Sources: Global Post
The Queensland Police Service refuses a request from the Adani Group to remove a group of Wangan and Yagalingu protesters occupying the Carmichael coal mine, saying that this would be a human rights violation. The Wangan and Yagalingu peoples previously held native title to the land before the Queensland Government extinguished it in 2019 in preparation for the contract with Adani. 2021-10-3
Thirty-eight protesters are shot dead and 30 more are wounded by the military and police as protests against the February 1 coup continue across the country. A meeting of ASEAN nations called for restraint of the security forces but failed to unanimously call for the release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 2021-03-3
The European Union narrowly votes (285–281) to recommend that its 28 member nations drop criminal charges against Edward Snowden and protect him from U.S. extradition and to recognize him as a defender of human rights because of his revelations regarding U.S. and British spying. 2015-10-29
China hosts the ministers of defense from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). During the meeting a Chinese defense official suggests joint maritime drills between the host and ASEAN. At the same time, it is widely expected that U.S. Navy vessels may soon sail within 12 nautical miles of islands China is constructing upon reefs and atolls in the South China Sea. 2015-10-16
A three-day summit is held in Tokyo between the leaders of Japan and ASEAN that will likely discuss the recent encroachment of China. 2013-12-13
Russia announces a tit-for-tat visa bar on Americans guilty of human rights violations, over the US Magnitsky bill. 2012-12-7
ASEAN nations ask China to begin talks over territorial disputes in the South China Sea. 2012-11-18
Amnesty International calls for a United Nations investigation into allegations of human rights abuses in Syria. 2011-07-5
Defense chiefs from ASEAN countries agree on information sharing at a conference in Indonesia. 2011-03-31
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) launch a Free Trade Area. 2010-01-1