Coup Update
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15 March 2021
International and Regional
- ARTICLE 19/ HRC46: Ongoing crisis for democracy and free expression in Myanmar
- BCUK (Burma Campaign UK)/ UK Calls on Commonwealth Members To Impose Burma Arms Embargoes
- GCR2P (Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect)/ More than 130 people have been killed and over 2,000 arrested since the 1 February coup
- HRW (Human Rights Watch)/ Myanmar Junta Expands Crackdown Following Bloodbath
- ICJ (International Commission of Jurists)/ Myanmar: a civilian government and the rule of law must be restored (UN Statement)
- Japan Chamber of Commerce/ Statement of Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Myanmar (JCCM)
- UN (United Nations Secretary-General)/ Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Myanmar
Domestic
- AAPP (Assistance Association for Political Prisoners)/ 15 March 2021 Daily Briefing, Detention and Fatality Lists in Relation to Military Coup
- GSCN (General Strike Committee of Nationalities)/ Statement from the General Strike Committee of Nationalities
- HURFOM (Human Rights Foundation of Monland)/ Weekly update in HURFOM targeted areas (February 7 – 14 March 2021)
- KPICT (Kachin Political Interim Coordination Team)/ Statement in English, Kachin and Burmese
- ရန်ကုန်တိုင်းဒေသကြီး လွှတ်တော်ကိုယ်စားပြုကော်မတီ/ မိမိကိုယ်ကိုယ် ကာကွယ်ခုခံပိုင်ခွင့် လုပ်ငန်းစဥ်
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.