On 9th December, International Human Rights Day Event was celebrated at Goethe Institute in Yangon. To mark the International Human Rights Day Event, this year motto is #Standupforhumanrights! The Chairman of Myanmar National Human Rights Commission, U Win Myint and EU Ambassador, H.E.Mr. Kristian Schmidt attended the opening ceremony and also delivered an opening speech respectively. […]
“Equality Myanmar, FHI360 and USAID launched today the 2017 Myanmar CSO Sustainability Index (CSO-SI) in Yangon. The Report – the first of its kind – assesses the strength and overall viability of the civil society sector in the country as well as analyzes major events occurred in 2017 and how they affected CSOs. We had […]
Equality Myanmar, FHI360 and USAID launched today the 2017 Myanmar CSO Sustainability Index (CSO-SI) in Yangon. The Report – the first of its kind – assesses the strength and overall viability of the civil society sector in the country as well as analyzes major events occurred in 2017 and how they affected CSOs. Burma has […]
Honey Nyein Aung (Yangon Lesbian Group), Tin Ko Ko (KingsNQueens) and Hla Myat Tun (Colours Rainbow). We thank our wonderful panellists for a rich discussion expertly moderated by Nang Phyu Phyu Lin (AGIPP) and look forward to continuing the discussion on this. International Alert is grateful for the generous support of the Swedish International Development […]
UPDATED) The bill will now be tackled at the bicameral conference committee level, where lawmakers will reconcile conflicting provisions in the House and Senate versions NO TO CORPORAL PUNISHMENT. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have passed their versions of the bill against corporal punishment of children. Photo from Shutterstock MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) […]
Two people have recently been charged under Section 377, a law advocates say was rarely enforced At least two recent arrests of LGBTI Myanmar citizens using the country’s anti-gay law has shaken the community. Police have reportedly charged a local restaurant owner and a make-up artist, who both reportedly identify as gay, in the last […]
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s message to mark Human Rights Day 2018, on December 10. “The Universal Declaration inspired liberation movements and led to better access to justice, social protections, economic opportunities and political participation. Wherever respect for its commitments has been present, the dignity of millions has been uplifted, suffering […]
Today, Facebook has published the human rights impact assessment (HRIA) of the company’s presence in Myanmar that it engaged BSR to undertake earlier this year. The question of how social media platforms can respect the freedom of expression rights of users while also protecting rightsholders from harm is one of the most pressing challenges of our time. […]
Equality Myanmar (formerly HREIB) is a nongovernmental organization which facilitates a broad range of human rights education and advocacy programs.
