“The Obama administration deserves credit for the successes produced so far by its ‘pivot to Asia’, from the encouragement of political reform in Myanmar, to the creation of a permanent Marines base in Australia, to the initiation of joint …

Burma needs to adopt a twin-track approach to reform to ensure a sustainable democratic transition, says a leading U.S. official.  Yet the country’s democratic forces may also be struggling to make their own shift from opposition to political engagement, …

“A contentious law aimed at regulating Cambodia’s non-governmental sector has been sent back to the Ministry of Interior,” VOA reports, “following international concern that the draft as it stood could damage the country’s development.”

Officials will “review and reconsider” …

Cambodian civil society groups campaigning against the restrictive new NGO law are asking international supporters to sign their Joint Statement petition as an expression of solidarity. Individuals and organizations are urged to sign-up by sending a YES e-mail to joint-statement@ccc-cambodia.org…

Cambodia’s “normally fractious” civil groups have combined to campaign against a new NGO law that threatens basic constitutional rights and the social compact underpinning the country’s democracy.

“While government and civil society organizations have often had different opinions, …

“An Ecuadorian judge has ordered three executives and a former columnist from one of the country’s major newspapers, each to be jailed for three years and, along with the daily, to pay President Rafael Correa a total of $40 million …

Democracy and human rights groups are warning that Cambodia’s draft law to regulate non-governmental organizations threatens to undermine freedom of association and expression, confirming the country’s authoritarian drift.

The government made slight amendments to an earlier draft following objections from …