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Opinion Papers
Myanmar junta receives new planes from Airbus’ close partner AVIC, aiding indiscriminate airstrikes
Source: Justice for Myanmar
The Myanmar military junta has commissioned into service as many as 8 new aircraft supplied by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), a close partner and investee of the European aerospace giant Airbus.
Press Release | Justice for Myanmar
Karen National Union considers how to improve border governance
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma
With significant control over the Thailand-Myanmar borderlands, the KNU now faces a critical moment as it explores strategies to enhance border governance and contribute to addressing the region’s complex political, economic, and security challenges.
Saw Kapi, director of the School of Governance and Public Administration (www.sgpa.info)
Expelling drug lords at the border
Source: Bangkok Post
The Thai-Myanmar border has always been a security challenge for Thailand, but the United Wa State Army (UWSA) has turned parts of it into a serious drug trafficking and humanitarian nightmare.
Editorial | Bangkok Post
Joint Statement: Rohingya’s call for justice, equality, peaceful coexistence and inclusive governance in Arakan
Source: Rohingya Today
We urge the Arakan Army and its political wing, the United League of Arakan, to uphold and respect the rights of the Rohingya and all ethnic and religious minorities in Arakan State.
Joint Statement | Rohingya Organisations
Free Aung San Suu Kyi – and let her finish what she started
Source: The Independent
The deposed leader of Myanmar is no longer the heroic figure she was in the long years of persecution and house arrest. But, having sacrified her own freedom to campaign for democracy in her homeland, she deserves to be part of a wider process of truth and reconciliation
Editorial | The Independent
Myanmar must be held to account – or the world looks powerless against Rohingya persecution
Source: The Independent
To this day, however, I still don’t understand why Myanmar’s government – which was under the de facto civilian leadership of Aung San Suu Kyi at the time – carried out these tours.
Joe FREEMAN, Amnesty International’s Myanmar Researcher
APHR Denounces Myanmar’s Forced Conscription of Youth, Calls for Urgent International Action
Source: ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights
This brutal practice, involving abductions, threats, and violence, not only deprives young people of their agency but also coerces them to take part in a war that is in clear violation of international humanitarian law.
Statement | ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights
Are we abandoning ASEAN?
Source: The Jakarta Post
This is the second time since Prabowo’s inauguration that Indonesia has sent a concerning message to its regional neighbors.
Editorial board (The Jakarta Post)
Although they don’t have much money themselves, they contribute a can of rice, 100 kyats, or 500 kyats
Source: Myanmar Peace Monitor / Burma News International
An interview with Ma Nu Khin Aye, a resident of Lay Gwa Son village in Rathedaung Township, about the socio-economic situation of locals in Rathedaung Township, where fighting has resumed in Arakan State.
Interview | Ma Nu Khin Aye, a resident of Lay Gwa Son village
ASEAN must take decisive Action on Myanmar at Upcoming Meetings in Thailand
Source: ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights
“ASEAN’s handling of the Myanmar crisis will define its credibility and relevance in the region and on the global stage,” said Mercy Chriesty Barends, APHR Co-Chairperson and a member of Indonesia’s House of Representatives.
Statement | ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights