Human rights groups call for bold ASEAN, UNSC action on Myanmar crisis
YANGON, MYANMAR — In a bold call for action, the Progressive Voice (PV), Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-Burma), and…
Drug trafficking surge in Myanmar despite massive narcotics burn by junta
YAGNGON, MYANMAR — In an ostentatious display against drug abuse, Myanmar’s junta authorities incinerated narcotics worth almost half a billion…
A matter of complicity: Singapore’s role in Myanmar’s arms trade
Tom Andrews, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, recently revealed an unsettling picture…
Singapore denies involvement in arms trade to Myanmar
On 17 May 2023, Tom Andrews, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, released…
OHCHR report highlights $1 Billion USD arms trade operating in UN member states, including Singapore, despite embargo
On 17 May 2023, Tom Andrews, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, released…
Civil society welcomes special review of junta’s Myanmar national human rights commission’s status in global body
The CSO Working Group on Independent National Human Rights Institution (Burma-Myanmar) (Working Group) and the Asian NGO Network on National…
Lawmakers urge ASEAN to negotiate new agreement with Myanmar junta, citing failure of five-point consensus
On the two-year anniversary of the Five-Point Consensus, lawmakers from Southeast Asia are calling on the Association of Southeast Asian…
ASEAN condemns Myanmar junta’s air strikes on civilians
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has strongly condemned the recent air strikes carried out by the Myanmar Armed…
International anger as air strikes kill dozens in Myanmar
Dozens of people in central Myanmar were killed in air strikes Tuesday, according to local media reports and a witness…
Myanmar military junta’s atrocities escalate despite UNSC resolution, urgent action needed, says Progressive Voice
Progressive Voice, a Myanmar-based civil society organization, has released a new Factsheet highlighting the escalating atrocity crimes committed by the…