Welcome to the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC)

Since its inaugural meeting in Kuala Lumpur, on 26-28 November 2004, AIPMC has been calling on the military government in Burma to bring about changes and democratic reforms in the country.

The grouping of ASEAN Legislators from Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines and Cambodia have continuously called for the unconditional release of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, as well as for the freedom of over a thousand other political prisoners in Burma. One of AIPMC’s initial campaigns was to urge ASEAN to deny Burma its turn at chairing the regional bloc in 2006.

Having succeeded in its campaign, members of the Caucus have now further called on ASEAN and the UN via the UN Security Council to take concrete and binding actions on the military regime of Myanmar as it continues to show a lack of regard to human rights and fails to adopt concrete democratic reforms in the country, such as acknowledging the 1990 national general election results and convening Parliament.

In its desire to mobilise international parliamentary support for these causes, the AIPMC has created networks and affiliations with members and partners of national caucuses and parliamentary groups outside ASEAN, such as Japan, Canada and in Europe. The body also works closely with Burma’s international civil-society movement, elected MPs from Burma and members of Burma’s government-in-exile.