Traduction de «Alliance démocratique de Birmanie » (Français → Anglais) :

Two resolutions tabled by the EU denouncing human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of Korea and in Burma were also adopted.

We need alliances – alliances that cross Europe, alliances that are democratic, alliances that have transparency as their objective and will at last bring pressure to bear to get what is currently being done badly changed right across Europe and for the good of its citizens.

In this regard, calls on the European Union to formally engage with democratic governments from other regional groups in order to start formal cooperation and consultation within the UNHRC with a view to guaranteeing the success of initiatives aimed at the respect of the principles contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; considers that it is only through concerted action by a cross-regional alliance of democratic states that the European Union's multilateral human rights efforts can be effective in United Nations fora ...[+++], as has been shown by the recent successful adoption, on 18 December 2007, of the abovementioned General Assembly Resolution 62/149 on a moratorium on the use of the death penalty;

2. Considers, with regard to political and security issues, that clear commitments to human rights, democracy, good governance and the rule of law should be included in key ASEM documents, including the concept of a 'democracy clause' in agreements with Asian States; considers that the so-called 'new security' issues such as combating international crime and terrorism should also be discussed in the context of this dialogue, as well as cooperation on analysis, planning and training in relation to conflict prevention and peacekeeping; recalls its earlier resolutions on the need to restore the democratic process in Burma, and in Indonesi ...[+++]a, notably with regard to Timor and the Moluccan Islands; asks ASEM 3 countries to continue to monitor developments in Burma;

2. Considers, with regard to political and security issues, that clear commitments to human rights, democracy, good governance and the rule of law should be included in key ASEM documents, including the concept of a 'democracy clause' in agreements with Asian States; considers that the so-called 'new security' issues such as combating international crime and terrorism should also be discussed in the context of this dialogue, as well as cooperation on analysis, planning and training in relation to conflict prevention and peacekeeping; recalls its earlier resolutions on the need to restore the democratic process in Burma, and in Indonesi ...[+++]a, notably with regard to Timor and the Moluccan Islands; asks ASEM 3 countries to continue to monitor developments in Burma; furthermore deplores the recent acts of violence against imprisoned human rights campaigner, James Mawdsley, by the Burmese prison authorities;

South-East Asia is defined as covering the association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) as a regional grouping consisting of 10 individual countries: Brunei Darussalam, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and East Timor, which is not yet a member of ASEAN.