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South-east Asia faces further decline in human rights

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: SOUTH-EAST ASIA
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: South-east Asia AP Brunei Cambodia China East Timor Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand United States Vietnam

Topical: politics social coup crime emergency ethnic government health human rights legislation media military opposition policy regional regulation religion election party pharmaceutical tourism foreign policy security
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2023), "South-east Asia faces further decline in human rights", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB275071

Thursday, January 5, 2023

Significance

East Timor is the only South-east Asian country categorised by the Freedom House organisation as completely ‘free’. Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, as well as Indonesia, also have democratic procedures for the transfer of power but face growing criticism over their human rights records.

Impacts

Regional states could reimpose draconian restrictions ostensibly aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19 if new waves of the virus hit.
Media curbs will tighten in Thailand, Cambodia and Indonesia as elections approach.
Indonesia’s code could hurt tourism to the country, since it applies to foreigners as well as locals.

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