New report shows Southeast Asian parliamentarians remain at risk despite democratic trappings
In many countries in Southeast Asia – most notably in Myanmar but also elsewhere – parliamentarians and ex-parliamentarians continue to…
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Parliamentarians at Risk 2023 Report Launch
APHR organized the 2023 Parliamentarians at Risk Report hybrid launch in Manila, the Philippines to highlight the threats and harassment…
ASEAN’s continued engagement with Myanmar junta risks legitimizing illegal regime, Southeast Asian MPs say
In this statement, the ASEAN chairmanship, currently held by Laos, seeks to bring Myanmar back to meetings despite an agreement…
Supporting Civil Society in Post-Coup Myanmar
Since the February 2021 military coup, Myanmar’s civil society has endured a barrage of existential threats. From the military-run State…
Protecting the Future of Myanmar Media
Myanmar’s revolutionary movement stands at a pivotal moment in the nation’s history, in which opposition actors could have an unprecedented…
Journalist Detentions in Myanmar
The Myanmar military launched a crackdown on media freedom as part of a coup d’état on 1 February 2021, persecuting…
Myanmar’s 2022 Registration Law
On 28 October 2022, the State Administration Council (“SAC”) enacted the Organization Registration Law (“ORL”), replacing the former Association Registration…
The Impact of Counterterrorism Measures in Myanmar
The Myanmar military has a history of viewing civil society as an adversary. The military sees it as a distraction…
Impact of Myanmar’s New Association Law and FATF Blacklisting on Media
Myanmar’s media has historically been overburdened with vague, inconsistent, and overlapping laws that make up an oppressive legal framework packed…
Young Leaders For Myanmar’s Inclusive Democratic Future
To encourage and enable the participation of Rohingya in advancing reconciliation efforts and crafting the foundations of Myanmar’s inclusive democratic…