Myanmar

Republic of the Union of Myanmar is a country in Southeast Asia. The country is bordered by the People’s Republic of China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, and the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, with the Andaman Sea defining its southern periphery. One-third of Burma’s total perimeter of 1,930 kilometres (1,200 mi) forms an uninterrupted coastline. Burma is the second largest country by geographical area in Southeast Asia.

Keeping the Faith: A Study of Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion in ASEAN

September 5, 2015February 8, 2016 Faith Delos Reyes All, ASEAN, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Vulnerable Groups

On January 2015, the Human Rights Resource Centre published “Keeping the Faith: A Study of Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion in ASEAN.” The Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Thailand country reports have been translated to Khmer, Bahasa Indonesia, Burmese, and Thai, respectively. The original report and the translations can be downloaded below. Keeping the Faith: […]

ACWC Convenes an Open Session with the HRRC During 9th ACWC Meeting

October 15, 2014November 30, 2015 Faith Delos Reyes All, ASEAN, Myanmar, News, Vulnerable Groups

Yangon, 15 October 2014—During the Ninth Meeting of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC), held from 13-15 October in Yangon, the Human Rights Resource Centre was honoured to have been granted an open session with the ACWC. Represented by its Executive Director, Mr. Marzuki Darusman, […]

HRRC Co-Organises Workshop on Business and Human Rights During the ASEAN Peoples’ Forum

April 16, 2014November 29, 2015 Faith Delos Reyes All, ASEAN, Business & Human Rights, Myanmar, News

Jakarta, 16 April 2014 — During the ASEAN People’s Forum/ASEAN Civil Society Conference, held in Yangon from the 21st to the 23rd of March, HRRC’s Deputy Director, Michelle Staggs Kelsall shared conclusions drawn from HRRC’s 2013 Baseline Study on Business and Human Rights in ASEAN and other on-going projects, particularly the Business and Human Rights Reporting and […]