The United States is set to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council, with the US ambassador to the UN calling the organisation a “protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of political bias”. Ambassador Nikki Haley said the withdrawal was not a retreat from the US’s commitment to human rights, but called the 47-member, international council “an organisation that is […]
13 June 2018 ASEAN Must Take Immediate Action to Address the Worsening Conflict and Humanitarian Situation in Burma’s Kachin State We, the undersigned solidarity and democracy activists and civil society organisations in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region express our grave concern over the recent escalation of armed conflict and humanitarian crisis in Kachin State, Burma that […]
Yangon (ILO News) – Almost one in ten of Myanmar’s 12 million children between the age of 5 and 17 are engaged in child labour, too often exposed to hazards and risks. Pushed by poverty, estranged from school, children enter the workforce with little awareness about occupational safety and health (OSH) rights and responsibilities, and […]
Dear Valued Partners and Colleagues, I’m pleased to share with you Equality Myanmar’s 2017 Annual Report. It tells the story of how Equality Myanmar is empowering individuals and organizations through education and advocacy to take action each day to support human rights. Despite the challenges civil society faced in 2017, we continue to believe in the power of […]
Statement for the delay to scrutinize and take action for the issue of the mob attack on the family of a Human Rights Defender Statement Issue (1/ 2018) Date : 31st May, 2018 On 10 April 2018, an unknown person (male) entered into the building where Daw Yamin Wah Wah Maung,who is working on the […]
In one attack last year, Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army abducted 69 Hindus and killed all except those who converted to Islam, Amnesty International found By Jon Emont Updated May 22, 2018 9:11 p.m. ET A Rohingya Muslim militant organization slaughtered dozens of Hindus in Myanmar last year amid violence that included the military’s bloody campaign […]
22 May 2018, 17:31 UTC A Rohingya armed group brandishing guns and swords is responsible for at least one, and potentially a second, massacre of up to 99 Hindu women, men, and children as well as additional unlawful killings and abductions of Hindu villagers in August 2017, Amnesty International revealed today after carrying out a […]
114-year-old Supna Hkawn Bu is carried on her grandson’s back to safety. Photograph: Zau Ring Hpra When Tang Seng heard gunshots close to his village in Myanmar, he had a choice: carry his grandmother away from the fighting on his back or run for help. She asked him to kill her and leave her there but […]
Equality Myanmar (formerly HREIB) is a nongovernmental organization which facilitates a broad range of human rights education and advocacy programs.
