8th August 2010
In marking the 22nd anniversary of the August 8, 1988 people’s uprising for democracy in Myanmar, the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) observes this anniversary with deep respect for those who participated in the uprising.
However, there is also deep disappointment and concern among AIPMC members over the political and human rights conditions prevailing [...]
Hanoi ASEAN Summit should take a strong stand to demand free, fair and inclusive elections in Myanmar allowing participation by Aung San Suu Kyi or ASEAN should withhold recognition of legitimacy for election result
The 16th ASEAN Summit currently being held in Hanoi should take a strong stand to demand free, fair and inclusive elections in [...]
16 March 2010
The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) is outraged by the election laws recently announced by the military government of Myanmar. Repeated calls for assurances that the upcoming elections will be free and inclusive have gone unheeded as the new laws make clear the regime’s absolute lack of commitment to democratic principles to ensure [...]
25 February 2010
Fair labour rights in Myanmar benchmark for country’s 2010 elections
As Myanmar plans for general elections this year, the country’s military rulers have announced their commitment to ASEAN and the international community to conduct a truly democratic election and ensure a “free and fair” electoral process. The country has asserted that it will respect [...]
February 11 2010
The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) is gravely concerned for the well being of unregistered Karen refugees currently residing in displacement sites in Tha Song Yang District, Tak. Announcements last month from the Thai government relating to the planned forced repatriation of the refugees beginning in February 2010 have caused renewed concern for [...]
24 October 2009
The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) calls on the ASEAN leaders attending the 15th ASEAN Summit in Hua Hin, Thailand to employ the ASEAN Charter to address the on-going human rights violations and lack of democratic reform in Myanmar.
As a signatory to the charter, Myanmar has agreed to adhere to the principles [...]
