September
16
2018
September
16
2018
Crisis in Myanmar: International Accountability Mechanisms
By Progressive Voice
September
21
2018
September
21
2018
Kachin Dispora Statement on Justice and Accountability in Burma
By World Kachin Congress
September
20
2018
ASEAN MPs Urge UN to Act on Devastating Rohingya Atrocities Report
By ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights
September
19
2018
September
18
2018
Statement by Mr. Marzuki DARUSMAN, Chairperson of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, at the 39th Session of the Human Rights Council
By Mr. Marzuki DARUSMAN, Chairperson of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar
September
18
2018
United Nations Must Act Urgently to Bring Justice for Myanmar’s Atrocities
By FORUM-ASIA, Progressive Voice, Kachin Human Rights Defender and Women’s Peace Network - Arakan
September 19, 2018 • Author: Progressive Voice
Repression by Any Means Necessary
As the world focuses on crimes committed by the Myanmar military against the Rohingya and other ethnic and religious minorities, as described by the report of the International Fact-Finding Mission to Myanmar (IIFFMM) released on 18 September, 2018, Myanmar’s judicial syst... Read more ►
September 11, 2018 • Author: Progressive Voice
Bravery Amidst the Direst Circumstances
“My husband is an honest man who has done nothing wrong against the state. He works as a correspondent and he was put in prison for doing his job. That is unjust.”Chit Su Win, Kyaw Soe Oo’s wife The seven year sentence handed down to the two Reuters journalists for the... Read more ►
September 5, 2018 • Author: Progressive Voice
Crime and Punishment?
The fallout continues from the release of the UN-mandated Independent International Fact Finding Mission on Myanmar’s (IIFFMM) report that concludes that the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar[1] military, Min Aung Hlaing, and other top generals, should be investigated and ... Read more ►
August 30, 2018 • Author: Progressive Voice
Justice for Genocide
The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar[1] (IIFFMM), in its abbreviated report to the Human Rights Council released on 27 August, 2018, called for the investigation and prosecution of Myanmar military leaders for genocide in Rakhine State, and found ... Read more ►
August 22, 2018 • Author: Progressive Voice
Fundamental Freedoms At Risk
Fundamental freedoms of expression, association and assembly are facing an existential crisis in Myanmar[1] today. Various incidents, including the charges faced by organizers of a Karen Martyrs Day celebration, the National League for Democracy (NLD) Magwe Region Party Chai... Read more ►
August 15, 2018 • Author: Progressive Voice
An Unfinished Movement for Democracy and Human Rights
It has been thirty years since the nationwide, society-wide demonstrations in Myanmar[1], often known as 8-8-88, galvanized the movement for freedom, democracy and human rights, becoming a reference point for democracy activism ever since. Many changes have occurred in the p... Read more ►