by Initiatives for International Dialogue | Dec 28, 2006 | Peace Process, Press Releases
This is not Singapore. Referring to the statement of Justice Secretary Raul Gonzales who says that protesters during the ASEAN Summit will be thrown “into the Mactan Straits and let the sharks eat them there”, the Asia-Pacific Solidarity Coalition (APSOC), an...
by Initiatives for International Dialogue | Dec 4, 2006 | Self-determination and Solidarity
As a whole, the idea of constructive engagement is a process not just in the level of government but one that comprehensively include business, politics and culture—people-to-people engagement inside the ASEAN. But what has happened is that the ASEAN could engage...
by Initiatives for International Dialogue | Dec 4, 2006 | Papers, Resources, Self-determination and Solidarity
For the last three to five years, we have seen the international community’s unrelenting advocacy and campaign work aimed in attaining genuine political changes inside Burma. The campaign to block Burma from chairing the ASEAN this year was a major success....
by Initiatives for International Dialogue | Dec 4, 2006 | Papers, Resources, Self-determination and Solidarity
Among the 10-member countries of ASEAN, Burma is considered the most brutal to its own citizens. Its human rights record is unsurpassed in the region. Among its fellow ASEAN members, Burma is uncooperative. Its secretive regime, a military junta has ruled, or...
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