Editing ASEAN (section)

=== Future Security Framework ===
In addition to piracy, there are several significant issues facing ASEAN today, including human rights violations, repression, and democratic backsliding. Across the region, various political leaders are known human rights abusers, however there is no proper accountability process, and often human rights violations are sidelined by economic or political interests.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pearson |first=Elaine |date=March 4, 2024 |title="On Human Rights, ASEAN Is Woefully Inadequate and Impotent" |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/03/05/human-rights-asean-woefully-inadequate-and-impotent |access-date=April 24, 2024 |work=Human Rights Watch}}</ref> Myanmar is in the midst of a devastating civil war, during which the military government that was installed following a coup d’état, has carried out horrendous human rights violations against the Rohingya population.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kurlantzick |first=Joshua |date=August 29, 2022 |title="ASEAN's Complete Failure on Myanmar: A Short Overview" |url=https://www.cfr.org/blog/aseans-complete-failure-myanmar-short-overview |access-date=April 28, 2024 |work=Council on Foreign Relations}}</ref>