This Open Letter is part of an ongoing public advocacy campaign to mark the 4th Year since the Myanmar Coup under the call to action for ‘Accountability, Justice and Human Rights’ that aims to...
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APHR Condemns Myanmar Military’s Atrocities in Rakhine: Urgent Call for Action
Jakarta, 11 January 2025 – The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) unequivocally condemns the recent airstrike by Myanmar’s military on Kyauk Ni Maw village in Rakhine State on 9 January...
APHR Denounces Myanmar’s Forced Conscription of Youth, Calls for Urgent International Action
Jakarta, 19 December 2024 – The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) vehemently opposes Myanmar’s military junta’s intensified forced conscription campaign, targeting youth aged 18 to 35...
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APHR Urges Indonesia to Act Swiftly to Protect Stranded Rohingya Refugees
Jakarta, 24 October 2024 – The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) expresses grave concern over the report that was received on 23 October regarding the safety and well-being of hundreds...
Stronger and urgent Philippine government action is needed to address climate injustice magnified by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine
Manila, 25 October 2024 – The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) calls on the Philippine government for urgency in climate action as Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami) pummelled through...
ASEAN Foreign Ministers must denounce executions of civilians in Myanmar, Southeast Asia MPs say
Jakarta, 23 September 2024—The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) strongly condemns the executions of two Myanmar pro-democracy activists by the State Administration Council (SAC) today...
Joint Open Letter to the UN Security Council on the escalating crisis in Rakhine State
27 June 2024 Re: UN Security Council must take immediate intervention to coordinate protection of Rohingya and other ethnic minorities in Myanmar Your Excellencies, We, 89 Myanmar, regional, and...
Southeast Asian MPs calls on UN, ASEAN to act to save Rohingya from further genocide
JAKARTA – Parliamentarians from Southeast Asia urgently call on the United Nations, ASEAN, and the wider international community to take immediate action in order to prevent the mass killing of...
Thailand + 1 more
Fact-Finding Mission: Humanitarian Aid to the Thai-Myanmar Border with ASEAN Parliamentarians [EN/MY/TH]

ABOUT THE REPORT Between November 13-16, 2023, APHR and PEF organized a fact-finding mission with a delegation led by Members of Parliament to the border towns of Northern Thailand - Mae Hong Son and...
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Southeast Asian MPs call for international community to embrace localized approaches at Thai-Myanmar border to ensure humanitarian aid reaches the most vulnerable
BANGKOK – ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) calls on Thailand, ASEAN, and the wider international community to turn their attention to the plight of internally-displaced people (IDPs)...
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Open Letter to the Government of Thailand on Refugees Fleeing Myanmar
Re: New Thai government has the opportunity for a fresh start on Myanmar Refugees To: Royal Thai Government H.E. Srettha Thavisin, Prime Minister H.E. Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara, Deputy Prime Minister...
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Incoming Thai government must enact refugee-friendly policies, Southeast Asian MPs say
JAKARTA – The incoming Thai government must heed calls from civil society to reform policies on refugees to be more compassionate and in line with international human rights standards, ASEAN...
Southeast Asian MPs condemn the Myanmar military’s response to Cyclone Mocha and urge support for local organizations
JAKARTA – The Myanmar junta’s inadequate and discriminatory response to Cyclone Mocha must prompt ASEAN, ASEAN member states, and the wider international community to bypass the junta and provide...
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Southeast Asian MPs urge the Thai government to stop engaging with the Myanmar junta and help refugees [EN/TH]

JAKARTA – Parliamentarians from Southeast Asia urge the Thai government to stop engaging with the Myanmar junta, led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, as it continues committing all sorts of...
Indonesia + 6 more
Southeast Asian MPs call on ASEAN member states and other countries in the region to rescue boat with to 200 Rohingya refugees
JAKARTA – Parliamentarians from Southeast Asia urge ASEAN member states and other countries in the region to urgently rescue a boat carrying up to 200 Rohingya refugees, including women and children,...
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Five years since genocide, the world must act to ensure justice for Rohingya [EN/MY]

In marking the five-year commemoration of the genocide committed against the Rohingya in 2017, 384 civil society organizations reaffirm our commitment to continue to stand in solidarity with and seek...
MPs denounce lack of humanitarian assistance in Myanmar ahead of International Parliamentary Inquiry’s fourth hearing
JAKARTA – The Myanmar people are not receiving the humanitarian assistance they need as the crisis triggered by the coup d’état of February last year worsens, parliamentarians from seven different...
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Southeast Asian MPs urge ASEAN economic ministers to immediately tackle food crisis
JAKARTA – As food and fuel prices are rising at alarming rates throughout the world, Parliamentarians from Southeast Asia are urging the economic ministers of their countries to gather in an...
International coalition of Parliamentarians launches Inquiry into global response to Myanmar coup
JAKARTA – Despite pledges to oppose the overthrow of the democratically elected government of Myanmar and hold the country’s abusive military to account, international actors have failed to take the...
Joint Statement on environmental crimes in Ukraine
The Russian military invasion of Ukraine is soon passing its fourth month. During this time, we have witnessed appalling violations of humanitarian law, international law and the international order...