Press Release
Restrictions on international aid to Rohingya and Rakhine state putting thousands at risk Â
The Myanmar authorities’ restrictions on international aid in Rakhine state is putting tens of thousands of lives at risk in…
September 4, 2017
Report
All the Civilians Suffer: Conflict, Displacement and Abuse in Northern Myanmar
Civilians from minority ethnic groups suffer appalling violations and abuses, including war crimes, at the hands of Myanmar’s military and…
June 14, 2017
Press Release
Myanmar: Authorities must investigate security forces as reports of Rakhine abuses mount
Amnesty International is calling for an prompt, thorough and impartial investigation into the conduct of Myanmar’s security forces in the…
October 28, 2016
Press Release
Myanmar: Lift restrictions immediately on humanitarian aid
The Myanmar government must urgently lift restrictions that are preventing access to humanitarian aid in Rakhine and Kachin states, Amnesty…
October 20, 2016
Press Release
Human Rights Abuses in Laos, the Philippines and Myanmar Must Lead Obama’s Human Rights Agenda for Asian Summit
As President Obama prepares for next week’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Laos, Amnesty International USA has…
September 1, 2016
Press Release
Myanmar: Kofi Annan to head Commission on Rakhine state
The establishment of a high-level commission headed by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is a welcome step towards addressing…
August 24, 2016
Press Release
Sulfuric acid factory behind health fears in Myanmar must be relocated
The Myanmar government must immediately order the relocation of a sulfuric acid factory built dangerously close to a village, which…
July 19, 2016
Press Release
Myanmar: Investigate violent destruction of mosque buildings
The Myanmar authorities must undertake a prompt, independent, thorough, transparent and impartial investigation into the violent destruction of buildings in…
June 26, 2016
Press Release
Myanmar: Students’ release must pave way for an end to repression
The release of dozens of student protesters in Myanmar is a step forward for human rights that should pave the…
April 8, 2016
Report
New Expression Meets Old Repression: Ending the Cycle of Political Arrests and Imprisonment in Myanmar
Myanmar’s new government will take office with a historic opportunity to change course on human rights but must break away…
March 23, 2016
Press Release
New government in Myanmar must break vicious cycle of repression and political arrests
Myanmar’s new government will take office with a historic opportunity to change course on human rights but must break away…
March 23, 2016
Press Release
Myanmar: End relentless crackdown on student protesters
One year after police violently dispersed largely peaceful student protests in Myanmar, the authorities continue their relentless crackdown on student…
March 10, 2016