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Posts Tagged ‘16th ASEAN Summit’ (5 found)
First Press Release of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children
The ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) was inaugurated on 7 April 2010 in Ha Noi, Viet Nam, in the occasion of the 16th ASEAN Summit. The establishment of the ACWC is aimed at, among others, promoting the well-being, development and participation of women and children in ASEAN […]
• • •President wants non-governmental elements involved in ASEAN Summit
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the government would involve all national components in the organization of the ASEAN Summit in 2011 to make ASEAN community-based […]
• •ASEAN All Talk, No Action on Burma
ASEAN held their 16th Summit this past week in Hanoi, Vietnam, where they discussed enhancing economic cooperation and inaugurated the Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC). The ASEAN leaders were also forced to discuss the issues of Burma’s human rights situation under the military regime and it’s manipulation of the electoral process in the lead up to this year’s polls […]
• • •ASEAN leaders should act over Myanmar’s appalling rights record
Myanmar’s appalling human rights record is a serious breach of the ASEAN charter and should be at the top of the agenda for Southeast Asian states attending the organization’s summit in Ha Noi on 8 April, Amnesty International said today […]
• • •Activists in appeal to Hanoi
Southeast Asian human rights advocates have called on Vietnam to allow them to hold activities freely during the 16th Asean Summit, scheduled to be held in Hanoi on April 8 and 9 […]
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