statement & press release

All parties must immediately halt child recruitment and use

Dear All, Please find attached a press statement released today by Child Soldiers International, urging the Myanmar military and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) to immediately end the recruitment and use of children under the age of 18…

Burma: Human Rights Council urges Burma to address human rights violations but overlooks suppression of student protests

For Immediate Release (Geneva, 27 March 2015) – The 28th session of the UN Human Rights Council today passed, by consensus, resolution 28/21 entitled ‘Situation of Human Rights Myanmar’ and extended by one year the mandate of the UN…

The Observatory – Myanmar: Arbitrary detention and sentencing of Thein Aung Myint and Saw Hla Aung

MMR 002 / 0315 / OBS 021 Obstacles to freedom of peaceful assembly / Arbitrary detention / Judicial harassment Burma / Myanmar March 23, 2015 The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International…

Burma/Myanmar: Continuing Crackdown on Student Activists and Supporters Evidence of Rapidly Shrinking Democratic Space

For Immediate Release Burma/Myanmar: Continuing Crackdown on Student Activists and Supporters Evidence of Rapidly Shrinking Democratic Space (Bangkok/Yangon/Geneva, 10 March 2015): The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)…

Request for Urgent Appeal to the Government of Myanmar regarding the crackdown on student protesters

Dear Madam, Sirs, We are writing to follow up on the below letters regarding the Government of Myanmar’s response to peaceful student protesters. The Government’s response has significantly worsened over the past three days, and the levels…

Statement on Government Policy on Return and Resettlement of Exiled Activists and Political Forces

18 December 2014 Government Must Adopt and Effectively Implement a Clear Policy for Return and Resettlement for Exiled Activists and Political Forces After the 2010 elections and during the early days of the reform process, President U Thein…

Myanmar LGBT Rights Network Joins Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in Calling for the Decriminalization of Homosexuality in Myanmar

Myanmar LGBT Rights Network Myanmar LGBT Rights Network Joins Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in Calling for the Decriminalization of Homosexuality in Myanmar 22 November 2013 Myanmar LGBT Rights Network warmly welcomes Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s…

Civil Society Prepare for Open and Inclusive ASEAN Civil Society Conference

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…

Progress of Preparation for the ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People’s Forum

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…

Civil Society Organisations Deeply Concerned by the Human Rights and Humanitarian Situation of Stateless Rohingya

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…