OPEN LETTER: THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY MUST TAKE DECISIVE ACTION TO HOLD THE MILITARY JUNTA ACCOUNTABLE FOR ATROCITIES IN MYANMAR
We – 440 Myanmar, regional, and international civil society organizations – call on Member States of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to take immediate and…
Joint Civil Society Statement Opposing Myanmar Junta Representatives’ Participation in the EU-ASEAN Human Rights Dialogue
All civil society groups participating in the on-going EU-ASEAN Civil Society Forum, including co-chairs International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and FORUM-Asia
Update on Journalism and Media in Myanmar
For the first half (Jan-Jun) of 2023, Myanmar's military junta continued the heavy restriction on media freedom by arresting journalists and revoking media licenses.
Invitation to junta-controlled Myanmar National Human Rights Commission to the 28th APF Annual General Meeting and Biennial Conference
General Meeting and Biennial Conference We, the CSO Working Group on Independent National Human Rights Institution for Burma/Myanmar (Working Group), write to express our rejection of the…
ENSURE JUSTICE FOR ROHINGYA, END MILITARY’S IMPUNITY FOR GENOCIDE: RESTORE ROHINGYA’S CITIZENSHIP AND RIGHTS, COORDINATE SUPPORT FOR REFUGEES
Marking the sixth-year remembrance of the Rohingya genocide in 2017, 356 civil society organizations reaffirm our solidarity with the Rohingya community in the pursuit of justice…
CIVIL SOCIETY STATEMENT ON THE VISIT OF HEAD OF OCHA TO MYANMAR
While noting efforts by UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, to negotiate humanitarian access across Myanmar, including to Rakhine State following…
Myanmar Spring’s Young Revolutionaries Meet with the Head of The Special Envoy Office on Myanmar and Express Concern Over Asean’s Continued Failure to Address Myanmar Crisis
The Myanmar young revolutionaries in attendance consisted of 26 youth who represent a number of organizations, networks and coalitions with diverse revolutionary backgrounds
Analyzing Freedom of Expression Online (Facebook Social Media) in Myanmar Post-Coup
Since the 1962 military coup, freedom of expression has been restricted bylaws and full practice has been erased.
World Press Freedom Day
This is a video dedicated to “World Press Freedom Day” on May 3rd. We respectfully commend the journalists for a duty well done. Watch the video…
Disconnections and Vanishing Rights
In the wake of the military attempted coup on February 1st, 2021, the military in Myanmar has utilized both short and long-term internet outages to cut…