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Human rights in Myanmar


Human rights in Myanmar - Amnesty International

The human rights crisis in Myanmar worsened as the military authorities continued their crackdown on peaceful opposition and intensified operations against ...

World Report 2023: Myanmar | Human Rights Watch

The junta security forces have carried out mass killings, arbitrary arrests, torture, sexual violence, and other abuses that amount to crimes against humanity.

Human rights in Myanmar - Wikipedia

Human rights in Myanmar under its military regime have long been regarded as among the worst in the world. In 2022, Freedom House rated Myanmar's human ...

2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Burma

The human rights situation in Burma deteriorated during the year as the conflict between the military regime and opposition forces escalated.

Myanmar: human rights situation has 'morphed into a never-ending ...

The human rights situation in Myanmar has morphed into a never-ending nightmare, away from the spotlight of global politics.

2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Burma

Burma's military overthrew the democratically elected civilian government via a coup d'état on February 1, 2021, declaring a state of emergency.

Report on Human Rights situation in Myanmar | OHCHR

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell joined by James Rodehaver, UN Human Rights Head of Myanmar Team.

World Report 2024: Myanmar | Human Rights Watch

Since the February 2021 military coup in Myanmar, the junta has driven the country further into a human rights and humanitarian catastrophe.

UN rights council condemns Myanmar abuses, urges immediate action

The UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday reiterated its deep concern over the crisis in Myanmar, amid reports of widespread abuses by the military and ...

Myanmar - PHR - Physicians for Human Rights

A violent August 2017 crackdown by the Myanmar military on minority Rohingya people living in northern Rakhine state, which killed thousands and drove more ...

Myanmar's Human Rights Crisis: Insufficient International Attention

Myanmar has long faced political uncertainty and turmoil. But the humanitarian crisis compounded in February 2021, when Myanmar's military, ...

Democracy and Governance | Burma | U.S. Agency for International ...

USAID has worked to protect human rights, support democracy efforts, and foster a free and independent media, access to justice, and a vibrant civil society.

Myanmar | The Danish Institute for Human Rights

In 2013, when Myanmar was starting a political transition toward democracy and most economic sanctions against the country were being lifted, the Danish ...

The Rohingya people of Myanmar: health, human rights, and identity

Anatomy of a crisis. History debated. The southeast Asian nation of Myanmar includes Rakhine State (known as Arakan State before 1989), a borderland with ...

Burma after the coup: "The human rights situation is appalling"

Three years ago, on 1 February 2021, the military seized power over Burma by overturning the election results and detaining State Counsellor ...

UN Human Rights Council condemns Myanmar abuses, urges ...

The UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday reiterated its deep concern over the crisis in Myanmar, amid reports of widespread abuses by the military and ...

UN Human Rights Council 57: Interactive Dialogue on Myanmar

Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Myanmar. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.

The Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar - U.S. Mission Geneva

The United States condemns the reported forced conscription of Rohingya and the targeted destruction of towns in Rakhine, resulting in the displacement of ...

Situation of human rights in Myanmar - Report of the United Nations ...

UN Document in English on Myanmar about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding and Protection and Human Rights; published on 19 Sep 2023 by UN HRC.

Unseen and Unheard: Violation of Women's Rights in Myanmar | ICJ

Through the compelling testimonies of over a dozen female ex-prisoners and ex-detainees and their lawyers, ICJ's new briefing paper highlig.