FEM and partners have written to the CEO of Ooredoo global to urge the company to conduct human rights due diligence on any potential sale, vet any potential buyers, safeguard users, and engage with stakeholders. The letter We, the undersigned organizations, work to protect, promote
FEM has submitted a report to the UN Special Rapporteur regarding the military’s use of propaganda, disinformation, media censorship, and internet restrictions to incite conflict. Background The UN Special Rapporteur for freedom of expression, Irene Khan, is writing a report for the UN General Assembly
FEM has submitted a report to the United Nations Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights documenting how the Myanmar government and military have arbitrarily shutdown and slowed down access to the internet over the past three years. The report covers Myanmar’s regulatory framework,
The military’s new draft Cyber Security Law repeats the repressive provisions of previous drafts and adds more, seriously threatening the safety and security of Myanmar’s digital space. The military has circulated a newly revised draft Cyber Security Law to a few stakeholders requesting any feedback
The newly-adopted 2021 Electronic Transactions Law Amendment seriously threatens the right to freedom of expression and the right to privacy in Myanmar. The “adoption” of the Electronic Transactions Law (ETL) “Amendment” was announced on State television on 15 February 2021. The repressive ETL was created
This analysis outlines six serious risks posed by the Myanmar military’s draft “Cyber Security Law”. It is based upon international standards relating to the right to freedom of expression. It builds upon a statement issued on 11 February by 250 civil society organisations in Myanmar,
Today, 21 June, is the first anniversary of the shutdown of all mobile internet access in Myanmar’s Rakhine and Chin States. This is the longest internet shutdown in the world. Approximately 1.4 million people in eight townships in those States are suffering from the ongoing
FEM welcomes today’s Indonesian court ruling which declared that the West Papua internet shutdown was unlawful. Myanmar should learn from Indonesia. The West Papuan shutdown shares many similarities to Myanmar’s internet shutdown in Rakhine and Chin States. Indonesia’s union government ordered the shutdown in 2019,
To mark 11-months since the start of Myanmar’s internet shutdown, and 2-months since the government started blocking websites, MDRF organisers brought together 50 senior stakeholders from business, Telecoms, UN, and civil society. The webinar kick-started new relationships and will be followed by in-depth discussions for
The government order to deactivate millions of unregistered SIM cards is disproportionate and incompatible with international standards, especially under Covid-19 when all focus should be on ensuring communications and access to information. The right to freedom of expression and information is critical in the response