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Ministry of the Office of the State Counsellor PRESS RELEASE

August 11, 2018 in /by

Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Ministry of the Office of the State Counsellor PRESS RELEASE (Dated: 10 August 2018) Myanmar-Bangladesh Ministerial Meeting was held on 10 August 2018 at Thingaha Hotel, Nay Pyi Taw. The meeting was chaired by the Union Minister of the Ministry of the Office of the State […]

CRC ASIA’S STATEMENT ON THE 2018 ASIAN GAMES

August 10, 2018 in /by

Raise the bar for children’s rights in the 2018 Asian Games Child Rights Coalition Asia (CRC Asia) calls on the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and the Indonesia Asian Games 2018 Organizing Committee (INASGOC) to advance the fulfilment of the rights of the child in the conduct of the 18th Asian Games Jakarta Palembang 2018. On […]

Local authorities, CAs (Change Agents) and Civil society organization meet up to cooperate for public interest, and build mutual understanding and respect

August 9, 2018 in /by

A meeting aimed at cooperating for public interest with mutual understanding and respect among Local authorities, CAs (Change Agents) and Civil Society Organizations was held on July 26th 2018 at Aung-Myin-Thu Hall, Lashio township, Northern Shan State. The ad-hoc meeting was attended by 28 participants from NeT Organization, Lashio Tomboy & Lesbian Group, Shan State […]

‘Human rights have no boundaries of age’ – Interview with Aung Myo Min, Executive Director of Equality Myanmar

August 9, 2018 in /by

For this month’s e-newsletter, FORUM-ASIA talked to U Aung Myo Min, Executive Director of Equality Myanmar, a member of FORUM-ASIA. U Myo lived in exile since after the uprising in 1988, but returned to Myanmar in 2012. He is a well-known human rights activist, and has been supporting the democratic movement in Myanmar for much of his […]

Equality Myanmar staff members’ donation to the flood victims in Nat Kyawann village, Hpa-An, Kayin State

August 6, 2018 in /by

Equality Myanmar office staff members donated 2,520,000 MMK worth items to 170 households in flooding village called “Nat Kyawann”, Hpa-An, Kayin State, taking a donation trip there on 4th-5th of August. The donated items included oil, salt, purified drinking water, MaMa instant noodle, Ovaltine, canned sardines, and medicines. We highly appreciate Daw Nan Thuzar Win, […]

Myanmar: International efforts for accountability should not be weakened by the new domestic Independent Commission of Enquiry

August 3, 2018 in /by

(Bangkok, 3 August 2018) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), together with Equality Myanmar and Progressive Voice, expresses grave concern over the independence of the newly established four-member Independent Commission of Enquiry. The only available information on the mandate of the body is a press release by the Myanmar President Office […]

Reflection workshop took place after the project “CSOs’ Human rights and advocacy capacity building”

August 2, 2018 in /by

The activities of the project “CSOs’ Human rights and advocacy capacity building” (ISO project), implemented by Equality Myanmar and funded by FHI-360, have successfully completed on July 31st 2018. The reflection workshop after “the Reflection Workshop and End Line Survey” project held on July 28th- 29th at the Best Western Green Hill Hotel, Yangon was […]