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Myanmar Election Officials Disqualify Two More Candidates

With just more than three weeks before voting, Myanmar election authorities have disqualified two more opposition party candidates, saying they did not meet citizenship requirements under the country’s election statutes. The Union Election…

Sub-grant Orientation Online Training

Under “Supporting Grassroots Advocacy to Strengthen Human Rights in Myanmar” project with the fund of UNDEF, EQMM proposal evaluation team, program team, development team, and finance team delivered the sub-grant orientation online training. “The…

Pompeo takes anti-gay campaign to UN

Global human rights experts were alarmed by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo taking his re-envisioning of human rights to the 75th United Nations General Assembly. The General Assembly was held virtually in mid-September due to the global pandemic. European…

Chinese Media Say Western Groups Paying Myanmar NGOs to Oppose Investment Projects

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…

The Declaration On Human Rights Defenders

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…

Myanmar Military Questions Authenticity of Soldiers’ Confessions on Rakhine Atrocities

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…

Rakhine Lawmaker Disqualified After Son Deserts Myanmar Army For Rebel Force

Election authorities in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state have rejected a sitting ethnic Rakhine lawmaker’s application to run for re-election in November, citing his Myanmar soldier son’s 2018 defection to an armed rebel group now at…

UPR report launching

The 2020 UPR report launching event was held in Yangon on 30 August 2020. The report was prepared by the Burma/Myanmar UPR Forum and will be submitted with the report of the Myanmar Child Rights Coalition to the UN Human Rights Council. The…

Proposal Developing & Budget Planning Online Training

Under “Supporting Grassroots Advocacy to Strengthen Human Rights in Myanmar” project with the fund of UNDEF, EQMM program team, development team, and finance team delivered the proposal developing & Budget planning online training to…

Rights Group Wants Japan to Drop Plan to Give Funds to Myanmar’s Police Force

Human Rights Watch on Thursday urged the Japanese government to drop a plan to donate 100 million yen (U.S. $934,300) to buy vehicles and communications equipment for the Myanmar Police Force to use to protect dignitaries, arguing that the police…