Proposed ASEAN charter promotes human rights, discourages coups

2007-07-25 07:21:30

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A landmark charter being drafted by Southeast Asian countries calls for promoting human rights and nonaggression, while discouraging coups in a region which has grappled with all three thorny issues.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations' long-overdue charter also would try to shield the region from nuclear arms, other weapons of

mass destruction and external interference, according to a draft seen by The Associated Press on Wednesday.

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LOL..

"Discouraging coups" . . .

Anyway, chances are this whole topic will magically disappear within the next 30 minutes.

promoting human rights and nonaggression

asean = dictatorships disguised as democracies

The problem with ASEAN is that they are a bunch of self-serving sycophants who include in their charter the wonderful section of non-interference in one-another's internal affairs.

Hypocrites, the lot of them.