Wednesday, 25 September 2013 00:00 Mizzima Myanmar employers and representatives of employees have determined that the ‘Termination Compensation’ policy will be approved by the end of the year. The ‘Termination Compensation’ proposal for employees has already been submitted to the Department office of the Ministry of Labour for the Minister’s approval. “The proposal will not […]
Tuesday, 24 September 2013 00:00 Mizzima Myanmar women’s organizations at the Myanmar Women’s Forum have demanded the government to bear responsibility and deliver justice to women who were sexually abused during civil wars. The civil wars which are still going on have led to numerous cases of human rights violations. The Myanmar Women’s Forum 2013 […]
Wednesday, 18 September 2013 00:00Mizzima Over 200000 oil well workers, oil well drilling workers, vendors and crude oil traders received notice letters to leave the Htan Gaing oilfield in Minhla Township, Magwe Region by September 16. The vendors have been told to leave the oilfield by September 14. The unsigned notice issued on September 9 […]
Friday, 23 August 2013 00:00 RFA The Myanmar government and police on Friday rejected a U.N. human rights envoy’s claims that a mob attacked his car and that he was not given protection while he visited a town reeling from sectarian violence. U.N. Special Rapporteur Tomas Ojea Quintana said in a press statement before leaving […]
8 August 2013 Progress of Preparation for the ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People’s Forum (ACSC/APF) 2014 By the National Organizing Committee Members of National Organizing Committee of ACSC/APF 2014 and representatives of Myanmar civil society organizations (CSOs) met with representatives of regional and ASEAN national CSOs from Cambodia, Laos, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and, […]
Monday, 15 July 2013 DVB LGBT activists are planning to take legal action against Mandalay’s police force following reports that the department’s officers sexually humiliated and physically assaulted a group of transgender women last week. According to Equality Myanmar’s director Aung Myo Min, his group is in the process of seeking legal advice and will […]
One Year after the Violence Began: Civil Society Organisations Deeply Concerned by the Human Rights and Humanitarian Situation of Stateless Rohingya The Rohingya, a stateless minority of Myanmar, have endured decades of abuse, persecution and discrimination. One year ago, on 3 June 2012, the massacre of ten Muslims travelling in Rakhine State, following the killing […]
Equality Myanmar (YGN) has completed successfully for six days training on the topic of Human Rights and Freedom of Expression , started from 10th – 15th June 2013. This training intended for those who are working as a political activists, media activists and political parties members. The issues contributed in the training including basic human […]
60 Kachin community organisations and Burma campaign groups worldwide in 21 countries will take part in a Global Day of Action today to mark the 2nd anniversary of military attacks by the Burmese government against the Kachin Independence Army and Kachin civilians breaking a 17- year ceasefire. It has been two years now since the […]
Open Letter to U Thein Sein President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Re: Arbitrary Arrest, Incommunicado Detention and Unfair Trial of Human Rights Defenders and Peaceful Protesters Your Excellency, Burma Partnership, a regional democracy and human rights advocacy network, and Assistance Association for Political Prisoners – Burma, a political prisoner monitoring and […]
Equality Myanmar (formerly HREIB) is a nongovernmental organization which facilitates a broad range of human rights education and advocacy programs.
