[Press Release] Civil society welcomes the decision of GANHRI: Global body recommends the removal of the accreditation status of the junta’s Myanmar National Human Rights Commission
5 December 2023 10:00 am
[5 December 2023] The CSO Working Group on Independent National Human Rights Institution (Burma/Myanmar) (Working Group) and the Asian NGOs Network on National Human Rights Institutions (ANNI) welcome the decision by the largest network of national human rights institutions (NHRIs), recommending the removal of the accreditation status of Myanmar military junta’s Myanmar National Human Rights [ Read more ]
[Statement] Statement on the Asian NGOs Network on National Human Rights Institutions’ (ANNI) position on attending the SEANF’s 2nd Technical Working Group Meeting which included the participation of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC)
21 July 2023 2:28 pm
On 20 July 2023, the Asian NGOs Network on National Human Rights Institutions (ANNI) participated in the second Technical Working Group meeting of the Southeast Asia National Human Rights Institution Forum (SEANF) in Bangkok, Thailand. ANNI participated in an interface dialogue with the SEANF, which included a presentation on the work of the ANNI network, [ Read more ]
[Open Letter] The anti-human rights behaviour of Lee Choong-sang, a Standing Commissioner of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea
3 July 2023 4:19 pm
To H.E. Mr. Song Doo-hwan Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) 3 July 2023 Open Letter to the National Human Rights Commission of Korea Re: The anti-human rights behaviour of Lee Choong-sang, a Standing Commissioner of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea Honourable Chairperson, The Asian NGOs Network [ Read more ]
[Joint Statement] SUHAKAM and its Chairperson must uphold highest transparency and integrity during investigations on defamation allegations
30 June 2023 1:42 pm
(30 June 2023, Bangkok/Kuala Lumpur) The Asian NGO Network on National Human Rights Institutions (ANNI) and Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) express concern about the recent civil defamation suit filed by the Chairperson of Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia (SUHAKAM) (“Commission”) – the national human rights institution of Malaysia – against the Deputy Secretary of the Commission. [ Read more ]
[Press Release] Civil Society makes a joint submission to the GANHRI-SCA ahead of the Special Review of the MNHRC in October 2023
1 June 2023 11:07 am
The Special Review must lead to the suspension or removal of Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (1 June 2023) The CSO Working Group on Independent National Human Rights Institution (Burma-Myanmar) (“Working Group”) and the Asian NGO Network on National Human Rights Institutions (ANNI) made a joint civil society submission to the Global Alliance of National [ Read more ]
[Press Release] Myanmar: Civil society welcomes the special review of junta’s Myanmar national human rights commission’s status in global body
1 May 2023 8:00 am
Civil society welcomes the special review of junta’s Myanmar national human rights commission’s status in global body The Special Review must lead to the suspension or expulsion of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (1 May, 2023) The CSO Working Group on Independent National Human Rights Institution (Burma-Myanmar) (“Working Group”) and the Asian NGO Network [ Read more ]
[Press Release] End Myanmar National Human Rights Commission’s complicity in junta’s atrocity crimes
28 February 2023 8:34 pm
[Bangkok, Thailand] The Myanmar military junta has co-opted the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) and its silence, and instrumentalized the national human rights institution as part of its propaganda arsenal to claim legitimacy, conceal its grave crimes, and avert international attention and criticism. The international community must realign its comprehension with the accurate circumstances [ Read more ]
[Joint Open Letter] Myanmar: invitation of military-controlled Myanmar National Human Rights Commission to the 2023 Annual Meeting of GANHRI
24 February 2023 11:29 am
To: H.E. Maryam Abdullah Al Attiyah, Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) Chairperson, Chairperson of the Qatar NHRC 23 February 2023 Open Letter to Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) Re: invitation of military-controlled Myanmar National Human Rights Commission to the 2023 Annual Meeting of GANHRI We, the Working Group on [ Read more ]
[Statement] Malaysia: Opaque appointment process of new SUHAKAM Commissioners strikes a blow to human rights situation in Malaysia
7 July 2022 3:00 pm
(Bangkok, 7 July 2022) – ‘The recent selection and appointment of new commissioners to Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia (SUHAKAM), Malaysia’s national human rights institution, was shrouded in secrecy and marks a regression in the country’s international commitments to strengthen the mandate of SUHAKAM,’ said the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), as the [ Read more ]
[Joint Statement] Malaysia: The government and SUHAKAM must explain the delay of the release of SUHAKAM’s Annual Reports
20 June 2022 1:08 pm
(Bangkok/Kuala Lumpur, 20 June 2022) – We, the undersigned organisations, demand clarity on the supposed delay of the release of 2020 and 2021 Annual Reports of Malaysia’s national human rights institution (NHRI), Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia Malaysia (SUHAKAM). The long-delayed publication of the 2020 and 2021 Annual Reports could derail the important work that SUHAKAM [ Read more ]