–Not long ago we worked underground, now we are working openly. That makes a real difference, says the leader and founder of Equality Myanmar, Mr. Aung Myo Min. After being based in Thailand for twelve years working on human rights issues in Myanmar, Aung Myo Min saw, due to the political changes in the country, […]
Friday, 08 November 2013 00:00The Irrawaddy RANGOON — Burma’s police are for the first time receiving training from the European Union, which is providing the Southeast Asian nation’s law enforcement personnel with instruction on crowd control tactics. A team from the 27-nation bloc began training about 500 police officers on Monday, according to Ko Ko […]
Wednesday, 06 November 2013 00:00 Irrawaddy RANGOON — Burma may release scores of political prisoners this month to fulfill a promise by its reformist president to free prisoners of conscience by the end of this year, a member of a state-appointed panel said on Wednesday. A 19-member committee set up by President Thein Sein to […]
Wednesday, 06 November 2013 00:00RFA Myanmar government human rights officials met community leaders and other residents of riot-torn Rakhine state on Wednesday, appealing to them to help contain communal violence in a bid to uphold human rights following deadly clashes last year. “Whenever there is violence, human rights are violated. So we must not fight […]
Tuesday, 29 October 2013 00:00DVB Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has dismissed criticisms of her leadership by insisting that she has always been a politician, rather than a human rights defender. It follows accusations that the opposition leader has prioritised her presidential ambitions ahead of the protection of minorities in Burma. Many analysts say […]
Thursday, 24 October 2013 00:00Mizzima The United Nations General Assembly will today begin discussing the report on the human rights situation in Myanmar submitted a month ago by UN special envoy, Tomás Ojea Quintana. The 23-page report praises the release of political prisoners, but calls for an easing of restrictions on demonstrations and protests, a […]
Tuesday, 22 October 2013 00:00 DVB China defended its human rights record before a panel of UN experts in Geneva on Tuesday, amid accusations of “systematic” abuses against minority populations, including refugees from Burma. A special envoy for China’s foreign ministry, led by Wu Hailong, recognised shortcomings in rights protection, especially for minorities, but largely […]
21 October 2013 Civil Society Prepare for Open and Inclusive ASEAN Civil Society Conference [Yangon, Myanmar] – Civil society organizations called for open and inclusive ASEAN Civil Society Conference (ACSC) / ASEAN Peoples’ Forum (APF) to be held next year ahead of the Summit, and presented their action plan for organizing the conference. “Myanmar has […]
Saturday, 12 October 2013 00:00 Mizzima U Myoe Aung, Director General of the Labor Department under the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security, stated on 10 October that discussions on revising the minimum wage would focus primarily on those who work in the industrial sector. “We will first specify new minimum wage terms for […]
Monday, 30 September 2013 00:00 Mizzima The newly formed Land Utilization Management Central Committee led by Vice President U Nyan Tun has vowed to settle all complains of seized land reported to the committee, within a year. The announcement was made at a press conference, held at the Ingyin Hall of the Ministry of Environmental […]
Equality Myanmar (formerly HREIB) is a nongovernmental organization which facilitates a broad range of human rights education and advocacy programs.
