Timor-Leste tests the waters of UN law in maritime dispute with Australia (Channel News Asia, 23 April 2016)
Timor-Leste tests the waters of UN law in maritime dispute with Australia (Channel News Asia, 23 April 2016) Amid the tension of other ongoing maritime disputes in the region, particularly over the South China Sea, Timor-Leste’s Foreign Minister Hernani Coelho told Channel News Asia that this test of international maritime law would set an interesting…
Read MoreASEAN Commission to release report on women’s rights, gender equality (Jakarta Post, 29 April 2016)
ASEAN Commission to release report on women’s rights, gender equality (Jakarta Post, 29 April 2016) The ASEAN Commission on Women and Children ( ACWC ) plans to release a report on women’s rights and gender equality this June, examining the progress and disparities experienced by Southeast Asian women in politics, education, health and the community.…
Read MoreThailand: UN human rights chief concerned over growing military role in Government (UN News, 22 April 2016)
Thailand: UN human rights chief concerned over growing military role in Government (UN News, 22 April 2016) The United Nations human rights chief has expressed growing concern about the military’s deepening role in Thailand’s civilian administration, as well as tight curbs on dissent, as the country prepares to vote on a final draft Constitution. “An…
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