Equality Myanmar News

National Level Coordination Meeting

A national level coordination meeting under Rights for All project jointly implemented by Equality Myanmar, Local Resource Centre and DCA-NCA is being held at Green Hill Hotel in Yangon on 6th August 2019. The overall objective of the coordination…

How Myanmar’s Armed Forces Fund Atrocities

UN Fact-Finding Mission Urges Sanctions on Military Enterprises Shayna Bauchner Assistant Researcher, Asia Division The United Nations-mandated Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar released a new report earlier today detailing the Myanmar…

Jun 27 Statement regarding the case of Kyaw Zin Win – a young member of the Myanmar LGBTI community

Bangkok, Thailand 27th June 2019 We are shocked and deeply saddened to receive the news from our friends and colleagues in Myanmar that Kyaw Zin Win, serving as librarian at Myanmar Imperial University – MIU, committed suicide in Yangon…

Myanmar Imperial University said three staff had been suspended after Kyaw Zin Win’s death

By Beh Lih Yi KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (Openly) – A Myanmar university said on Wednesday it had suspended three staff while it investigates the suicide of a gay employee who said he was bullied at work in social media posts widely shared in…

Investigative Report on Librarian’s Suicide Coming Next Month: MNHRC

YANGON—The Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) said it will release a report on its investigation next month of the suicide of Myanmar librarian Ko Kyaw Zin Win, who took his life in the last week of June after homophobic bullying…

International Development Law Organization

This short video aims to raise awareness about the issue of sexual harassment in Myanmar and educate the viewer on what sexual harassment is. The video calls upon both individuals and the community to stand up against sexual harassment in…

Families deserve answers when loved ones go missing in conflict: Security Council adopts historic resolution

11 June 2019Humanitarian Aid The 15 members of the United Nations Security Council adopted on Tuesday the very first ever resolution focused on the issue of missing persons in armed conflict. The aim is to encourage countries to fulfil…

‘Hate Speech’ Explained: A Toolkit

In this toolkit, ARTICLE 19 provides a guide to identifying ’hate speech‘ and how to effectively counter it, while protecting the rights to freedom of expression and equality. It responds to a growing demand for clear guidance on…

State Counsellor receives EU Special Representative for Human Rights

STATE COUNSELLOR and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs Daw Aung San Suu Kyi received the delegation led by Mr. Eamon Gilmore (former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland), the European Union’s Special…

Rights Groups Hit Myanmar Military Over Mounting Rakhine Deaths in Custody

Rights experts are again criticizing the Myanmar military for possible international law violations after reports that another civilian died in custody amid fighting between national forces and the Arakan Army (AA) in western Myanmar’s Rakhine…