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Burma Representatives Attend Regional Civil Society Conference in Jakarta, Indonesia
This coming week, eighteen representatives from Burma’s independent civil society will be participating in the ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People’s Forum 2011 (ACSC/APF) and associated events in Jakarta, Indonesia. This is an important venue for Burma advocates to raise concerns about the human rights violations and the lack of genuine democratization, and to call on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to take concrete action on Burma.[…]
• • •Press Conference: ASEAN’s Role in Promoting Human Rights and Democratization in Burma
Burma’s independent civil society will hold a press conference to raise concerns about the lack of genuine political change since the November 2010 elections, the escalating armed conflict in Eastern Burma, and ongoing human rights violations throughout the country. Under the banner of the Task Force on ASEAN Burma (TFAB), representatives of many Burma organizations have come together to call on ASEAN to live up to its stated commitments of promoting justice and human rights. Speakers will present several concrete recommendations to ASEAN and member states to help improve the human rights situation and lack of genuine democratization in Burma.[…]
• • •ASEAN Civil Society to Hold First Hearing on CSR
Southeast Asia civil society’s first public hearing on Corporate Social Responsibility and ASEAN will be held in Jakarta on Monday, May 2, from 10am-4pm. The venue is the Yayasan Lembaga Bantuan Hukum Indonesia (YLBHI) office, Jl. Diponegoro No. 74, Jakarta Pusat […]
• • •Burma Representatives to Attend Regional Civil Society Conference in Jakarta
Eighteen representatives from Burma’s civil society, including members of the Task Force on ASEAN and Burma, will be traveling to Jakarta, Indonesia to participate in the ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People’s Forum 2011 (ACSC/APF) from 3 to 5 May, and associated events […]
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