Human Rights Issues: Myanmar Joins 2nd Working Group Meeting

The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia hosted the 2nd Working Group Meeting of Southeast Asia National Human Rights Institutions Forum (SEANF) on the 25th and 26th of August and the Dialogue between the Asia Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)/ Asian NGO Network on NHRIs (ANNI) and the Southeast Asia NHRIs Forum (SEANF) on the 24th of August.

Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) Chairman U Hla Myint and members joined the meeting in which the officials discussed and shared the signs of progress and challenges of human rights organizations after the 1st meeting of FORUM held in April 2021, the establishment of website and creation of a logo for FORUM, the host country for 2022, the draft of 2022-2026 Strategic Plan, suggestions for economic rights of COVID-hit communities in the post-COVID-19 period, the collaboration of FORUM and AICHR, establishment of Permanent Secretariat of FORUM, rights for elderly persons and rights issues including the convening of the 18th Annual Meeting of the FORUM.

Also, the MNHRC Chairman discussed the activities and challenges for human rights while commission member Dr. Tin Maung Maung Than presented promising economic status in the post-COVID-19 and other matters.