people to mistreatment on their return.

President Charles Michel presented the main topics discussed by EU and ASEAN leaders during their first summit held in Brussels.

ALTSEAN-Burma's latest issue of CoupWatch highlights some of the key developments that took place in Myanmar in November, most notably the temporary ceasefire in Rakhine State and an amnesty for over 5,000 prisoners.

ALTSEAN-Burma's latest issue of CoupWatch highlights some of the key developments that took place in Myanmar in November, most notably the temporary ceasefire in Rakhine State and an amnesty for over 5,000 prisoners.

The bloc should not settle for adopting a statement on the Myanmar crisis when the junta lacks the commitment to cease violence towards its political opponents.

Rights groups have urged the international community to pressure Myanmar's military to reverse its decision to execute 10 people, a move observers say comes as a response to the killings of high-ranking soldiers by anti-coup fighters. Those on death row include seven students from Dagon University who reportedly participated in anti-coup protests and in the resistance against the junta's rule,...