ARTICLES

12 Mar 2025

Rodrigo Duterte’s Trial Before the International Criminal Court: Unprecedented

Aries A. Arugay|Michael T. Tiu Jr.

The International Criminal Court’s warrant of arrest against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is a significant step to hold him accountable for alleged crimes committed during his anti-drug drive.

23 Oct 2024

Thailand’s Deep South Policy: The Need for Justice

Paul Chambers

The failure to convict individuals for a massacre in Thailand’s Deep South 20 years ago will undermine reforms.

Human Rights Thai Politics Thailand

14 May 2024

Platforming and Free Speech: Academia Caught Off Guard in Malaysia

Benjamin Y.H. Loh

Inflammatory conduct by a visiting foreign professor ignited a firestorm in Malaysia’s academia. The debacle underscores the need for a more nuanced approach to free speech, and a critical consideration of who gets to use the university as a platform.

Human Rights Malaysia

6 Feb 2024

Rhetorical Sympathy for the Palestinian Struggle in Malaysia and the Poignant Misuse of ‘Zionism’

Benjamin Y.H. Loh|Sarah Ali

Malaysia’s online and offline support for Palestine in light of the 7 October 2023 attacks seems to indicate a dualism in solidarity— voluble support for the Palestinian cause juxtaposed with opposition to taking in Palestinian refugees and asylum seekers.

Human Rights Malaysia Middle East Rohingya

Children seen behind a bamboo fence in Mae La, Tak Province, Thailand on on April 4, 2022. Mae La or Maela is a refugee camp in Thailand near the border with Myanmar (Burma), that was established in 1984 in the Tha Song Yang District. (Photo by Guillaume Payen / ANADOLU AGENCY / Anadolu Agency via AFP)

18 Oct 2023

Children in Myanmar: Caught in the Crossfire

Wai Moe

The junta in Myanmar has adopted a new tactic against resistance forces by arresting and detaining children in lieu of their family members.

Human Rights Myanmar Myanmar Military

13 Feb 2023

Widodo Government Acknowledges Gross Human Rights Violations Happened: The Unstoppable Erosion of a Fundamental Taboo

Max Lane

President Joko Widodo’s recent acknowledgement of certain human rights violations in Indonesia took many by surprise. It may prove to kickstart a true national reckoning with one of the darkest periods of the country’s history.

Human Rights Indonesia Timor-Leste

junta’s Armed Forces Day parade in Naypyidaw

8 Dec 2022

Can Hanoi Afford the Reputational Costs of Friendship with Myanmar’s Military Regime?

Bich Tran

While Vietnam has not criticised Myanmar’s ruling regime about its violence against the Myanmar people and the Rohingya, Hanoi should recognise that its staunch support and use of non-interference as a fig leaf could undermine Vietnam’s own quest to become more significant regionally and internationally.

Human Rights Myanmar Vietnam

31 May 2022

The ‘People’s Court’ Supports and Celebrates Marriage Equality in Thailand

Alexandra Dalferro

Amidst greater popular awareness of the struggles faced by LGBTQIA+ individuals in Thailand, activists are challenging Thai laws restricting marriage to heterosexual couples as being unconstitutional. While significant progress on human rights is unlikely to occur under the current government, Thai citizens are using their voices to call for change.

Human Rights Thai Politics Thailand

22 Dec 2021

Human Suffering in Myanmar: The Need for International Attention

Su Mon Thazin Aung

The escalating number of clashes between Myanmar’s military junta, ethnic armed groups and resistance forces, together with the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic, have inflicted much suffering on the local populace. Concerned stakeholders need to provide essential help in the form of civilian protection and humanitarian assistance.

Armed Conflict Human Rights Myanmar Myanmar Military Myanmar Politics