by Initiatives for International Dialogue | Aug 29, 2006 | Press Releases, Self-determination and Solidarity
We are members of three Asian regional networks dedicated to democracy and peace in Asia: the World Forum for Democratization in Asia (WFDA), the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC), and the Asia-Pacific Solidarity Coalition (APSOC). We are...
by Initiatives for International Dialogue | Jun 11, 2006 | Papers, Resources, Self-determination and Solidarity
PRESIDENT Xanana Gusmao may have prophesied when he told fellow East Timorese four years ago that “raising our flag will not mean that malaria will suddenly disappear, or that domestic violence will suddenly end, or that we all will have enough food, education,...
by Initiatives for International Dialogue | Jun 4, 2006 | Press Releases, Self-determination and Solidarity
With reports that Former Philippine president Fidel Ramos is likely to succeed Malaysian Razali Ismail as UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s special envoy to Burma this week, Burma watchers in the Philippines said that if gets appointed by Annan, it is FVR’s “chance to...
by Initiatives for International Dialogue | May 29, 2006 | Press Releases, Self-determination and Solidarity
Rights groups based in the Philippines demanding for the return of democracy and justice in military ruled-Myanmar today assailed the recent move of the military junta in Burma to extend the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy...
by Initiatives for International Dialogue | May 4, 2006 | Press Releases, Self-determination and Solidarity
After flooding the streets last May 1 to celebrate Labor Day, Filipino workers and other activists again trooped today to Makati City, this time to protest against “the worst labor rights violator in the world”—Burma. {mosimage}After flooding the streets last May 1 to...
by Initiatives for International Dialogue | Apr 18, 2006 | Press Releases, Self-determination and Solidarity
Philippine activists for Burma today urged the South Korean government to immediately withdraw Daewoo International’s gas business from military-ruled Burma, claiming that any business deal with the Burmese generals just result to more human rights abuses inside the...
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