Regional: AIPMC prepared Burma issue just before ASEAN Conference

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

BDD

The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) will be hosting a seminar titled ‘Renewed ASEAN Leadership towards Social Justice in Myanmar’ in Bangkok on February 26. Burma's Human Rights issues is highlight during the seminar, said one of the key organizers. Currently, Asian countries' representatives are concerned over lengthily jail term against the student leaders, social and political activists and recovery process of Nargis Cyclone.

"Seminar would focus on social justice and human rights, but mainly discuss over Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners issues, and how to deal with 2010 election," said an organizer. The outcomes of the seminar would be delivered to the ASEAN conference which would be started on Friday in Thailand also.

Burmese political groups in Thai-Burma border pushed to form the AIPMC along with MPU few years back. AIPMC was formed by and for Parliamentarians from ASEAN countries. Mainly focus on human rights and democratic reform in Burma. Its members represent both the ruling and opposition parties of Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines and Cambodia. Burmese elected MPs from 1990 are also special attendees in every AIPMC meetings and seminars.