We come together to support the call by our sisters in Myanmar to stop the increasing attacks on the fundamental rights of protesters fighting for democracy. Women actively involved in the protests are continuously harassed. Justice groups in Myanmar have documented that 47 women have been killed as of 30 April 2021.
We are outraged at the political killings and the impunity with which the grave abuses have been committed by the police and the military since decades ago and now intensively on a nationwide level.
Around 800 women, including young LGBTQ+ and civil disobedience activists, have been arrested. Those arrested are beaten, abused, sexually harassed, and denied healthcare. Trade union leader Ma Myo Myo Aye’s health situation worsened when she got arrested on April 15. She is being denied access to health care by a doctor or her family members.
We condemn the neglect of ailing political prisoners being denied medical attention, and the unjust arbitrary arrest and detention of women and LGBTQ+ protesters in Myanmar.
We denounce the continuous sexual, and verbal harassment, and physical and mental torture of women and LGBTQ+ political prisoners. Ethnic minorities and trans women in particular are experiencing humiliation and abuse inside jail.
We call for the immediate release of all women and LGBTQ+ human rights defenders and all political prisoners who were arrested since the 1st of February 2021, when the military junta took power;
We call on the military junta to end the attacks and crackdown on protesters and their families, and accept that the National Unity Government (NUG) is the only legitimate government of Myanmar;
We call on the international community to stand with the women of Myanmar, give adequate support to address their situation and hold the perpetrators accountable.
Together, let us stand firm in solidarity with our sisters of all ages and sectors fighting against the Military Dictatorship in Myanmar.
Signatories:
- Alliance for Gender Inclusion in the Peace Process, Myanmar
- AMIHAN, Philippines
- Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)
- Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law, and Development (APWLD)
- Asia Pacific Network of Environmental Defenders (APNED)
- Asosiasi LBH APIK Nasional, Indonesia
- Backyard Politics, Thailand
- ahaghari, Philippines
- Blue Diamond Society, Nepal
- Burmese Women’s Union (BWU)
- Cambodian Alliance of Trade Unions (CATU)
- Cambodian Food and Service Workers’ Federation (CFSWF)
- Cambodian Young Women’s Empowerment Network (CYWEN)
- Center for Environmental Concerns (CEC), Philippines
- Center for Women’s Resources (CWR), Philippines
- Center of Advocacy for Women, Persons with Disability and Children (SAPDA), Indonesia
- Coalition of African Lesbians (CAL)
- Count Me In! (CMI!) Consortium [Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID), CREA, Just Associates (JASS), Mama Cash, Red Umbrella Fund, Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights (UAF), UAF-Africa, and WO=MEN]
- DemOlolt International, NGO, Mongolia (DOI)
- Dhivya EThiraj, South India (Tamilnadu)
- Fahmina Institute, Indonesia
- Federasi Serikat Pekka Indonesia
- Federation of Sexual and Gender Minorities of Nepal
- Feminista, Thailand
- Fiji Women’s Rights Movement (FWRM)
- Forum Aktivis Perempuan Muda Indonesia (FAMM-Indonesia)
- FSBPI (Indonesian United Union Federation) – Indonesia
- GABRIELA National Alliance of Women, Philippines
- Gabriela Youth, Philippines
- Gender at Work (G@W)
- Gender Equality Network (GEN), Myanmar
- Girls for Peace, Philippines
- Green Peace, Indonesia
- Huma , Indonesia
- Institute Hak Asasi Perempuan, Indonesia
- Institute of Women’s Empowerment (IWE), Indonesia
- JALA PRT, National Networking of Domestic Worker Advocacy, Indonesia
- Jaringan Perempuan Indonesia Timur (JPIT), Indonesia
- JASS (Just Associates)
- Kapal Perempuan, Indonesia
- Karapatan Alliance Philippines
- Kilusan ng Manggagawang Kababaihan (KMK), Philippines
- Koalisi Perempuan Indonesia untuk Keadilan dan Demokrasi, Indonesia
- Kontras, Indonesia
- Lila Pilipina, Philippines
- LOOM, Nepal
- Migrant Care, Indonesia
- Milk Tea Alliance Indonesia
- Mon Women’s Organization (MWO), Myanmar
- Movimentu Feto Foinsae – Timor-Leste (MOFFE-TL)
- Myanmar Women Human Rights Defenders
- Non-Binary Thailand
- Pambansang Koalisyon ng Kababaihan sa Kanayunan (PKKK), Philippines
- PEKKA Foundation (PEKKA – Indonesia)
- Perempuan AMAN, Indonesia
- Perempuan Mahardhika (Free Women), Indonesia
- Perkumpulan Suara Kita (Our Voice), Indonesia
- PERMAMPU Consortium, Indonesia.
- Power Up!
- Progressive Voice
- Protection International
- Punganay – Cagayan Valley Indigenous People’s Alliance, Philippines
- Purplecode Collective, Indonesia
- Putera Pertiwi, Indonesia
- Rumah Kita Bersama (Rumah KitaB), Indonesia
- SABOKAHAN Unity of Lumad Women, Philippines
- Samahan ng Maralitang Kababaihang Nagkakaisa (SAMAKANA), Philippines
- Sangsan Anakot Yawachon Development Project, Thailand
- Savy Amira Sahabat Perempuan WCC, Indonesia
- School of Feminist, Thailand
- SERUNI (Serikat Perempuan Indonesia)
- SHero, Thailand
- Sisters2Sisters
- Solidaritas Perempuan Indonesia
- Tanggol Bayi (Defend Women), Philippines
- Tavoyan Women’s Union (TWU), Myanmar
- ThaiConsent
- VDay Thailand
- Wahana Lingkungan Hidup (Walhi), Indonesia
- WomanHealth Philippines
- Women on Web, Indonesia
- Women’s Equality Association (WEA), Malaysia
- Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR)
- Women’s Hand Myanmar Foundation (WHMF)
- Women’s League of Burma (WLB)
- Women’s Legal and Human Rights Bureau (WLB), Philippines
- Women’s Organizations Network (WON) Myanmar
- Women’s Studies and Resource Center (WSRC) Davao, Philippines
- Workers’ Association of Valenzuela (WAV), Philippines
- Yayasan Humanis dan Inovasi Sosial (Hivos), Indonesia
- Yayasan Pantau, Indonesia
- Yayasan Perlindungan Insani Indonesia
- Yayasan Srikandi Lestari, Indonesia
- Young Feminist from Salawin River, Thailand
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