…Speaking at a briefing for Brunei civil society organisations, human rights activists from around the region said that ASEAN governments should implement regulatory mechanisms in the extractive industries to avoid negative impacts to peoples’ lives and sources of livelihood. “The accelerated integration of the ASEAN economies had brought widespread abuses in our communities including large-scale land grabbing, forced evictions and environmental degradation…” said said Corinna Lopa…co-organiser of the briefing…“Regulation of the corporate sector by ASEAN member governments should be implemented in order to safeguard the rights of the peoples and our communities, especially the indigenous peoples and ethnic nationalities. Existing national laws should be reviewed across ASEAN to ensure that corporate investments and activities are in compliance with international human rights laws and standards…” Lopa said…