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Introduction On November 11, 2019 The Gambia submitted an application against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) alleging that Myanmar had violated its obligations under the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention). The representation made by The Gambia as a ‘proxy’ and on behalf of [...]

UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee urged the Myanmar Government Tuesday to embrace human rights and democracy during her last Human Rights Council report in Geneva. In her report Lee called on Myanmar to amend its constitution, change citizenship and land laws, and overturn laws that violate fundamental human rights. “… t is not too late [...]

The National League for Democracy (NLD), headed by State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, failed Tuesday to reduce the role of the military in Myanmar’s parliament. The NLD proposed amendments to the 2008 constitution, which requires more than 75 percent of members of parliament to pass constitutional amendments while giving the military 25 percent of [...]

A Myanmar court in Sittwe on Tuesday sentenced prominent Rakhine leader Aye Maung to 20 years in prison for treason and defamation stemming from a January 2018 speech made one day before deadly riots broke out. Maung, a member of parliament and former chairman of the Arakan National Party, along with writer Wai Hin Aung, were arrested [...]

Myanmar’s parliament voted Wednesday to set up a committee to discuss proposed amendments to the constitution. This vote comes one week after the National League for Democracy (NLD) submitted an emergency proposal to parliament detailing suggested amendments to the constitution. The suggestions were offered on the basis that the 2008 constitution is undemocratic. The vote [...]

The recent prosecutions of journalists in Myanmar have had the effect of self-censorship , according to a UN report  released Tuesday examining freedom of the press in Myanmar. The report dissects the freedom of the press in Myanmar since the National League for Democracy (NLD) came into power and the effects it has had on [...]

Amnesty International (AI) said Thursday that Myanmar's new government has been presented with a historic opportunity to change course on human rights, but that doing so would mean making a commitment to break away from its...

Amnesty International (AI) called on the government of Myanmar Thursday to either repeal or amend a law that could grant former presidents immunity from prosecution for human rights violations and crimes under international law. The outgoing Myanmar...

Myanmar began the process of releasing the first set of 102 mostly political prisoners on Friday days before a democratic power transfer takes place in Myanmar's parliament . The democratic party led by Aung San Suu Kyi...

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the government of Myanmar on Sunday to release all remaining prisoners currently being held for political and religious violations. The National League for Democracy Party (NLD) , which...