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Temporary Representative of the Philippines to the AICHR Assistant Secretary Jaime Victor B. Ledda represents the Philippines during discussions on human rights in ASEAN on 8 April 2021. (Photo courtesy of AICHR Brunei)
PASAY CITY, Apr. 12 ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Philippine Representative Jaime Victor B. Ledda joined representatives of other ASEAN Member States in discussing current developments on human rights in the region and expressed deep concern over developments in Myanmar during the 33rd Meeting of the AICHR held via video conference from 06 to 08 April 2021.
The Philippines called on Myanmar “to adhere to principles enshrined in the ASEAN Charter and the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration including the adherence to the principles of democracy, the rule of law and good governance, respect for and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms.”
April 9, 2021
Ahead of the ASEAN summit, scheduled in the Indonesian capital Jakarta later this month, experts have urged the member nations to cooperate with China to resolve the crisis in Myanmar.
They felt that so far, the 10-member bloc has been unable to force Myanmar’s military leaders to stop the violence.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency on Tuesday, Azmi Hassan, a lecturer at the University of Technology Malaysia, said the statements from ASEAN countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, which harshly criticized Myanmar, were unable to stop the violence by the junta.
Hassan said the bloc needs to cooperate with a stronger country like China to force the Myanmar junta to accept the ASEAN summit decisions.
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