New Report Exposes the Continued Ineffectiveness of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission

Today, the 2014 report on the performance of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC), All the President’s Men, was released at the Myanmar Journalists Network in Rangoon. Co-authored by Burma Partnership and Equality Myanmar, the report, which contributed to the annual report […]

သမၼတ၏ ဘက္ေတာ္သားမ်ားသာ ျဖစ္ၾကသည္ (All the President’s Men)

In the last year, the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission enabling law was passed, finally institutionalizing its mandate that will begin in 2015. The human rights situation in Burma certainly needs any instrument possible, with continuing abuses by the Burma Army, violations […]

Invitation: Briefing for the Launch of 2014 Report on the Performance of Myanmar National Human Rights Commission

Invitation: Briefing for the Launch of 2014 Report on the Performance of Myanmar National Human Rights Commission 24 September 2014 Dear Friends and Leaders, You are cordially invited to a meeting for a briefing on the performance of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) 2014 report, co-authored by Burma Partnership and Equality Myanmar. The […]

Backlash Grows Against Burma’s National Education Bill

RANGOON — More than 200 civil society organizations have joined a national network of education organizations and a growing chorus of voices in rejecting a draft National Education Bill that looks likely to soon pass into law.

The National Network for Education Reform (NNER), which came out against the bill after it was passed by Parliament in late July, was joined this week by a diverse coalition of groups opposing the legislation because they say it violates “human rights standards.” […]

Media Advisory: Press Briefing – Launch of 2014 Report on the Performance of Myanmar National Human Rights Commission

Press Briefing: Launch of 2014 Report on the Performance of Myanmar National Human Rights Commission

The 2014 report on the performance of Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC), co-authored by Burma Partnership and Equality Myanmar, will be launched at Myanmar Journalist Network office on Thursday, 25 September 2014. The reported contributed to and was published in the 2014 ANNI Report on Performance and Establishment of National Human Rights Institutions in Asia which was recently released in Taiwan and covers the developments that took place over the course of 2013 and significant events in the first quarter of 2014 […]