By MOE MYINT 2 October 2017 MAUNGDAW, Rakhine State— Twenty diplomats who visited conflict-torn areas of northern Rakhine on a government-sponsored tour on Monday called on Myanmar authorities to fully investigate allegations of human rights violations, allow unimpeded humanitarian access and urged the government to allow the UN fact-finding mission to visit. Diplomats and UN officials visited […]
ASEAN Leaders’ Declaration on the 50thAnniversary of ASEAN8 August 2017 1.The 50thAnniversary of ASEANis a historic occasion thathighlights oursuccess in building an ASEAN Community that is rules-based, people-oriented, and people-centered. 2.As we celebrate this milestone, we recall the aspirations of the 1967 ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration)to promote regional cooperationand contribute towards peace, progress and prosperity […]
End of Mission Statement by Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Yangon, 21 July 2017 Thank you for the opportunity to address you again this evening. I would like to start by expressing my sympathies to Myanmar at the damage recently caused by the Cyclone Mora, particularly in Rakhine and Chin States […]
ND-Burma statement on International Justice Day, 17 July 2017 On International Justice Day, the Network for Human Rights Documentation (ND-Burma) calls on the Government to begin talking about justice for Burma’s many victims of human rights abuses. For 13 years, ND-Burma’s members have been documenting human rights abuses across the country. Our database holds the […]
Yanghee LEE Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar Geneva, 15 June 2017 UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 35th Session Mr. President, Distinguished Representatives, Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank you for the opportunity to once again address this Human Rights Council. This is the first time I am delivering a June oral […]
Equality Myanmar (EQMM) is a leading nongovernmental organization that organises a wide range of human rights education and advocacy programs, the documentation human rights violations, and provides emergency support for activists, human rights defenders, and their families. We work with a range of local civil society organizations, educators, activists, various local actors, and our programs and activities reach all states and regions in Myanmar.
Equality Myanmar stands strong for professional commitment, despite the organization having faced a critical situation in 2021 due to the political crisis.