Japan and Australia Should Sanction the Myanmar Military: Betting on ASEAN’s fruitless diplomacy undermines international action.
I would like tentatively to share the insights of Ms. Elaine Pearson, the Australia director for Human Rights Watch, and Mr. Teppei Kasai, a program officer at Human Rights Watch.
Days after the Myanmar military coup on February 1, 2021, the Japanese and Australian governments publicly “confirmed” they would “closely coordinate together regarding the situation in Myanmar.” Since then, they have repeatedly expressed “grave concerns” about human rights abuses in Myanmar while pledging to “work together closely.”
