Equality Myanmar News

‘Termination Compensation’ to be approved by year end

Wednesday, 25 September 2013 00:00 Mizzima Myanmar employers and representatives of employees have determined that the ‘Termination Compensation’ policy will be approved by the end of the year. The ‘Termination Compensation’…

Women demand justice for civil-war sex abuse victims

Tuesday, 24 September 2013 00:00 Mizzima Myanmar women’s organizations at the Myanmar Women’s Forum have demanded the government to bear responsibility and deliver justice to women who were sexually abused during civil wars. The…

200000 workers expelled from Htan Gaing oil-field

Wednesday, 18 September 2013 00:00Mizzima Over 200000 oil well workers, oil well drilling workers, vendors and crude oil traders received notice letters to leave the Htan Gaing oilfield in Minhla Township, Magwe Region by September 16. The…

Myanmar Rejects Claims of UN Rights Envoy Attack

Friday, 23 August 2013 00:00 RFA The Myanmar government and police on Friday rejected a U.N. human rights envoy’s claims that a mob attacked his car and that he was not given protection while he visited a town reeling from sectarian…

Rights group to sue police for ‘sexually assaulting’ trans-women

Monday, 15 July 2013 DVB LGBT activists are planning to take legal action against Mandalay’s police force following reports that the department’s officers sexually humiliated and physically assaulted a group of transgender…

HR and Freedom of Expression Training

Equality Myanmar (YGN) has completed successfully for six days training on the topic of Human Rights and Freedom of Expression , started from 10th – 15th June 2013. This training intended for those who are working as a political activists,…

A Basic Human Rights and Women’s Rights Trainings Was Successfully Conducted in Thamine

The Equality Myanmar Yangon team organized the basic human rights and women’s rights training from May 13th to 18th in the Equality Myanmar training centre in Thamine, Yangon. The purpose of the training was to network with training participant…

HR Awareness Training Conduct in Magway Division

Aiming to achieve awareness of human rights and the farmland act, the equality Mandalay team conducted an awareness training from May 15th to 19th at the Wai Yan Bone Myint Buddhist monastery, Magway. Human rights, land rights and farmland…

HR awareness training conducted in Mandalay

The Equality Myanmar Mandalay team organized a human rights awareness training from April 24th to 29th at the Equality Myanmar Training Center in Mandalay, Myanmar. It aimed to achieve the knowledge of human rights principles, human rights…

Human rights group urges action in Rakhine State

Wednesday, 08 May 2013 00:00Mizzima The Myanmar National Human Rights Commission has urged the government and the Central Committee for Implementation of Stability and Development in Rakhine State to urgently implement the recommendations…