Equality Myanmar News

Burma ‘considering’ monitors for by-election

MONDAY, 06 FEBRUARY 2012 A top United Nations envoy on Sunday hailed dramatic changes in Burma but said by-elections would be a “key test” of the army-backed regime’s commitment to reform. UN special rapporteur on human rights in…

Kachin Refugees Suffering from Preventable Disease

TUESDAY, 31 JANUARY 2012 Humanitarian workers in northern Burma have expressed deep concern about the health conditions of thousands of war refugees in Kachin State who have been displaced along the Sino-Burmese border for eight months. Aid…

Human Rights Document To Be Judged By Universal Standards

FRIDAY, 20 JANUARY 2012 The long-awaited Human Rights Declaration by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is expected to be finalized in the coming months, but human rights groups say the process has been surrounded in secrecy, raising…

Day Against Child Trafficking Celebrate in Mae Sot

On 12th December 2011, the day against child trafficking was commemorated successfully at CDC school in Mae Sot, Thailand. Parents, teachers and students from seventy two migrant schools, totaling over two thousand people, attended the ceremony. The…

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) in Chiang Mai

On 20th November 2011, a Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) ceremony was held at the Sinthana Resort, Chiang Mai, Thailand. The intention was to make a memorable event for transgender people all around the world who have been tortured…

UN Committee Expresses ‘Grave Concern’ on Burma

TUESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2011 The Irrawaddy – A key UN committee expressed grave concern over human rights violations in Burma in a resolution on Monday that was welcomed by the US and Britain, but which the representative of the Burmese government…

United ACT Performed A New Play at Singing Contest in Universal Children Day

United ACT – On 19th November 2011, the Human Rights Education Institute of Burma (HREIB) and Burma Anti Child Trafficking (Burma ACT) organized the Universal Children’s Day singing contest at CDC high school in Mae Sot, Thailand. Teachers…

Production of “Anti Child Soldier” Music Video

On 13th November 2011, Equality Myanmar audio/visual team shot the “Pencil which is not heavier than army boots” music video in Mae Sot, Thailand. The song tells the tragic story of children forced to serve in the military. The song was…

United ACT Performed A New Play at Singing Contest in Universal Children Day

United ACT – On 19th November 2011, the Human Rights Education Institute of Burma (HREIB) and Burma Anti Child Trafficking (Burma ACT) organized the Universal Children’s Day singing contest at CDC high school in Mae Sot, Thailand. Teachers…

Production of “Anti Child Soldier” Music Video

On 13th November 2011, HREIB’s audio/visual team shot the “Pencil which is not heavier than army boots” music video in Mae Sot, Thailand. The song tells the tragic story of children forced to serve in the military. The song was composed…