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Civil groups to submit human rights report

HTIKE NANDA WIN 03 APR 2018  Several Myanmar civil society organisations (CSOs) will submit for the first time a Universal Periodic Review (UPR) midterm report to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)…

Human Rights Council for the second cycle mid-term report by the human rights activists in Myanmar.

11 recommendations will be submitted to the Human Rights Council for the second cycle mid-term report by the human rights activists in Myanmar. The recommendations will be included in the second cycle mid-term to be released in June this…

ND-Burma 2017 report on the human rights situation finds military continues to block justice for abuses

ND-Burma 2017 report on the human rights situation finds military continues to block justice for abuses  30 March 2018 For Immediate Press Release [Please click on reports below to read in English and Burmese] Press release in English…

Myanmar: The unlawful detention of Reuters journalists hindering the democratic transition of Myanmar

(Bangkok, 27 March 2018) The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) expresses grave concern over the continued detention of Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo in Myanmar. The detention has reached its 106th day since…

UN Human Rights Council resolution on Myanmar strengthens UN mechanisms on Myanmar, but stops short of going further

UN Human Rights Council resolution on Myanmar strengthens UN mechanisms on Myanmar, but stops short of going further (Geneva, 23 March 2018) Today the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on Myanmar with 35 states voting in favour…

UPR Consultation Meeting with MNHRC

UPR midterm Report prepared by the various CSOs members on March, 22nd,2018 is submitted and discussed with the Myanmar Human Rights Commission officials in their head office. In this meeting with MNHRC, there are total of 17 participants…

Myanmar: Lower House should reject proposed amendments to Peaceful Assembly Law

(Bangkok, 21 March 2018) The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and its member, Equality Myanmar are gravely concerned by the approval of the proposed amendments to the 2011 Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law…

UPR Report Drafting Workshop with the Burma/Myanmar UPR forum

UPR Report Drafting Workshop was commenced on Esperado Hotel with the Burma/Myanmar UPR forum for 3 days starting from March, 15 to March 17,2018 which take lead by Equality Myanmar. During this meeting, Ma Cherry (The Researcher) analyze…

“Our main human rights violation was ignorance.”

U Aung Myo Min is the executive director of Equality Myanmar and has been an active and outspoken leader in the promotion of human and rights and equality in Myanmar. U Aung Myo Min’s important work was recognized in 2017 with the first SCHUMAN…

Myanmar Human Rights Defenders Honored by EU

By NYEIN NYEIN 16 March 2018 CHIANG MAI, Thailand — “One of the growing difficulties these days is intolerance and hostility toward different races and nationalities being cultivated as a political weapon—a very potent as well as very…