<p>Almost 300 sitting parliamentarians from around the world have&nbsp;<a href="https://aseanmp.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=88dabc094b65d7801c004ec98&amp;id=309a82ddee&amp;e=8250da8729" target="_blank">signed a statement</a>&nbsp;calling for the immediate and unconditional release of their colleagues in Myanmar, as well as all those arbitrarily detained since the February 1 military coup, and for democracy and the rule of law to be upheld in the country.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Poe Zaw, a migrant worker from Myanmar, tells the story of his life in Thailand during the Covid-19 pandemic and after the 1 February 2021 military coup in Myanmar.</p>

<p>Amnesty International calls on ASEAN member states to&nbsp;prioritise protecting the human rights of people in Myanmar and prevent the situation deteriorating into a human rights and humanitarian crisis and to investigate&nbsp;Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on credible allegations of responsibility for crimes against humanity in Myanmar.</p>

<p>JAKARTA - 20 April 2021: Regional lawmakers have today called on ASEAN to extend an invitation to Myanmar&rsquo;s newly-established National Unity Government (NUG) for its special summit on the country, which will take place on Saturday in Jakarta, Indonesia.</p>

<p>Saw Lin Htet, an ethnic Karen student from Myanmar currently studying at Mahidol University, has been arrested in Myanmar after joining an anti-coup protest while conducting research, and has not been heard from since. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>The UN Human Rights Office for South-East Asia calls on States in the region to protect all those fleeing violence and persecution in Myanmar and ensure that refugees and undocumented migrants are not forcibly returned given the rapidly deteriorating human rights situation inside the country.</p>

<p>The savage and cowardly acts of the Myanmar military over the weekend, during which an estimated 100 people, including children, were killed further highlighted the need for the international community to step up and take actions to effectively stranglehold the Myanmar military&rsquo;s activities, regional parliamentarians said on 29 March.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Salween Peace Park statement&nbsp;on the Myanmar&nbsp;military dictatorship&rsquo;s airstrikes on villages in the Salween Peace Park on 27th&ndash;28th, March 2021.&nbsp;They called for a cease to airstrikes, allow&nbsp;humanitarian aids to be provided and return&nbsp;the country to the democratic path.</p>

<p>An interview with Russ Jalichandra, former Thai ambassador to Mozambique and Kazakhstan and owner of the Facebook page &ldquo;The Alternative Ambassador&rdquo; over the coup in Myanmar. How much can we expect ASEAN? What does the Thai government stance means?</p>