Sentenced to Death by the Junta
11 April 2023
As of April 6, 2023, the junta has sentenced 151 other individuals to death, according to AAPP’s documentation. Notably, of the 34 pro-democracy supporters whose ages are known, 58.8 percent are individuals under 30 years old, showing the junta’s targeted use of the death penalty against youth actively opposing the military coup and supporting the pro-democracy movement in Burma.
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.