This Outlook is the second in a series where we shall examine the state of human rights in Southeast Asia. The chapters are a combination of hard data as well as the impressions of writers, all of whom are human rights academics or activists in their respective countries. Each book shall be a worthy source of information, but taken as a whole, it is hoped the series will provide an invaluable charting of the human rights journey in this region.
The objective of this series is not to make general judgements on human rights situations but to reflect on the state of human rights by the use of sound methodology and evidence-based research, and to raise awareness that it is also Human Rights in Southeast Asia Outlook 2016viiithe collective responsibility of the region’s inhabitants to protect and promote human rights; relying on individual states or existing ASEAN human rights regimes is no longer enough. As Chair of SHAPE-SEA, it is my great pleasure to see the organisation continuing to help shape the human rights agenda in ASEAN/Southeast Asia through this series. In particular, the report reminds us that the threats facing us today are not just state authorities and economic powers but an increasingly pervasive moral defi cit. If we care little for one another’s rights on an individual level, I fear this moral defi cit will soon become a moral disaster, a situation that is already apparent amongst the leaders of Southeast Asia.
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- Chapter breakdown
- Cover and Introduction
- Country report for Brunei Darussalam
- Country report for Indonesia
- Country report for Lao PDR
- Country report for Malaysia
- Country report for Myanmar
- Country report for Philippines
- Country report for Singapore
- Country report for Thailand
- Country report for Timor-Leste
- Country report for Vietnam
- Appendix
Author: SHAPE-SEA
Topics: Regional Human Rights
Output: Outlook