Asean MPs slam 'disgraceful' exclusion of UN special envoy to Myanmar

Asean Parliamentarians for Human Rights chairperson Charles Santiago has blasted the regional bloc over not inviting the UN Special Envoy to Myanmar to a Consultative Meeting on Asean Humanitarian Assistance to Myanmar held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Friday (May 6).

“It is a disgrace that the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy, Noeleen Heyzer, could not attend the Consultative Meeting on Asean Humanitarian Assistance to Myanmar held in Phnom Penh on May 6, as she was blocked by the Myanmar junta. 

“Asean should not...