An international rights group called on the Myanmar government on Wednesday to try national army soldiers who killed five unarmed civilians in volatile northern Shan state last month in a civilian court to ensure justice for victims of human rights abuses by the armed forces. A battalion of soldiers, who arrived in Yong Maw subtownship […]
To highlight the importance of human rights, three Burmese tattoo artists are tattooing letters from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 120 participants in Pansodan Scene in Rangoon from June 17 to 18 between 10am and 6pm. This human rights tattoo project coincides with the Human Rights Human Dignity International Film Festival. Participants do […]
The same day that Myanmar’s parliament voted in the first president without a military background in more than half a century, the United Nations held an open dialogue on the latest report submitted by its human rights envoy to the country, which noted that the new government faces a slew of problems from ending civil […]
By Wa Lone | Monday, 14 March 2016 The Tatmadaw has freed 46 child soldiers, the latest trickle of underage recruits to be released from the armed forces. State media showed pictures of the released recruits reuniting with family members on March 12. The Tamadaw said it has taken action against nearly 400 soldiers involved in recruiting […]
By TIN HTET PAING / THE IRRAWADDY| Saturday, March 12, 2016 RANGOON — Burma’s Ministry of Immigration and Population has issued more than 170 permanent residency (PR) certificates to successful applicants while nearly 100 additional applications are still being processed, according to an official from the ministry. “We have released a total of 171 certificates […]
Date: 26th February 2016 Escalating drugs abuse problems in the eras of bygone juntas have created tragedy for the whole nation especially to the young generation and societies on the ground. Recent world recorded seizure of drugs has been declared no owner and hundreds thousands acres of poppy cultivation across the country stressed the connection […]
U Aung Myo Min is one of Myanmar’s best-known LGBT activists. He fled to Thailand after the 1988 anti-government uprising, joining the All Burma Students Democratic Front movement, before studying human rights at Columbia University in New York. In 2012, he returned to Myanmar for the first time in 23 years, where he devoted his attention […]
Irrawaddy News CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Despite last week’s sea change in the Union Parliament following the roaring victory of Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) in Burma’s historic November election, it is unclear if the dividing line that relegates the former pariah state’s LGBTQ citizens to the fringes of cultural and […]
MANILA – Cambodia and Singapore have deposited their respective instruments of ratification for the ASEAN Convention Against Trafficking in Persons (ACTIP) with ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh, it was learned. ACTIP, which was signed by the ASEAN Leaders at the 27th ASEAN Summit in November 2015, showcases the bloc’s commitment in addressing human trafficking as […]
Equality Myanmar (formerly HREIB) is a nongovernmental organization which facilitates a broad range of human rights education and advocacy programs.
