For Immediate Release (Geneva, 27 March 2015) – The 28th session of the UN Human Rights Council today passed, by consensus, resolution 28/21 entitled ‘Situation of Human Rights Myanmar’ and extended by one year the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar. Regrettably while welcoming the government of Burma/Myanmar’s commitment to continue in the […]
By Oliver Slow Civil society leaders have condemned a police crackdown on student protesters in Letpadan on March 10 as “inhumane” and called on the international community to closely monitor the government and security forces to ensure there is no repeat of the violence. “The reaction was a clear violation of the international standard of dealing […]
MMR 002 / 0315 / OBS 021 Obstacles to freedom of peaceful assembly / Arbitrary detention / Judicial harassment Burma / Myanmar March 23, 2015 The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), requests your urgent […]
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Subject: (1) Myanmar (2) Abolition of the death penalty in Suriname and Côte d’Ivoire (1) Myanmar We are concerned about the arrest of more than 100 students and other protestors following their participation in demonstrations in Latpadan, in the southern Bago Region […]
For Immediate Release Burma/Myanmar: Continuing Crackdown on Student Activists and Supporters Evidence of Rapidly Shrinking Democratic Space (Bangkok/Yangon/Geneva, 10 March 2015): The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and its member Equality Myanmar, together with Burma Partnership, condemned the Burmese government’s continuing series of brutal crackdowns against peaceful student protestors advocating for education […]
Dear Madam, Sirs, We are writing to follow up on the below letters regarding the Government of Myanmar’s response to peaceful student protesters. The Government’s response has significantly worsened over the past three days, and the levels of violence used against peaceful protesters has increased in severity, particularly today. We are highly concerned that such […]
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.