Tag: Use of force
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Report: No permission to protest — ဆန္ဒထုတ်ဖော်ခွင့်မပြု
Click here to download No permission to protest ဆန္ဒထုတ်ဖော်ခွင့်မပြု (7mb) >> 2020 marks the hundred-year anniversary of the first major protests in Myanmar’s modern history. Protests have launched political leaders,…
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Report: Daring to defy Myanmar’s patriarchy — ပေထရီအာခီတော်လှန်ရေး
Across Myanmar, women human rights defenders (WHRDs) exercise their right to freedom of expression to expose discrimination and injustice, name-and-shame perpetrators, and speak uncomfortable truths to power. In doing so,…
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Crackdown on anti-war activists shows protests still need permission
The statement is in regards to the violent dispersal of a peaceful anti-war protest at the weekend. The statement includes some key points: The police’s denial for a protest to…
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Conference on media freedom and conflict
The media risks many threats when trying to report about conflicts. Many areas are completely off-limits. “Fake news” and “hate speech” are the result of a lack of trustworthy information.…
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Right to truth
Free expression, access to information and media freedom are one of the first casualties in every conflict, including in Myanmar.[1] However, it is during conflicts that these rights are so…
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Right to protest
The right to protest includes a number of principles: General international standards on protest principles The right to protest includes the rights to freedom of expression; assembly; association; and public…
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Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law
The Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law regulates protest in Myanmar. The Law clearly violates the Myanma people’s rights to freedom of expression and assembly by: Prioritising control over rather than facilitation…