“I will repeat again that
females are the symbols of
nonviolence…Another thing I
would say is that a female is
more compromising. A female
can talk with anyone easily.”
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Women in
Southeast
Asia as
Human
Rights
Advocates
- Senator Miriam
Defensor Santiago,
a brave, courageous,
“The value systems of those
with access to power and
of those far removed from
such access cannot be the
same. The viewpoint of the
privileged is unlike that of the
underprivileged.”
highly-intelligent and outspoken senator from the Philippines. She
is a staunch advocate of good governance. She is witty, famous
for her funny “pickup lines” yet possesses a very sharp tongue.
The above quote is just one of her witty remarks directed to her
enemies. She is on her third term of office as a senator and is a
judge of the International Criminal Court.
- Yingluk Shinawatra, the first female
and concurrent Thai Prime Minister,
- Human rights advocate and 1991
answering the people critical of her stand
Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu
omen in Southeast Asia
on femininity. She is still inexperienced
Kyi of Myanmar (Burma).
have a more favorable
in politics but her sincerity to serve the
position compared to East
people has placed her in the position where
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or South Asia. A daughter in the ASEAN
she is right now.
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region is not a burden to the family financially
due to the practice of bride dowries and
their kinship is almost equal in paternal and
vocational skills and they have easier access
to higher education. Post-graduate training
for women, except for Laos and Cambodia,
is higher. There are more female graduates
in the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and
Brunei, as well as in Indonesia and Vietnam.
- Former Indonesian President Megawati
Sukarnoputri, affirming how she wanted her
people to be aware of their rights.
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“I want to encourage our
people, to educate our people
to have the courage to
understand and fight for their
rights.”
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nothing
wrong with
my brain,
contrary
to the
impression of
my enemies.”
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quotable quotes
“I have
mobilized
women to
work for
women and
by women.
The global
network
of women
gains a lot
of support
from the international community. We work
to help women and our society to be free of
poverty… my heart is always with Cambodian
women. I could see women being trafficked
in sex industry; women being discriminated;
women with HIV/AIDS. They are living in
a difficult situation… Women are precious
gems… think women have the ability to hold
such a high position. But they just don’t have
the opportunity. Some are even more efficient
than men.”
- Mu Sochua, a human rights advocate from Cambodia, during a
May 21, 2007 interview. She is the founder of Khemara, a women’s
organization in Cambodia.
These five women of strength from Southeast Asia have been
using their intellect and courage for people to realize their rights
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