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Governments weren’t prepared for Covid-19, but should anticipate climate change
By Kunthida Rungruengkiat, APHR member and former Thai MP Increased prevalence of typhoons caused by heightened sea temperatures. Whole villages forced to move because of rising sea levels. Devastating and prolonged heat waves that have killed hundreds, and led to...
ASEAN must do more to help the Rohingya
By Kasit Piromya, former Thai MP and Board Member of ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights The deaths of more than a dozen Rohingyas on an overcrowded boat that was bound for Malaysia but capsized in the Bay of Bengal in early February highlighted the desperation...
Refugees must be protected during the coronavirus pandemic
By Natrah Ismail, a Malaysian MP, and member of ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the lives of billions of people across the world. Globally, measures to stop its spread have been drastic: businesses have shuttered,...
End online attacks against female MPs in SE Asia
By Risa Hontiveros, Philippines MP and APHR member “You spread the illegal drugs, sexcapades all your drivers, had a sex video, commit concubinage. Only stupid believe on you.” This is just one example among many other online comments that my dear friend and...
ASEAN’s laxity on emissions puts children in danger
By Sarah Elago MP, Philippines Today, November 20, is Universal Children’s Day, a day for us to celebrate, promote and advocate for children’s rights. Our leaders will hold ceremonies, give speeches and snap photos next to children and youth. But this will be nothing...
Confronting Southeast Asia’s Plastics Problem
By Mercy Barends MP, Indonesia Our oceans are facing a daunting crisis: They are being filled with plastic. Many of us are well aware of this environmental and human rights catastrophe, but we are yet to rise to the challenge. In Southeast Asia, our seas and rivers...
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