2021 Essay Writing Competition for Undergraduate Students on Critical Human Rights and Peace Issues in ASEAN/Southeast Asia

THEME for 2021

ASEAN’S GOLDEN CHANCE TO SAVE “THE GOLDEN LAND”:SEEKING REGIONAL SOLUTIONS TO RESTORE DEMOCRACY AND PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS IN MYANMAR

Our Essay Writing Competition for 2021 has been an overwhelming success! To all 291 essay writers, we are humbled and inspired by your generous sharing of critical insights and care for the Peoples of Myanmar. After weeks of rigorous deliberation by screening and expert panels, we are proud to announce this year’s Top 3 winners and the most popular essay!

WINNERS

	Essay Title	Name	University	Faculty (College)	Country
First Place	Regional Solutions: ASEAN’s Role in Myanmar’s Humanitarian Crisis	Ms. Floriane Taruc	University of the Philippines-Los Baños	College of Veterinary Medicine	Philippines
Second Place	The Way Forward: ASEAN Unity for Myanmar	Ms. Natasya Dewi Shafira	University of Indonesia	Faculty of Social and Political Science	Indonesia
Third Place	Going Beyond Non-interferenceÂ	Mr. Vincent Carlo Legara	Ateneo de Manila University	Faculty of Political Science	Philippines
Most Popular vote	Regional Solutions to Restore Democracy and Protect Human Rights in Myanmar	Ms. Srun Sokkim	Pannasastra University	Faculty of Education	Cambodia