Wielding the Purse Strings of Southeast Asian Civil Society
As democracy experiences a global decline, and Southeast Asia oscillates between authoritarian endurance and democratic rollback, civil society in the region is facing a bleak future.
Developed and Displaced in Southeast Asia
Families moved to distant, poorly equipped resettlement areas to make way for railways in the Philippines. Villagers still dealing with the loss of access to livelihood resources decades after dam construction in Thailand.
For Urban Asylum Seekers, Uncertainty is the Certainty
Waiting, perhaps for something, perhaps for nothing much, perhaps tomorrow, or perhaps never. Being in a permanent state of uncertainty may well be what life is for many urban asylum seekers in Bangkok and other cities in Southeast Asia.
Looking for ‘Asean way’ in Rohingya crisis
Article by Johanna Son originally published in The Bangkok Post on 26 March 2018 In Asean’s search for a role in the maze that is the political and humanitarian disaster unfolding from Myanmar’s Rakhine crisis, it is finding that some paths are closed off, a few remain passable despite barriers — and others are clear…
Scapegoating the “Other” in Southeast Asia
There is much talk in Southeast Asia about the rise of authoritarianism and the retrenchment of democracyhere intended not only as an electoral system, but most importantly as a governance structure that trusts in the impartial rule of law, encourages stakeholders’ participation in decision-making, respects alternative views and provides protection for minority interests.
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ASEAN’s Double Vision of Migration
BANGKOK – After the deluge of headlines during ASEAN’s 50th birthday in 2017 and before that, the start of the ASEAN Community in 2016, this year may signal a return to what many see as ASEAN’s return to its uneventful – or boring – ways.
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Trans-ASEAN Education can Play a Role in Building a Regional Community
As the celebration for last year’s 50th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) wanes, ASEAN now face the tasks to realise the ambitious vision of an integrated socio-cultural.
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The Night Crawlers of Manila: Photojournalism Against the Filipino War on Drugs
It’s a great privilege to be invited here to speak to you about the dire human rights situation in the Philippines. I want to thank Lia Sciortino and her team at SEA Junction for organizing this important event to commemorate Human Rights Day.
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‘All of My Body Was Pain’; Sexual Against Women and Girls in Burma
Thank you all for being here. My name is Phil Robertson , and I’m the deputy Asia director of Human Rights Watch. I want to thank you all for coming, and I want to thank SEA Junction’s director, Rosalia Sciortino
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Safe from the Start
On 24 September, a panel discussion entitled Safe from the Start was organised by Southeast Asia (SEA) Junction in collaboration with the Heinrich Boell Stiftung Southeast Asia (HBF).
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