Is Asean Pointless Handling The Situation In Myanmar?

Thomas Daniel, Senior Fellow, ISIS Malaysia

29-Jul-22 07:30

Is Asean Pointless Handling The Situation In Myanmar?

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Myanmar's military government which overthrew the elected civilian government in a coup d'état on Feb 1, 2021, remains in power today and is doing all it can to quash opposition. This includes executing 4 democracy activists recently. What does Asean have to say about all this clear violations of human rights? Thomas Daniel, a Senior Fellow at ISIS Malaysia talks to us about the intricacies of navigating regional democracy.

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Categories: international, government, politics

Tags: myanmar junta, myanmar military coup, democracy, human rights,

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