The undersigned organizations and individuals — with representation from multiple geographic regions — express our support for a global convention on crimes against humanity, and urge states to...
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Bangladesh + 1 more
Bangladesh: Ensure Accountability for Police Corruption, Torture of Rohingya Refugees [EN/MY]
Bangladesh police use torture to extort illegal payments from refugees (BANGKOK, August 10, 2023)–The Government of Bangladesh should investigate and hold accountable police officials responsible for...
Myanmar + 1 more
Fifth Year Of ‘Never Again’: Rohingya Await Justice Amidst International Inaction
The Asia Justice Coalition is a network of organizations whose purpose is to promote justice and accountability for gross violations of international human rights law and serious violations of...
Myanmar + 4 more
Asia Justice Coalition Statement on the 20th Anniversary of the International Criminal Court
The Asia Justice Coalition is a network of organizations whose purpose is to promote justice and accountability for gross violations of international human rights law and serious violations of...
World + 2 more
The Role of Identity Documents in the Holocaust and the Genocides of Rwanda and Myanmar [EN/MY/TH]
Perpetrators of genocides have long used identification documents to discriminate, dehumanize, and then carry out mass violence against protected groups. This was the case during the Holocaust of the...
Bangladesh + 1 more
Bangladesh: Restore and strengthen capacity of community-led schools in Rohingya camps
JOINT STATEMENT Bangladesh’s government must urgently take steps to support the community-led learning facilities in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar and strengthen their resources in line...
Asia Justice Coalition Submission to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Impact of Arms Transfer on Human Rights in Myanmar
The Asia Justice Coalition is a network of organizations whose purpose is to promote justice and accountability for gross violations of international human rights law and serious violations of...
“Nowhere is Safe”: The Myanmar Junta’s Crimes Against Humanity Following the Coup d’État [EN/MY]
Myanmar: New Evidence and Findings of Post-Coup d’État Crimes Against Humanity 193-page atrocities report identifies 61 perpetrators, exposes 1,040 military locations (YANGON and WASHINGTON D.C.,...
Urgent call for action: One year into Myanmar Coup, growing impunity and international indifference
On 1 February 2021, the Myanmar military staged a coup d’état and declared a state of emergency. The nullification of the November 2020 election result, and the detention and replacement of civilian...
Joint statement on Myanmar UN Security Council open briefing (24 January 2022)
We, the undersigned 286 organizations stress the need, at an absolute minimum, to convene an open meeting of the UN Security Council to address the deteriorating humanitarian situation and urgent...
Asia Justice Coalition Condemns the Escalating Military Abuses in Chin State and Neighbouring Regions
The Asia Justice Coalition is a network of organizations whose purpose is to promote justice and accountability for gross violations of international human rights law and serious violations of...
Myanmar + 1 more
90+ organizations urge a Rohingya crimes against humanity and genocide determination
Dear Secretary Blinken, We, the undersigned organizations, write to urge you to publicly determine that the state of Myanmar has committed genocide and crimes against humanity against the Rohingya...
Global civil society statement on Myanmar
We, the undersigned organizations, call on the United Nations Security Council to urgently impose a comprehensive global arms embargo on Myanmar to help prevent further violations of human rights...
Joint Call for a Global Arms Embargo on Myanmar: An Open Letter to the UN Security Council and Individual UN Member States [EN/MY]
We, the undersigned organizations, call on the United Nations Security Council and UN member states to urgently institute a coordinated, global arms embargo on Myanmar in response to the February 1,...
Bangladesh + 1 more
35 Groups urge Secretary Pompeo to acknowledge genocide against Rohingya ahead of donor conference
The Honorable Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, D.C. 20520 Dear Secretary Pompeo, We write to you as 35 organizations deeply concerned about...
Malaysia + 1 more
Joint Letter on ending violent threats and hate speech against the Rohingya community in Malaysia
We, the undersigned 84 organizations, write concerning the response of the Government of Malaysia to threats of violence and ‘hate speech’ directed at ethnic Rohingya refugees and asylum seekers in...
Bangladesh + 1 more
Joint Letter: Re: Restrictions on Communication, Fencing, and COVID-19 in Cox’s Bazar District Rohingya Refugee Camps
Sheikh Hasina Prime Minister Old Sangsad Bhaban Tejagaon, Dhaka-1215 Bangladesh Dear Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, As authorities around the world struggle to cope with the spread of COVID-19, it is...
Myanmar: Lift internet restrictions in Rakhine and Chin States
JOINT STATEMENT BY 29 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS We, the 29 undersigned organizations, call on the Government of Myanmar to immediately lift restrictions on mobile...
Thailand + 9 more
Ensure New Refugee Regulation Meets International Standards
(BANGKOK, November 11, 2019)—We call on the Government of Thailand to enact and implement laws and policies to ensure full rights and protections for refugees in line with international human rights...
Joint Open Letter to the UN Secretary General on the Inquiry into UN Operations in Myanmar
3 September 2019 António Guterres Secretary-General United Nations New York RE: ROSENTHAL REPORT Dear Secretary-General, We, the undersigned coalition of 16 international organizations, write to you...