Author: Coordinator
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Myanmar’s cyber law a serious threat to privacy, speech, and security
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Rather than ensuring cybersecurity, Myanmar’s newly adopted Cyber Security “Law” grants the military sweeping powers to control online spaces, enabling systematic violations of digital rights, including the rights to privacy, freedom of expression, and access to information. This analysis highlights how the law deviates from international human rights standards and threatens privacy, digital security, VPN…
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Meta/Facebook changes threaten Myanmar’s digital space
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Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement of significant changes to Meta’s content moderation policies raises serious concerns for Myanmar, where Facebook has both enabled anti-coup dissent and fuelled real-world consequences, including contributing to atrocities against the Rohingya. While fostering free expression is commendable, Meta also has heightened legal and moral responsibilities under international human rights law and its previous commitments to prevent its platforms from enabling harm in high-risk environments…
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Child rights violations in Myanmar’s conflict
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Human Rights Myanmar’s submission to the OHCHR highlights the Myanmar military’s grave violations of children’s rights since the 2021 coup. The report documents widespread killings, detention, torture, forced displacement, recruitment of child soldiers, and attacks on education. With over 1.4 million children displaced and millions deprived of basic rights, the submission underscores the urgent need…
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Myanmar’s militarisation of education
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Human Rights Myanmar’s submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education highlights the systematic militarisation of Myanmar’s schools, including military occupations, compulsory training, and student recruitment. These violations undermine children’s rights and safety. Urgent international action is needed to protect education, ensure accountability, and support alternative learning initiatives amidst the ongoing crisis.
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Myanmar’s human rights challenges for 2025
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International Human Rights Day on 10 December is an opportunity to examine which rights may be at risk in Myanmar in 2025. The evolving dynamics of military oppression, the challenges facing any desired transition, the crackdown on civic space, the precarious position of exiled civil society, and the role of the ICC all hold profound…
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Proposed Thai law threatens Myanmar CSOs and media
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Thailand’s proposed Associations and Foundations Law threatens the survival of Myanmar’s exiled civil society organisations (CSOs) and media by imposing barriers that could force them to cease operations. Already marginalised and working under significant security risks, this law exacerbates vulnerabilities and endangers their critical work.
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President Trump 2.0 implications for human rights in Myanmar
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The recent United States election was an exercise in the fundamental right of people to choose their leaders freely but also signals potential challenges for human rights in Myanmar.
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The Great Firewall of Myanmar
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The military’s May 2024 VPN block has significantly infringed on digital rights. Human Rights Myanmar’s review of 3 billion Facebook interactions shows a substantial decline in public engagement on Facebook, impacting media, development, and the digital economy. The VPN block, combined with the Facebook ban, may be the largest act of censorship in Myanmar’s turbulent…
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Myanmar freedom on the net 2024
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Internet freedom in Myanmar deteriorated again from 2023 to 2024 and the country is now one of the worst in the world alongside China. The military’s VPN block in May 2024 significantly worsened the situation, shifting the country from basic to advanced digital repression.
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UN Cybercrime Treaty threatens digital rights
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Civil society in ASEAN express deep concerns that the UN Cybercrime Treaty’s broad provisions threaten human rights. The treaty could legitimise extensive state surveillance and transnational repression, compromising digital rights, freedom of expression, and the safety of activists and journalists across the region.
