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Rakhine Lawmaker Disqualified After Son Deserts Myanmar Army For Rebel Force
Election authorities in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state have rejected a sitting ethnic Rakhine lawmaker’s application to run for re-election in November, citing his Myanmar soldier son’s 2018 defection to an armed rebel group now at war with government, the legislator told RFA on Monday. Phoe San, an Arakan National Party (ANP) lawmaker who represents Kyaukphyu […]
UPR report launching
The 2020 UPR report launching event was held in Yangon on 30 August 2020. The report was prepared by the Burma/Myanmar UPR Forum and will be submitted with the report of the Myanmar Child Rights Coalition to the UN Human Rights Council. The following issues were covered in the UR report; the ratification and co-operation […]
Proposal Developing & Budget Planning Online Training
Under “Supporting Grassroots Advocacy to Strengthen Human Rights in Myanmar” project with the fund of UNDEF, EQMM program team, development team, and finance team delivered the proposal developing & Budget planning online training to 14 representatives from three partner CSOs from Mon State, Chin State, and Magway Division. “This training guided us to be on […]
About Us
Equality Myanmar (EQMM) is a leading nongovernmental organization that organises a wide range of human rights education and advocacy programs, the documentation human rights violations, and provides emergency support for activists, human rights defenders, and their families. We work with a range of local civil society organizations, educators, activists, various local actors, and our programs and activities reach all states and regions in Myanmar.
Equality Myanmar stands strong for professional commitment, despite the organization having faced a critical situation in 2021 due to the political crisis.