Tag: Human rights defenders
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Psychological impact of repression in Myanmar
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Human rights defenders in Myanmar bravely face burnout, trauma, fear, and self-censorship amid conflict, surveillance, criminalisation, and displacement. This UN submission argues that psychological harm is not only a consequence of repression but also a mechanism that weakens civic space, collective action, and the long-term sustainability of human rights movements.
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Protecting Myanmar’s environmental defenders in conflict
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Environmental defenders in Myanmar face criminalisation, violence, and displacement while protecting land, water, forests, and communities. This submission to the UN’s review examines conflict-linked extraction, rare-earth supply chains, and collective protection, calling for accountability, safe participation, effective remedies, and sustained support for indigenous environmental governance and community-led stewardship nationwide.
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Protecting Myanmar’s HRDs in the digital age
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Myanmar’s human rights defenders are facing significant digital attacks in response to their work. This report was submitted to the UN Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights, which is doing a global review of digital attacks.
