The trainees had discussed woman rights and child rights from 9th March to 14th March. In women rights discussion, the topics such as the standard for sex and gender variables, the role of gender, stereotypes, the emergence of the history of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women(CEDAW), the articles […]
GENEVA (14 March 2019) – The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar is continuing its investigations into serious human rights violations and abuses, including crimes under international law committed in Myanmar since 2011 and preparing to present its final report to the September 2019 session of the Human Rights Council. “There has been little progress […]
The documentary ‘URGE: Voices of Women from Civil War’ was commissioned by the Women’s League of Burmato highlight how the conflict in Myanmar is impacting the lives of mothers, wives and families who have lost family members in the ongoing civil war in the country. The film documents the voices of seven women who are from several different […]
Oral Statement Delivered by Khin Ohmar on behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Monday, 11 March 2019 Mr. President, FORUM-ASIA welcomes the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar and echoes her calls for ‘concrete action to advance human rights, accountability and the democratic transition […]
INTRODUCTION Myanmar’s youth have long contributed to political change and continue to be drivers of social cohesion and peacebuilding in their communities. With Myanmar transitioning towards a democratic and civilian-led government in 2011, young people are facing new multifaceted changes and challenges in the evolving socio-political context. The opening of the economy, increased access to […]
7 March 2019 By: 77 Civil Society Organisations On the second anniversary of the defamation charges brought upon Ko Swe Win, editor at online newspaper Myanmar Now, we, the undersigned 77 civil society organisations, call on the relevant authorities to drop the case against him. Spurious defamation charges under Article 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law were […]
A workshop on documentation about child rights violation cases, especially encountered in armed conflict was jointly organized by Equality Myanmar and Country Task Force for Monitoring and Reporting(CTFRM) from 26th to 28th February 2019 in Myikkyina, Kachin state. Together with Sayama Toe Toe Myint from Equality Myanmar, Sayama Nang Zay Ya from UNICEF, Sayama Naw […]
The Draft Amendment Bill of the Law Protecting the Privacy and Security of Citizens was published on the Union Parliament website on 25 February 2019, in order to inform the public. We welcome the government’s attempt to amend the privacy law. Since its adoption in March 2017, we have consistently called upon on the government […]
Union Minister for International Cooperation U Kyaw Tin attended the High Level Segment of the 40th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council held in Geneva from 25 to 27 February and delivered a Statement on 26 February 2019. In his Statement, the Union Ministerapprised the meeting of the importance of guiding principles to […]
Equality Myanmar (formerly HREIB) is a nongovernmental organization which facilitates a broad range of human rights education and advocacy programs.
