Government’s denial of UN access to Rakhine State’s killing fields will not shield it from renewed sanctions and pariah status As Myanmar descends again into pariah status, it’s loudest critic is perhaps the one that matters most: the United Nations. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has castigated Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy-led […]
YANGON — The UN’s special envoy on human rights in Myanmar will deliver a keynote address at an international conference in Berlin on Monday to push European leaders to do more for the beleaguered Rohingya. According to a description of the event by its organizers, “The Berlin Conference on Myanmar Genocide aims to inform German […]
Equality Myanmar has started its annual program of Training for Trainers (TOT) training program on February 22nd, 2018. At the opening ceremony of this training, Equality Myanmar Executive Director, U Aung Myo Min, gave his opening speech which stated “He is proud of each and everyone who have joined this human rights training program and […]
“UPR (Universal Periodic Review) Midterm Planning Meeting” was held with members from Burma/Myanmar UPR Forum and some representatives from CSOs in Myanmar for three days, on 13 to15 February at Central Hotel in Myanmar. 30 representatives participated in the meeting and discussed about UPR midterm report to be submitted. Executive Director of Equality Myanmar, U Aung […]
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday described Myanmar denials of ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims as “preposterous” as it called on the U.N. Security Council to hold the military accountable and pressure leader Aung San Suu Kyi “to acknowledge these horrific acts that are taking place in her country.” “Powerful forces in […]
By HTET NAING ZAW 13 February 2018 NAYPYITAW — Sixteen people including seven Tatmadaw soldiers will be held accountable for the killing of 10 Muslim residents of Inn Din village in Rakhine State’s Maungdaw, according to the President’s Office. “The investigation found that four military officers and three other ranks of Tatmadaw soldiers, three policemen and six […]
How Myanmar forces burned, looted and killed in a remote village On Sept. 2, Buddhist villagers and Myanmar troops killed 10 Rohingya men in Myanmar’s restive Rakhine state. Reuters uncovered the massacre and has pieced together how it unfolded. During the reporting of this article, two Reuters journalists were arrested by Myanmar police. By WA […]
Equality Myanmar (formerly HREIB) is a nongovernmental organization which facilitates a broad range of human rights education and advocacy programs.
