Wednesday, 11 March 2009
By Nehginpao Kipgen
By removing trade barriers and integrating on matters of economy, politics and security, ASEAN looks forward to becoming a European Union-like community in 2015. If this comes to a reality, ASEAN will have a greater leverage in international politics.
In order for the bloc to become a vibrant and responsible body, it needs to protect the welfare of the ruled and not just the rulers. The association needs to review its policy on Burma. Will ASEAN leaders continue to say that it is not our business when neighbours' houses are on fire, women are raped, thousands of villages are destroyed and thousands of people are forced to flee across borders?
The association needs to start addressing human rights problems - the issue on which the body has consistently failed.
Full Story: http://www.phnompen hpost.com/ index.php/ National- news/ASEAN- failing-on- human-rights. html
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