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Kofi Annan on the situation in Myanmar – Media Stakeout

UN Political Affairs Chief to Visit Myanmar

The UN’s Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey…

Diplomats, UN Witness Northern Rakhine Devastation

By MOE MYINT 2 October 2017 MAUNGDAW, Rakhine State— Twenty…

End of Mission Statement by Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar

End of Mission Statement by Special Rapporteur on the situation…

Yanghee LEE Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar

Yanghee LEE Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in…

Humiliating’: Myanmar film industry mocks LGBT community

Every few weeks, Thamada Cinema in Yangon displays grand new…

Prejudice and progress: a snapshot of LGBT rights in Myanmar

“We are rejected.”  That’s how 21-year-old transgender…

Civil Society Groups Highlight Continued Abuses During UN Visit

By SAN YAMIN AUNG 18 January 2017 RANGOON— During a meeting…

Myanmar’s abused, intimidated LGBT people long for acceptance in new era

YANGON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When police in…