FRIDAY, 20 JANUARY 2012 The long-awaited Human Rights Declaration by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is expected to be finalized in the coming months, but human rights groups say the process has been surrounded in secrecy, raising concerns. The process also calls for the setting up of a human rights body. The drafting process […]
On 12th December 2011, the day against child trafficking was commemorated successfully at CDC school in Mae Sot, Thailand. Parents, teachers and students from seventy two migrant schools, totaling over two thousand people, attended the ceremony. The ceremony was opened by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s speech regarding child rights and child trafficking. At the […]
On 20th November 2011, a Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) ceremony was held at the Sinthana Resort, Chiang Mai, Thailand. The intention was to make a memorable event for transgender people all around the world who have been tortured and killed because of transphobia. This year was the 13th anniversary of this international event. However, […]
TUESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2011 The Irrawaddy – A key UN committee expressed grave concern over human rights violations in Burma in a resolution on Monday that was welcomed by the US and Britain, but which the representative of the Burmese government lamented did not reflect the real situation of the country. The Third Committee of […]
United ACT – On 19th November 2011, the Human Rights Education Institute of Burma (HREIB) and Burma Anti Child Trafficking (Burma ACT) organized the Universal Children’s Day singing contest at CDC high school in Mae Sot, Thailand. Teachers and students from Burmese migrant schools in Mae Sot, numbering around 200 people , attended the ceremony […]
On 13th November 2011, Equality Myanmar audio/visual team shot the “Pencil which is not heavier than army boots” music video in Mae Sot, Thailand. The song tells the tragic story of children forced to serve in the military. The song was composed by 9AK and Myat Thu (Equality Myanmar), and sang by Zaw Zaw (Yangon). […]
United ACT – On 19th November 2011, the Human Rights Education Institute of Burma (HREIB) and Burma Anti Child Trafficking (Burma ACT) organized the Universal Children’s Day singing contest at CDC high school in Mae Sot, Thailand. Teachers and students from Burmese migrant schools in Mae Sot, numbering around 200 people , attended the ceremony […]
On 13th November 2011, HREIB’s audio/visual team shot the “Pencil which is not heavier than army boots” music video in Mae Sot, Thailand. The song tells the tragic story of children forced to serve in the military. The song was composed by 9AK and Myat Thu (HREIB), and sang by Zaw Zaw (Yangon). The purpose […]
WEDNESDAY, 26 OCTOBER 2011 BANGKOK — Recent reforms by the Burmese government are not enough to warrant the country’s taking the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in 2014, say long-time opposition exiles. The Burmese government is pressing to head the ten-state regional bloc, after being refused its turn to hold the […]
Equality Myanmar (formerly HREIB) is a nongovernmental organization which facilitates a broad range of human rights education and advocacy programs.
