If the international community continues to drag its feet on the grave human rights violations including lethal violence targeted at protestors that we have seen in Myanmar this past year, many more people will suffer and this human rights crisis could worsen, Amnesty International said today ahead of the one-year anniversary of the 1 February, […]
In response to the sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Campaigns Ming Yu Hah said: “The harsh sentences handed down to Aung San Suu Kyi on these bogus charges are the latest example of the military’s determination to eliminate all opposition and suffocate freedoms […]
Almost 800 people – including children- have been killed by the Myanmar security forces. Over 3,800 people have been arrested – including journalists, doctors, students, activists, community leaders, political opponents and critics of the military. How can this bloody repression in Myanmar end? Only when we urge governments and businesses across the world to join […]
The Myanmar military authorities should immediately drop charges against journalists, said Amnesty International today. This includes those in pre-trial detention, on bail, or those with warrants outstanding on them solely for carrying out their work and the peaceful exercise of their human rights. “Journalists are at the frontline of the struggle to expose the truth […]
Responding to news of the conviction and three-year jail term handed down by a Myanmar court to Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) journalist Min Nyo for his reporting on the post-coup reality in Myanmar on 12 May, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Southeast & East Asia, Emerlynne Gil, said: “The conviction and three-year sentence […]
Responding to news of the arrest of five individuals from Myanmar, including three journalists from the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) news outlet, by the Thai authorities in Chiang Mai on 9 May, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Campaigns, Ming Yu Hah, said: “It is imperative that the Thai authorities do not forcibly return […]
The catastrophic aftermath of the Myanmar coup is the biggest test in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) history, said Amnesty International today, calling on the regional bloc to prioritise protecting the human rights of people in Myanmar and prevent the situation deteriorating into a human rights and humanitarian crisis. The organization is also […]
Solidarity with the Myanmar community, join a vigil outside Parliament House at 2pm. There is a global call in Amnesty to have this to be a solidarity day to show the people of Myanmar that people around the world care and are following closely what’s happening in Myanmar and are urging more governments to act […]
Solidarity with Myanmar: Tribute to the Fallen, join activists and community members as we lay flowers outside the Myanmar embassy as tribute to those who have lost their lives in the ongoing conflict in Myanmar
Mudgee Amnesty supporters will meet for a candlelight vigil to remember the people killed by the Myanmar security forces, to condemn the use of lethal force and to raise awareness of the ongoing violent repression during the coup crackdown. Join us at Anglican Church corner!