Backgrounder: Additional Sanctions for Myanmar
09 December 2022
Backgrounder
Effective immediately, Canada is imposing sanctions against the following individuals and entities in relation to the coup perpetrated by Myanmar’s armed forces on February 1, 2021.
Canadian measures
The Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations impose on listed persons a prohibition on any transaction (effectively, an asset freeze) by prohibiting persons in Canada and Canadians outside Canada from engaging in any activity related to any property of these listed persons or providing financial or related services to them.
The specific prohibitions are set out in the regulations.
The names of the individuals and entities added to the schedule of these regulations are the following:
Individuals
(1) Zaw Min Tun; (2) Maung Maung Ohn; (3) Tun Tun Naung; (4) Khin Maung Yi; (5) Myo Myint Oo; (6) Thaung Han; (7) Win Shein; (8) Ko Ko Lwin; (9) Aung Soe; (10) Zin Min Htet; (11) Hlaing Moe Myint; and (12) Myo Thitsar.
Entities
(1) Dynasty International Company Limited; (2) International Gateways Group; and (3) Asia Sun Group.
Announcements
28 February 2025
Asian NGO Network on National Human Rights Institutions , CSO Working Group on Independent National Human Rights Institution (Burma/Myanmar)
Open letter: Removal of the membership of the dis-accredited Myanmar National Human Rights Commission from the Southeast Asia National Human Rights Institution Forum
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.