Coup Update
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9 February 2021
International and Regional
- AI (Amnesty International)/ Myanmar: Several injured as security forces violently quash peaceful protests
- BWI & EFBWW (Building and Wood Workers’ International and European Federation of Building and Woodworkers)/ BWI and EFBWW call on European authorities to take action vs. Myanmar’s military
- CFWIJ (The Coalition For Women In Journalism)/ Myanmar: CFWIJ strongly condemns the repression of the journalist community amidst the ongoing political crisis in the country
- CSW (Christian Solidarity Worldwide)/ As anti-coup protesters face crackdown, ethnic nationalities appeal for aid
- ETUC (European Trade Union Confederation)/ ETUC statement on Myanmar’s coup
- EU (European Union)/ Myanmar: Speech by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the EP debate
- GNI (Global Network Initiative)/ Concerns About Network Disruptions and Restrictions on Freedom of Expression in Myanmar
- Global Unions/ Global Unions ramp up pressure on governments and corporations to isolate Myanmar military junta
- HRW (Human Rights Watch)/ Lethal Force Used Against Protesters: Draconian Measures Violate Right to Free Assembly
- New Zealand/ New Zealand Takes Measures Against Myanmar Following Military Coup
- UN (Myanmar)/ The United Nations in Myanmar expresses strong concern at reports of use of force by security forces in response to demonstrations
- UNICEF(United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund)/ UNICEF calls for greater attention to protection of children’s rights in Myanmar during time of crisis
Domestic
- 77 Civil Society Organizations/ Open Letter from Civil Society Organizations calling on the Council’s immediate action to ensure the protection of demonstrators
- AAPP (Assistance Association for Political Prisoners)/ Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup for 9 Feb 2021
- CRPH (Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw)/ ပြည်ထောင်စုလွှတ်တော်ကိုယ်စားပြုကော်မတီ ကြေညာချက်အမှတ် (၂/၂၀၂၁)
- CSO Working Group on MNHRC Reform/ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ အမျိုးသားလူ့အခွင့်အရေးကော်မရှင် အနေဖြင့် စစ်အုပ်စု၏ အာဏာသိမ်းမှုကို ရှုတ်ချပြီး မြန်မာပြည်သူလူထုနှင့်အတူ တစ်သားတည်း ရပ်တည်သွားရန် တောင်းဆိုသော ထုတ်ပြန်ကြေညာချက်
- FBR (Free Burma Rangers)/ Karen Villagers Protest Burma Army’s Attacks and Occupation
- KCSN (Karenni Civil Society Network)/ Statement by the Karenni Civil Society Network on the Military Coup in Myanmar (ကရင်နီလူမှုအသင်းအဖွဲ့များ၏ မြန်မာစစ်တပ်အာဏာသိမ်းမှုအပေါ် သဘောထားထုတ်ပြန်ချက်)
Progressive Voice is a participatory rights-based policy research and advocacy organization rooted in civil society, that maintains strong networks and relationships with grassroots organizations and community-based organizations throughout Myanmar. It acts as a bridge to the international community and international policymakers by amplifying voices from the ground, and advocating for a rights-based policy narrative.