Rohingya genocide victims and survivors need justice
The Special Advisory Council for Myanmar commemorated the victims and survivors of the genocidal 'clearance operations' carried out against the Rohingya in Rakhine state...
Rohingya genocide remembrance day: International community must act
This 25 August, we, Women’s Peace Network, remember the victims and survivors of the 2017 attacks of genocide against Rohingya in Arakan, and call...
Possible enforced disappearance of Myanmar activist and family: Urgent probe needed
Malaysian Against Death Penalty and Torture (Madpet) is concerned about Malaysia's and the Malaysian police's diligence in investigating the incident of 4 July, when...
Myanmar activist abducted in Malaysia
Myanmar refugee activist Thuzar Maung and her family were abducted in Malaysia in what is suspected to be a planned operation aimed at silencing...
Malaysia: Myanmar refugee activist abducted
The Malaysian government should immediately prioritise a thorough and transparent investigation into the abduction of the Myanmar refugee activist Thuzar Maung and her family,...
Rushed efforts to enforce repatriation of Rohingya are recklessly irresponsible
The member states of the UN Human Rights Council and broader international community must do far more to support the struggle for human rights...
Eliminate sexual violence in conflict across Myanmar
On the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the Women’s Peace Network reaffirms its solidarity with victims and survivors of...
UN expert exposes $1bn ‘death trade’ to Myanmar military
NEW YORK/GENEVA - The Myanmar military has imported at least $1bn in arms and raw materials to manufacture weapons since the coup in February...
Urgent international aid needed in cyclone-hit Bangladesh refugee camps and Rakhine
Cyclone Mocha left a trail of devastation in the Bangladesh refugee camps and Rakhine state according to a press conference held on 16 May by Women’s...
Asean remiss in failing to censure Myanmar’s military junta
Asean leaders must identify the military junta as the primary source of violence in Myanmar and actively support international justice efforts if they are...
Women’s group condemns recent Burmese military airstrikes in Sagaing region
We, the Women’s Peace Network, strongly condemn the Burmese military’s recent airstrikes, on the morning of 11 April 2023, against civilians commemorating the opening...
New report calls for urgent action for the Rohingya community
The Rohingya community is facing a deteriorating situation in Myanmar and across South and Southeast Asia, according to a new new report by the Women’s Peace...