Progressive Voices has published a statement calling on the government of Burma to end the mass disenfranchisement of ethnic and religious minorities ahead of the 2020 general election. The statement also summarizes Progressive Voices’ recent report “A VOTE WITH NO CONFIDENCE Myanmar’s 2020 General Elections and Rights of Ethnic and Religious Minorities” which discusses flaws with that country’s…
As part of a pattern by Burma’s government to reduce the independent monitoring of its elections, the country’s Union Election Commission (UEC) has moved to prevent the People’s Alliance for Credible Elections (PACE) from monitoring the November 2020 election, despite the group’s history of fielding thousands of election monitors there. Over 451 Burmese organizations have signed a statement protesting…
Former democracy activist. Founder of the Institute for Strategy and Policy – Myanmar, an independent think-tank promoting democratic leadership and civic participation.
Triangle Women is working to promote the role of the women and strengthen the role of civil society in democratic transition in Myanmar.