HOME - FORTIFY RIGHTSOUR WORKABOUTDONATEALLFILMSCAREER Human rights violations happen every day without justice or accountability. People are being killed, trafficked, and silenced. Changing laws, policies, and practices can prevent violations and ensure rights. We work to create that change. We investigate human rights violations. We engage people with power on MYANMAR NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT: APPOINT AN ETHNIC NUG issues monumental policy shift on Rohingya rights (BANGKOK, June 3, 2021)—The National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar should appoint an ethnic-Rohingya representative to help it implement and expand upon its new policy on the rights of Rohingya people, Fortify

Rights said today.

THAILAND: PREVENT PUSHBACKS, ESTABLISH PROTECTION (Bangkok, May 12, 2021)–The Government of Thailand should protect refugees from Myanmar from being forcibly returned and establish protection mechanisms in line with international human rights law, Fortify Rights said today. U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HOLD AN EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION Myanmar junta systematically murdering and arresting protesters (BANGKOK, March 15, 2021)—U.N. member states should move to hold an Emergency Special Session at the U.N. General Assembly to demand collective action in response to the Myanmar military’s widespread and systematic attack on protesters, said Fortify Rights today.

MATTHEW SMITH

Matthew Smith is a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Fortify Rights. Matthew previously worked with Human Rights Watch, EarthRights International, Kerry Kennedy of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, and as a community organizer and emergencies social worker in the United

States.

MYANMAR/BANGLADESH: ROHINGYA MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS DEMANDS (BANGKOK, December 10, 2020)—Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh who survived genocide in Myanmar are experiencing a severe mental health crisis, according to data in a new report published today by Fortify Rights. The report includes quantitative data on Rohingya experiences with human rights violations in Myanmar, traumatic events in Myanmar and Bangladesh, symptoms of mental MYANMAR: END VIOLENT CRACKDOWN ON PEACEFUL PROTESTS Police shot 19-year-old woman in the head, injured others (YANGON, February 10, 2021)—The Myanmar military and police should immediately end any use of excessive force against peaceful protesters and ensure the right to peaceful assembly, said Fortify Rights today. PERSECUTION OF THE ROHINGYA MUSLIMS 1 which was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1948 and entered into force in 1951, declares that genocide is a crime under international law. It imposes affirmative legal obligations on states to prevent genocide from occurring and THAILAND: ENSURE REFUGEE RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS THROUGH JUN 18 2018 THAILAND: ENSURE REFUGEE RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS THROUGH REFUGEE REGULATION JOINT STATEMENT June 18, 2018 JOINT STATEMENT

Thailand: Ensure

FOUR YEARS ON, PRESS FREEDOM IN THAILAND A CASUALTY OF Four years ago this week, the Thai military ousted an elected civilian government, seizing control of the country’s administration with an empty promise to restore peace and order and foster reconciliation. Ever since, Thai citizens have been living under severe restrictions of their fundamental rights and freedoms. HOME - FORTIFY RIGHTSOUR WORKABOUTDONATEALLFILMSCAREER Human rights violations happen every day without justice or accountability. People are being killed, trafficked, and silenced. Changing laws, policies, and practices can prevent violations and ensure rights. We work to create that change. We investigate human rights violations. We engage people with power on MYANMAR NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT: APPOINT AN ETHNIC NUG issues monumental policy shift on Rohingya rights (BANGKOK, June 3, 2021)—The National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar should appoint an ethnic-Rohingya representative to help it implement and expand upon its new policy on the rights of Rohingya people, Fortify

Rights said today.

THAILAND: PREVENT PUSHBACKS, ESTABLISH PROTECTION (Bangkok, May 12, 2021)–The Government of Thailand should protect refugees from Myanmar from being forcibly returned and establish protection mechanisms in line with international human rights law, Fortify Rights said today. U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HOLD AN EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION Myanmar junta systematically murdering and arresting protesters (BANGKOK, March 15, 2021)—U.N. member states should move to hold an Emergency Special Session at the U.N. General Assembly to demand collective action in response to the Myanmar military’s widespread and systematic attack on protesters, said Fortify Rights today.

MATTHEW SMITH

Matthew Smith is a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Fortify Rights. Matthew previously worked with Human Rights Watch, EarthRights International, Kerry Kennedy of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, and as a community organizer and emergencies social worker in the United

States.

MYANMAR/BANGLADESH: ROHINGYA MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS DEMANDS (BANGKOK, December 10, 2020)—Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh who survived genocide in Myanmar are experiencing a severe mental health crisis, according to data in a new report published today by Fortify Rights. The report includes quantitative data on Rohingya experiences with human rights violations in Myanmar, traumatic events in Myanmar and Bangladesh, symptoms of mental MYANMAR: END VIOLENT CRACKDOWN ON PEACEFUL PROTESTS Police shot 19-year-old woman in the head, injured others (YANGON, February 10, 2021)—The Myanmar military and police should immediately end any use of excessive force against peaceful protesters and ensure the right to peaceful assembly, said Fortify Rights today. PERSECUTION OF THE ROHINGYA MUSLIMS 1 which was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1948 and entered into force in 1951, declares that genocide is a crime under international law. It imposes affirmative legal obligations on states to prevent genocide from occurring and THAILAND: ENSURE REFUGEE RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS THROUGH JUN 18 2018 THAILAND: ENSURE REFUGEE RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS THROUGH REFUGEE REGULATION JOINT STATEMENT June 18, 2018 JOINT STATEMENT

Thailand: Ensure

FOUR YEARS ON, PRESS FREEDOM IN THAILAND A CASUALTY OF Four years ago this week, the Thai military ousted an elected civilian government, seizing control of the country’s administration with an empty promise to restore peace and order and foster reconciliation. Ever since, Thai citizens have been living under severe restrictions of their fundamental rights and freedoms. JOIN US - FORTIFY RIGHTS Myanmar Human Rights Associate. Organization Overview. Fortify Rights works to ensure human rights for all. We investigate human rights violations, engage people with power, and strengthen the work of human rights defenders and affected communities.We believe in the influence of evidence-based research, the power of strategic truth telling, and the importance of working in close collaboration ABOUT - FORTIFY RIGHTS 20. 13. Fortify Rights initiates operations in Myanmar in 2013. 20. 14. We begin conducting investigations, engaging people with power, and strengthening human rights defenders in Myanmar. Through this innovative approach, we achieved impacts. We publish our first investigation, Policies of Persecution, which had more than one

million online

GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY STATEMENT ON MYANMAR Global Civil Society Statement on Myanmar. a comprehensive global arms embargo on Myanmar to help prevent further violations of human rights against peaceful protesters and others opposing military rule. In recent weeks, Myanmar security forces have killed hundreds of people, including dozens of children, merely for exercising their rights to BANGLADESH: REMOVE FENCING, SUPPORT FIRE-AFFECTED REFUGEES (BANGKOK, May 5, 2021)—The Government of Bangladesh should remove barbed-wire fencing confining Rohingya refugees to camps and support those affected by suspicious fires that destroyed buildings and shelters and killed at least 14 refugees in Cox’s Bazar District since January 2021, said Fortify Rights today. MYANMAR JOURNALIST PERSISTS, DESPITE DEATH THREATS YANGON, May 3, 2021) – Four months after the coup, the Myanmar junta continues its bloody crackdown on anti-coup protesters, politicians, and media, with nearly 800 people killed and more than 3,000 arrested. In an effort to suppress information of ongoing human rights violations, the military junta shut down the internet and banned local HOME - FORTIFY RIGHTS Home - Fortify Rights THAILAND: PREVENT THE DETENTION OF ROHINGYA REFUGEES AND Boat of 65 Rohingya refugees landed in Thailand yesterday (BANGKOK, June 12, 2019)—The Government of Thailand should protect Rohingya refugees and abolish its policy of pushing out to sea boats carrying passengers, said Fortify Rights today. MALAYSIA: END CHILD MARRIAGE, PROTECT ROHINGYA REFUGEE Rohingya refugee girls describe forced marriage and slave-like conditions (Kuala Lumpur, February 21, 2019) — The Government of Malaysia should provide refugees with the rights to work and access education in order to end child marriage and ensure protections for refugee girls, said the Rohingya Women Development Network (RWDN) and Fortify Rights today. MALAYSIA: REVERSE CONVICTION OF RIGHTS ACTIVIST LENA Amend Film Censorship Act To Protect Freedom of Expression (Kuala Lumpur, February 23, 2017) – The Malaysian authorities should immediately reverse the conviction of human rights defender Ms. Lena Hendry for her role in privately screening an uncensored documentary in 2013 on the Sri Lankan civil war, Fortify Rights said today. 20 17 - HOME - FORTIFY RIGHTS ABC News Anchor Bob Woodruff interviewing Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, which contributed to a two-part, award-winning

documentary film.

HOME - FORTIFY RIGHTSOUR WORKABOUTDONATEALLFILMSCAREER Human rights violations happen every day without justice or accountability. People are being killed, trafficked, and silenced. Changing laws, policies, and practices can prevent violations and ensure rights. We work to create that change. We investigate human rights violations. We engage people with power on MYANMAR NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT: APPOINT AN ETHNIC NUG issues monumental policy shift on Rohingya rights (BANGKOK, June 3, 2021)—The National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar should appoint an ethnic-Rohingya representative to help it implement and expand upon its new policy on the rights of Rohingya people, Fortify

Rights said today.

THAILAND: PREVENT PUSHBACKS, ESTABLISH PROTECTION (Bangkok, May 12, 2021)–The Government of Thailand should protect refugees from Myanmar from being forcibly returned and establish protection mechanisms in line with international human rights law, Fortify Rights said today. U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HOLD AN EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION Myanmar junta systematically murdering and arresting protesters (BANGKOK, March 15, 2021)—U.N. member states should move to hold an Emergency Special Session at the U.N. General Assembly to demand collective action in response to the Myanmar military’s widespread and systematic attack on protesters, said Fortify Rights today.

MATTHEW SMITH

Matthew Smith is a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Fortify Rights. Matthew previously worked with Human Rights Watch, EarthRights International, Kerry Kennedy of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, and as a community organizer and emergencies social worker in the United

States.

MYANMAR/BANGLADESH: ROHINGYA MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS DEMANDS (BANGKOK, December 10, 2020)—Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh who survived genocide in Myanmar are experiencing a severe mental health crisis, according to data in a new report published today by Fortify Rights. The report includes quantitative data on Rohingya experiences with human rights violations in Myanmar, traumatic events in Myanmar and Bangladesh, symptoms of mental MYANMAR: END VIOLENT CRACKDOWN ON PEACEFUL PROTESTS Police shot 19-year-old woman in the head, injured others (YANGON, February 10, 2021)—The Myanmar military and police should immediately end any use of excessive force against peaceful protesters and ensure the right to peaceful assembly, said Fortify Rights today. PERSECUTION OF THE ROHINGYA MUSLIMS 1 which was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1948 and entered into force in 1951, declares that genocide is a crime under international law. It imposes affirmative legal obligations on states to prevent genocide from occurring and THAILAND: ENSURE REFUGEE RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS THROUGH JUN 18 2018 THAILAND: ENSURE REFUGEE RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS THROUGH REFUGEE REGULATION JOINT STATEMENT June 18, 2018 JOINT STATEMENT

Thailand: Ensure

FOUR YEARS ON, PRESS FREEDOM IN THAILAND A CASUALTY OF Four years ago this week, the Thai military ousted an elected civilian government, seizing control of the country’s administration with an empty promise to restore peace and order and foster reconciliation. Ever since, Thai citizens have been living under severe restrictions of their fundamental rights and freedoms. HOME - FORTIFY RIGHTSOUR WORKABOUTDONATEALLFILMSCAREER Human rights violations happen every day without justice or accountability. People are being killed, trafficked, and silenced. Changing laws, policies, and practices can prevent violations and ensure rights. We work to create that change. We investigate human rights violations. We engage people with power on MYANMAR NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT: APPOINT AN ETHNIC NUG issues monumental policy shift on Rohingya rights (BANGKOK, June 3, 2021)—The National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar should appoint an ethnic-Rohingya representative to help it implement and expand upon its new policy on the rights of Rohingya people, Fortify

Rights said today.

THAILAND: PREVENT PUSHBACKS, ESTABLISH PROTECTION (Bangkok, May 12, 2021)–The Government of Thailand should protect refugees from Myanmar from being forcibly returned and establish protection mechanisms in line with international human rights law, Fortify Rights said today. U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HOLD AN EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION Myanmar junta systematically murdering and arresting protesters (BANGKOK, March 15, 2021)—U.N. member states should move to hold an Emergency Special Session at the U.N. General Assembly to demand collective action in response to the Myanmar military’s widespread and systematic attack on protesters, said Fortify Rights today.

MATTHEW SMITH

Matthew Smith is a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Fortify Rights. Matthew previously worked with Human Rights Watch, EarthRights International, Kerry Kennedy of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, and as a community organizer and emergencies social worker in the United

States.

MYANMAR/BANGLADESH: ROHINGYA MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS DEMANDS (BANGKOK, December 10, 2020)—Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh who survived genocide in Myanmar are experiencing a severe mental health crisis, according to data in a new report published today by Fortify Rights. The report includes quantitative data on Rohingya experiences with human rights violations in Myanmar, traumatic events in Myanmar and Bangladesh, symptoms of mental MYANMAR: END VIOLENT CRACKDOWN ON PEACEFUL PROTESTS Police shot 19-year-old woman in the head, injured others (YANGON, February 10, 2021)—The Myanmar military and police should immediately end any use of excessive force against peaceful protesters and ensure the right to peaceful assembly, said Fortify Rights today. PERSECUTION OF THE ROHINGYA MUSLIMS 1 which was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1948 and entered into force in 1951, declares that genocide is a crime under international law. It imposes affirmative legal obligations on states to prevent genocide from occurring and THAILAND: ENSURE REFUGEE RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS THROUGH JUN 18 2018 THAILAND: ENSURE REFUGEE RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS THROUGH REFUGEE REGULATION JOINT STATEMENT June 18, 2018 JOINT STATEMENT

Thailand: Ensure

FOUR YEARS ON, PRESS FREEDOM IN THAILAND A CASUALTY OF Four years ago this week, the Thai military ousted an elected civilian government, seizing control of the country’s administration with an empty promise to restore peace and order and foster reconciliation. Ever since, Thai citizens have been living under severe restrictions of their fundamental rights and freedoms. JOIN US - FORTIFY RIGHTS Myanmar Human Rights Associate. Organization Overview. Fortify Rights works to ensure human rights for all. We investigate human rights violations, engage people with power, and strengthen the work of human rights defenders and affected communities.We believe in the influence of evidence-based research, the power of strategic truth telling, and the importance of working in close collaboration ABOUT - FORTIFY RIGHTS 20. 13. Fortify Rights initiates operations in Myanmar in 2013. 20. 14. We begin conducting investigations, engaging people with power, and strengthening human rights defenders in Myanmar. Through this innovative approach, we achieved impacts. We publish our first investigation, Policies of Persecution, which had more than one

million online

GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY STATEMENT ON MYANMAR Global Civil Society Statement on Myanmar. a comprehensive global arms embargo on Myanmar to help prevent further violations of human rights against peaceful protesters and others opposing military rule. In recent weeks, Myanmar security forces have killed hundreds of people, including dozens of children, merely for exercising their rights to BANGLADESH: REMOVE FENCING, SUPPORT FIRE-AFFECTED REFUGEES (BANGKOK, May 5, 2021)—The Government of Bangladesh should remove barbed-wire fencing confining Rohingya refugees to camps and support those affected by suspicious fires that destroyed buildings and shelters and killed at least 14 refugees in Cox’s Bazar District since January 2021, said Fortify Rights today. MYANMAR JOURNALIST PERSISTS, DESPITE DEATH THREATS YANGON, May 3, 2021) – Four months after the coup, the Myanmar junta continues its bloody crackdown on anti-coup protesters, politicians, and media, with nearly 800 people killed and more than 3,000 arrested. In an effort to suppress information of ongoing human rights violations, the military junta shut down the internet and banned local HOME - FORTIFY RIGHTS Home - Fortify Rights THAILAND: PREVENT THE DETENTION OF ROHINGYA REFUGEES AND Boat of 65 Rohingya refugees landed in Thailand yesterday (BANGKOK, June 12, 2019)—The Government of Thailand should protect Rohingya refugees and abolish its policy of pushing out to sea boats carrying passengers, said Fortify Rights today. MALAYSIA: END CHILD MARRIAGE, PROTECT ROHINGYA REFUGEE Rohingya refugee girls describe forced marriage and slave-like conditions (Kuala Lumpur, February 21, 2019) — The Government of Malaysia should provide refugees with the rights to work and access education in order to end child marriage and ensure protections for refugee girls, said the Rohingya Women Development Network (RWDN) and Fortify Rights today. MALAYSIA: REVERSE CONVICTION OF RIGHTS ACTIVIST LENA Amend Film Censorship Act To Protect Freedom of Expression (Kuala Lumpur, February 23, 2017) – The Malaysian authorities should immediately reverse the conviction of human rights defender Ms. Lena Hendry for her role in privately screening an uncensored documentary in 2013 on the Sri Lankan civil war, Fortify Rights said today. 20 17 - HOME - FORTIFY RIGHTS ABC News Anchor Bob Woodruff interviewing Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, which contributed to a two-part, award-winning

documentary film.

HOME - FORTIFY RIGHTSOUR WORKABOUTDONATEALLFILMSCAREER Human rights violations happen every day without justice or accountability. People are being killed, trafficked, and silenced. Changing laws, policies, and practices can prevent violations and ensure rights. We work to create that change. We investigate human rights violations. We engage people with power on MYANMAR NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT: APPOINT AN ETHNIC NUG issues monumental policy shift on Rohingya rights (BANGKOK, June 3, 2021)—The National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar should appoint an ethnic-Rohingya representative to help it implement and expand upon its new policy on the rights of Rohingya people, Fortify

Rights said today.

THAILAND: PREVENT PUSHBACKS, ESTABLISH PROTECTION (Bangkok, May 12, 2021)–The Government of Thailand should protect refugees from Myanmar from being forcibly returned and establish protection mechanisms in line with international human rights law, Fortify Rights said today. U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HOLD AN EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION Myanmar junta systematically murdering and arresting protesters (BANGKOK, March 15, 2021)—U.N. member states should move to hold an Emergency Special Session at the U.N. General Assembly to demand collective action in response to the Myanmar military’s widespread and systematic attack on protesters, said Fortify Rights today.

MATTHEW SMITH

Matthew Smith is a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Fortify Rights. Matthew previously worked with Human Rights Watch, EarthRights International, Kerry Kennedy of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, and as a community organizer and emergencies social worker in the United

States.

MYANMAR/BANGLADESH: ROHINGYA MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS DEMANDS (BANGKOK, December 10, 2020)—Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh who survived genocide in Myanmar are experiencing a severe mental health crisis, according to data in a new report published today by Fortify Rights. The report includes quantitative data on Rohingya experiences with human rights violations in Myanmar, traumatic events in Myanmar and Bangladesh, symptoms of mental MYANMAR: END VIOLENT CRACKDOWN ON PEACEFUL PROTESTS Police shot 19-year-old woman in the head, injured others (YANGON, February 10, 2021)—The Myanmar military and police should immediately end any use of excessive force against peaceful protesters and ensure the right to peaceful assembly, said Fortify Rights today. PERSECUTION OF THE ROHINGYA MUSLIMS 1 which was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1948 and entered into force in 1951, declares that genocide is a crime under international law. It imposes affirmative legal obligations on states to prevent genocide from occurring and THAILAND: ENSURE REFUGEE RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS THROUGH JUN 18 2018 THAILAND: ENSURE REFUGEE RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS THROUGH REFUGEE REGULATION JOINT STATEMENT June 18, 2018 JOINT STATEMENT

Thailand: Ensure

FOUR YEARS ON, PRESS FREEDOM IN THAILAND A CASUALTY OF Four years ago this week, the Thai military ousted an elected civilian government, seizing control of the country’s administration with an empty promise to restore peace and order and foster reconciliation. Ever since, Thai citizens have been living under severe restrictions of their fundamental rights and freedoms. HOME - FORTIFY RIGHTSOUR WORKABOUTDONATEALLFILMSCAREER Human rights violations happen every day without justice or accountability. People are being killed, trafficked, and silenced. Changing laws, policies, and practices can prevent violations and ensure rights. We work to create that change. We investigate human rights violations. We engage people with power on MYANMAR NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT: APPOINT AN ETHNIC NUG issues monumental policy shift on Rohingya rights (BANGKOK, June 3, 2021)—The National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar should appoint an ethnic-Rohingya representative to help it implement and expand upon its new policy on the rights of Rohingya people, Fortify

Rights said today.

THAILAND: PREVENT PUSHBACKS, ESTABLISH PROTECTION (Bangkok, May 12, 2021)–The Government of Thailand should protect refugees from Myanmar from being forcibly returned and establish protection mechanisms in line with international human rights law, Fortify Rights said today. U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HOLD AN EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION Myanmar junta systematically murdering and arresting protesters (BANGKOK, March 15, 2021)—U.N. member states should move to hold an Emergency Special Session at the U.N. General Assembly to demand collective action in response to the Myanmar military’s widespread and systematic attack on protesters, said Fortify Rights today.

MATTHEW SMITH

Matthew Smith is a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Fortify Rights. Matthew previously worked with Human Rights Watch, EarthRights International, Kerry Kennedy of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, and as a community organizer and emergencies social worker in the United

States.

MYANMAR/BANGLADESH: ROHINGYA MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS DEMANDS (BANGKOK, December 10, 2020)—Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh who survived genocide in Myanmar are experiencing a severe mental health crisis, according to data in a new report published today by Fortify Rights. The report includes quantitative data on Rohingya experiences with human rights violations in Myanmar, traumatic events in Myanmar and Bangladesh, symptoms of mental MYANMAR: END VIOLENT CRACKDOWN ON PEACEFUL PROTESTS Police shot 19-year-old woman in the head, injured others (YANGON, February 10, 2021)—The Myanmar military and police should immediately end any use of excessive force against peaceful protesters and ensure the right to peaceful assembly, said Fortify Rights today. PERSECUTION OF THE ROHINGYA MUSLIMS 1 which was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1948 and entered into force in 1951, declares that genocide is a crime under international law. It imposes affirmative legal obligations on states to prevent genocide from occurring and THAILAND: ENSURE REFUGEE RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS THROUGH JUN 18 2018 THAILAND: ENSURE REFUGEE RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS THROUGH REFUGEE REGULATION JOINT STATEMENT June 18, 2018 JOINT STATEMENT

Thailand: Ensure

FOUR YEARS ON, PRESS FREEDOM IN THAILAND A CASUALTY OF Four years ago this week, the Thai military ousted an elected civilian government, seizing control of the country’s administration with an empty promise to restore peace and order and foster reconciliation. Ever since, Thai citizens have been living under severe restrictions of their fundamental rights and freedoms. JOIN US - FORTIFY RIGHTS Myanmar Human Rights Associate. Organization Overview. Fortify Rights works to ensure human rights for all. We investigate human rights violations, engage people with power, and strengthen the work of human rights defenders and affected communities.We believe in the influence of evidence-based research, the power of strategic truth telling, and the importance of working in close collaboration ABOUT - FORTIFY RIGHTS 20. 13. Fortify Rights initiates operations in Myanmar in 2013. 20. 14. We begin conducting investigations, engaging people with power, and strengthening human rights defenders in Myanmar. Through this innovative approach, we achieved impacts. We publish our first investigation, Policies of Persecution, which had more than one

million online

GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY STATEMENT ON MYANMAR Global Civil Society Statement on Myanmar. a comprehensive global arms embargo on Myanmar to help prevent further violations of human rights against peaceful protesters and others opposing military rule. In recent weeks, Myanmar security forces have killed hundreds of people, including dozens of children, merely for exercising their rights to BANGLADESH: REMOVE FENCING, SUPPORT FIRE-AFFECTED REFUGEES (BANGKOK, May 5, 2021)—The Government of Bangladesh should remove barbed-wire fencing confining Rohingya refugees to camps and support those affected by suspicious fires that destroyed buildings and shelters and killed at least 14 refugees in Cox’s Bazar District since January 2021, said Fortify Rights today. MYANMAR JOURNALIST PERSISTS, DESPITE DEATH THREATS YANGON, May 3, 2021) – Four months after the coup, the Myanmar junta continues its bloody crackdown on anti-coup protesters, politicians, and media, with nearly 800 people killed and more than 3,000 arrested. In an effort to suppress information of ongoing human rights violations, the military junta shut down the internet and banned local HOME - FORTIFY RIGHTS Home - Fortify Rights THAILAND: PREVENT THE DETENTION OF ROHINGYA REFUGEES AND Boat of 65 Rohingya refugees landed in Thailand yesterday (BANGKOK, June 12, 2019)—The Government of Thailand should protect Rohingya refugees and abolish its policy of pushing out to sea boats carrying passengers, said Fortify Rights today. MALAYSIA: END CHILD MARRIAGE, PROTECT ROHINGYA REFUGEE Rohingya refugee girls describe forced marriage and slave-like conditions (Kuala Lumpur, February 21, 2019) — The Government of Malaysia should provide refugees with the rights to work and access education in order to end child marriage and ensure protections for refugee girls, said the Rohingya Women Development Network (RWDN) and Fortify Rights today. MALAYSIA: REVERSE CONVICTION OF RIGHTS ACTIVIST LENA Amend Film Censorship Act To Protect Freedom of Expression (Kuala Lumpur, February 23, 2017) – The Malaysian authorities should immediately reverse the conviction of human rights defender Ms. Lena Hendry for her role in privately screening an uncensored documentary in 2013 on the Sri Lankan civil war, Fortify Rights said today. 20 17 - HOME - FORTIFY RIGHTS ABC News Anchor Bob Woodruff interviewing Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, which contributed to a two-part, award-winning

documentary film.

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