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Abstract
Refugees fleeing East Timor. Tiananmen Square in China. The killing fields in Cambodia. Freedom of speech in Singapore. The subject of human rights in Asia is a hotly debated one. In The Politics of Human Rights in East Asia, the authors survey the human rights records and attitudes of each country.
The countries covered are: China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore. Kenneth Christie covers Southeast Asia and Denny Roy covers Northeast Asia. They conclude with a discussion of the Association of East Asian Nation's (ASEAN) role and suggestions for the future. Throughout, they examine the competing meaning of human rights in the Western versus the non-Western context and place the role of human rights within the framework of each country's history and political and economic development.
'A readable, informed overview of human rights conditions in the region, full of interesting and informative material on contemporary human rights conditions'
Global Dialogue
'A highly constructive contribution to this important debate'
The Commonwealth Lawyer
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contents | v | ||
| Note | vi | ||
| Acknowledgements | viii | ||
| 1. Introduction | 1 | ||
| AN OVERVIEW OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN ASIA | 4 | ||
| HUMAN RIGHTS AND SECURITY IN ASIA | 6 | ||
| COMMUNITARIANISM VERSUS INDIVIDUALISM | 8 | ||
| PRIVILEGES VERSUS ENTITLEMENTS | 10 | ||
| GLOBALIZATION,HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT | 12 | ||
| CRITIQUING THE DEBATE ON DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS | 21 | ||
| THE ASIAN CURRENCY CRISIS AND THE STATE OF DEMOCRACY | 23 | ||
| CONCLUSION | 25 | ||
| PART I. Southeast Asia | 29 | ||
| 2. Malaysia, Singapore and ASEAN | 31 | ||
| MALAYSIA | 32 | ||
| Historical Overview | 32 | ||
| Political Economy | 35 | ||
| Economic Policies | 36 | ||
| The Asian Economic Crisis | 38 | ||
| Internal Order and Security in Malaysia | 40 | ||
| Institutional Security Measures and Freedom of Speech | 42 | ||
| Death Penalty and Cruel Punishment | 45 | ||
| Malaysia's Response to the West | 46 | ||
| Conclusion | 49 | ||
| SINGAPORE | 52 | ||
| Historical Overview | 53 | ||
| Political Economy | 57 | ||
| Human Rights in Singapore: Measures of Internal Repression | 60 | ||
| Political Legitimacy, Freedom of Speech and Human Rights | 62 | ||
| Cruel Punishment? | 66 | ||
| Singapore's Response to the West | 69 | ||
| Conclusion | 70 | ||
| ASEAN AND HUMAN RIGHTS | 73 | ||
| 3. Myanmar and Vietnam | 80 | ||
| MYANMAR | 81 | ||
| Historical Overview/ Background | 82 | ||
| Political Economy | 86 | ||
| Political Rights and Civil Liberties | 89 | ||
| Aung San Suu Kyi | 91 | ||
| Development, Forced Labour and Human Rights | 93 | ||
| Violations against Ethnic Minorities | 95 | ||
| The West and Myanmar | 97 | ||
| Burmese Reaction to Western Demands | 99 | ||
| Conclusion | 101 | ||
| VIETNAM | 103 | ||
| Historical Background/ Overview | 103 | ||
| Political Economy | 106 | ||
| The Effect of the Asian Economic Crisis | 110 | ||
| Developments in Human Rights after the Cold War | 111 | ||
| Freedom of the Press and Expression | 112 | ||
| Freedom of Religion: Persecution of Religious Minorities | 114 | ||
| Economic and Social Rights | 116 | ||
| Other Violations of Human Rights | 118 | ||
| Vietnam and the West | 119 | ||
| Conclusion | 120 | ||
| 4. Indonesia | 123 | ||
| Historical Overview | 124 | ||
| Political Economy | 131 | ||
| Human Rights and Development | 135 | ||
| The Transmigration Programme | 138 | ||
| Freedom of Speech | 141 | ||
| Indonesia and East Timor | 142 | ||
| Other Peripheries, Other Human Rights Abuses: Aceh | 147 | ||
| The Muslim Trials | 149 | ||
| Indonesian Reaction to Claims of Human Rights Violations | 150 | ||
| The West s Response to Human Rights Violations in Indonesia | 152 | ||
| Conclusion | 155 | ||
| 5. Thailand and the Philippines | 159 | ||
| THAILAND | 160 | ||
| Historical Overview | 160 | ||
| Political Economy | 163 | ||
| Human Rights in Thailand | 166 | ||
| Freedom of Speech and the Press | 166 | ||
| Peaceful Assembly and Association | 167 | ||
| Accusations of Abuse of Police Powers | 169 | ||
| The Refugee Problem | 170 | ||
| Social Problems | 172 | ||
| The Death Penalty | 174 | ||
| Reactions by Thailand to the Debate on Human Rights | 174 | ||
| Attempts by the West to Influence Thailand s Policy | 176 | ||
| Conclusion | 177 | ||
| THE PHILIPPINES | 179 | ||
| Historical Overview | 180 | ||
| Political Economy | 185 | ||
| Human Rights under the Marcos Regime | 188 | ||
| Human Rights under the Aquino and Ramos Governments | 189 | ||
| Disappearances | 191 | ||
| Extra-judicial Killings | 192 | ||
| Conclusion | 194 | ||
| 6. Cambodia | 199 | ||
| Historical Overview | 201 | ||
| Political Economy | 209 | ||
| Human Rights since the UN Elections | 210 | ||
| Freedom of Speech, Religion and Civil Liberties | 213 | ||
| Conclusion | 214 | ||
| PART II. Northeast Asia | 217 | ||
| 7. China | 219 | ||
| THE GOALS AND PROGRAMME OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY | 220 | ||
| POLITICAL AND CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUES IN THE PRC | 224 | ||
| MINORITIES IN THE PEOPLE ’S REPUBLIC | 227 | ||
| SOCIOECONOMIC ISSUES | 229 | ||
| CONCLUSIONS | 231 | ||
| 8. North and South Korea | 234 | ||
| TRADITIONAL KOREAN STATE AND SOCIETY | 234 | ||
| KOREAN HISTORY EARLY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY | 238 | ||
| POSTWAR SOUTH KOREA | 241 | ||
| SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS IN SOUTH KOREA | 245 | ||
| CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS IN SOUTH KOREA | 248 | ||
| OBSTACLES TO THE EXPANSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN SOUTH KOREA | 250 | ||
| HUMAN RIGHTS IN NORTH KOREA | 254 | ||
| CONCLUSIONS | 258 | ||
| 9. Japan | 260 | ||
| HISTORICAL BACKGROUND | 261 | ||
| CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS | 264 | ||
| SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS | 266 | ||
| LABOUR | 267 | ||
| DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MINORITIES | 268 | ||
| SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION | 272 | ||
| HUMAN RIGHTS AND JAPAN ’S FOREIGN RELATIONS | 273 | ||
| CONCLUSIONS | 275 | ||
| Notes | 277 | ||
| CHAPTER 1 | 277 | ||
| CHAPTER 2 | 279 | ||
| CHAPTER 3 | 285 | ||
| CHAPTER 4 | 289 | ||
| CHAPTER 5 | 293 | ||
| CHAPTER 6 | 297 | ||
| CHAPTER 7 | 299 | ||
| CHAPTER 8 | 299 | ||
| CHAPTER 9 | 300 | ||
| Index | 303 | ||
| Aceh Merdeka [Free Aceh] 147-8 | 147 | ||
| Al-Arquam | 40 | ||
| 40-1 | 40 |