Following the general election on Sunday (14 May), ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) welcomes the result of the election and calls for the Thai authorities to protect and uphold the will of the people in government formation, condemning any subversion of election result or blocking the formation of a new government by the winning parties "an unconscionable betrayal."

Parliamentarians from Southeast Asia strongly condemn the decision by the Thai authorities to hand-over three members of Myanmar opposition forces into the hands of junta allies.

<p>ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) urges the Thai government to listen to the demands of two hunger striking activists and amend the&nbsp;lèse-majesté, or royal defamation, law.&nbsp;</p>

<p>ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) called on ASEAN to take urgent actions after the Office of the United Nations&nbsp;High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) submitted a report to the UN Human Rights Council which found that the Myanmar military has committed human rights abuses that&nbsp;may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.</p>

<p>On 21 January 2022, as&nbsp;the trial of Kem Sokha, leader of the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) resumed after a two year delay, Southeast Asian parliamentarians have reiterated their call for Cambodian authorities to immediately and unconditionally drop the treason charges against him.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen&#39;s meeting with Myanmar&#39;s&nbsp;self-declared State Administration Council leader Min Aung Hlaing is a threat to ASEAN and Myanmar, says&nbsp;ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR).</p>

<p>Lawmakers across Southeast Asia have come under drastically increased threats and harassment in the past year, in-part due to the military coup in Myanmar, but also troubling developments elsewhere in the region, a&nbsp;new report&nbsp;by ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) has found.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://aseanmp.org/2021/10/26/parliamentarians-call-on-asean-to-take-concrete-steps-on-myanmar-at-summit-meet-with-nug/">Southeast Asian parliamentarians</a> call on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to use this week&rsquo;s ASEAN Summit to take concrete actions to resolve the disastrous situation in Myanmar, including by immediately engaging with the National Unity Government (NUG).</p>

<p>Civil society calls on UN to Retain Myanmar&rsquo;s Ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun&rsquo;s accreditation to the UN, amid fears Myanmar people could be &lsquo;robbed of their rightful voice&rsquo; by the military junta</p>

<p>On 9&nbsp;September&nbsp;2021, over 60 former and current parliamentarians from across Southeast Asia have signed an&nbsp;open letter&nbsp;to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, urging his administration to take urgent action to support human rights and democracy in Myanmar, and express concern about its stated policy to wait on action by the ASEAN.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Southeast Asian parliamentarians have responded warily to the&nbsp;<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://aseanmp.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D88dabc094b65d7801c004ec98%26id%3D298ef80540%26e%3D8250da8729&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628179230526000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEfs3zWyBb_R4VgZMXmz2vQzAneug" href="https://aseanmp.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=88dabc094b65d7801c004ec98&amp;id=298ef80540&amp;e=8250da8729" target="_blank">decision by ASEAN</a>&nbsp;to appoint Brunei&rsquo;s Foreign Affairs Minister II Erywan Yusof as its special envoy to Myanmar, urging him to take immediate and decisive action to put an end to the military&rsquo;s bloodshed and chaos.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Southeast Asian lawmakers call on ASEAN governments to take more inclusive measures to protect everyone against Covid-19 regardless of their migration status.&nbsp;</p>