The Burma/Myanmar UPR Forum is a coalition of 29 civil society organizations working to improve the human rights in Myanmar. Since its formation in 2010, the Forum has collaboratively submitted joint stakeholder reports for Myanmar’s 1st and 2nd UPR cycles respectively. Forum monitors human rights situation on the ground in the hopes that our work […]
By Nan Lwin 23 September 2020 YANGON—China’s state-run media have accused Western organizations of helping local NGOs in Myanmar and elsewhere in Southeast Asia mount anti-China campaigns and oppose China-backed projects under the guise of promoting human rights and democracy. On Tuesday, the Global Times, which is put out by Chinese Communist Party mouthpiece the […]
FORUM-ASIA recognises the need to address the ongoing trends of violations against human rights defenders (HRDs) in Asia, and their key role in ensuring that everyone’s human rights are protected and fulfilled. To this end, FORUM-ASIA has produced a booklet explanatory of the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of […]
By Nyein Nyein 9 September 2020 A burnt down Rohingya residence in northern Rakhine State in September 2017. / Myo Min Soe / The Irrawaddy In the wake of two soldiers’ confessions that they took part in Myanmar army atrocities against Rohingya in 2017, a military spokesperson questioned the authenticity of the admissions and said […]
Equality Myanmar (formerly HREIB) is a nongovernmental organization which facilitates a broad range of human rights education and advocacy programs.
