Universal Declaration of Human Rights

ASEAN lacks freedom of religion

From January’s church bombings in southern Philippines which killed at least 20 and wounded scores more, to the decades-old persecution of Myanmar’s Rohingya population which has seen a mass exodus of 1.2 million people fleeing for their lives, religious freedom isn’t exactly one of ASEAN’s strong points.With 650 million people in 10 countries, ASEAN’s diversity has long been one of its defining characteristics.

9 June 2019
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