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INTERVIEW: Despair among the indigenous peoples of Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts
Indigenous communities of the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh continue to suffer at the hands of the national government and military.
Myanmar’s human rights crisis justifies foregoing neutrality for a solidarity-based approach to humanitarianism
The human rights crisis in Myanmar justifies a solidarity-based approach to the provision of international aid.
Speaking no truth to power in a time of coup: Myanmar’s Human Rights Commission
Myanmar’s Human Rights Commission has been noticeably silent which raises issues regarding expectations of human rights institutions against regimes inimical to human rights.
Is the military coup in Myanmar the death knell of democracy and federalism?
The coup has major potential consequences for a country that was struggling to emerge from decades of military oppression and conflict.
Look right: The conservative elites opposing Thailand’s protesters
Right-wing royalists and a bureaucratic and ideological system have for decades lauded the monarchy and rejected criticism as “un-Thai”.