RESOLUTIONS Resolution No. 1 S. 2015 | Issued 26 April Calls for a new Thai constitution that will be more conducive to the country’s democratization and which must be accepted by the people through a nationwide referendum; and urges leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations gathered in Malaysia for the 26th ASEAN Summit to push the Thai leadership towards a clear roadmap to democracy that would manifest its commitment to return political power to the people as soon as possible.
Resolution No. 3 S. 2015 | Issued 13 November Applauds the people of Burma for enduring, on the 8 November general elections, long lines under the scorching heat of the sun so they could freely exercise their right of suffrage; congratulates the National League for Democracy for its imminent electoral victory, as well as wishes its leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, great success as she and her party build a democratic, developed, and inclusive country that the people of Burma so rightfully deserve; and urges all stakeholders to continue to push for Burma’s democratic transition beyond the polls.
Resolution No. 2 S. 2015 | Issued 18 May Resolution No. 4 S. 2015 | Issued 16 November Calls on ASEAN, guided by its vision of “caring and sharing community”, to convene an emergency summit on regional measures to improve the plight of the Rohingya and other vulnerable minorities in the region; believes that the 29 May meeting spearheaded by Thailand to discuss the “root causes” of “irregular migration in the Indian Ocean” is a good preliminary step towards a regional solution to the issue; urges the Philippines, being the only Southeast Asian state-party in the UN Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons, to spearhead efforts in safeguarding the rights of stateless persons, including the minimum standards of treatment that all countries should observe; and calls on concerned Southeast Asian countries to recognize their moral obligation to ensure that the Rohingya and other minorities are accorded the human dignity and basic rights they deserve.
In the wake of a savage attack on two opposition lawmakers on 26 October, condemns in strongest terms the use of violence in any form to intimidate and terrorize Cambodia’s political opposition and the broader population; believes that the imprisonment of lawmaker Hong Sok Hour, the ouster of Kem Sokha as vice president of the Cambodian National Assembly, and the warrant of arrest against opposition leader and legislator Sam Rainsy are pure and simple political harassment; urges Prime Minister Hun Sen to create an atmosphere conducive to the continuation of the “culture of dialogue”; and calls on the international community to be vigilant in monitoring the disturbing political developments in Cambodia.
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