Women's Peace Network

🔊"You already have the evidence. You already have the power. What is missing is the political will." @waiwainu.bsky.social calls for int'l actions at the High-Level Conference on the Situation of #Rohingya and other Minorities in #Myanmar 🔴WATCH LIVE: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13... #UNGA80

A significant victory for Myanmar's civil society! 👏 Human rights institutions must be independent, accountable and representative of the communities they serve. We welcome this important step towards justice and accountability for all communities in Myanmar.

We stand with #Rohingya today on the 9th anniversary of their genocide. Rohingya continue to endure systematic persecution, discrimination, and dire humanitarian conditions. The international community must not abandon them. Justice and accountability remain urgent.

📄 STATEMENT: Nine years after the 2017 genocide, the Rohingya are still facing persecution, displacement, and impunity. We call for urgent protection, humanitarian support, and accountability for ongoing crimes against the #Rohingya. 🔗 womenspeacenetwork.org/publications

📄STATEMENT: Urgent call for the protection of #Rohingya refugees in South and Southeast Asia 🔗https://womenspeacenetwork.org/publications/statements #Myanmar #Malaysia #Bangladesh

📢 WPN launches Peace Lab and the Peace Lab Fellowship! Apply now: forms.gle/mP5GRVkaHvJj... 🗓️ Deadline: August 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM MMT ⏳ Duration: 5 Months 📍 Location: Remote 🏦 Modest stipend included For more info: womenspeacenetwork.org/peace-lab #Myanmar #Burma #Fellowship

🚨"No family would risk crossing the Andaman Sea during the height of the monsoon unless remaining in Rakhine was even more dangerous. These boats were not carrying people seeking a better life. They were carrying people who had nowhere safe left to go." brouk.org.uk/more-than-50...

📣"The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said in a statement Tuesday that the boats reportedly departed #Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine in late June before sinking." #Rohingya apnews.com/article/un-r...

🚨"Russia has become an indispensable lifeline for the #Myanmar regime as it battles widespread armed resistance across the country." english.dvb.no/russian-forc...

🔊 Are you an experienced media professional seeking a unique project to upgrade your communications career?✍ Join us! WPN is looking for a Communications Specialist to support us, on a pro-bono basis, in advancing our public relations & outreach. 🔗 womenspeacenetwork.org/s/WPN-Vacanc...

🔊 Are you an expert in organizational development seeking professional challenge & growth?💡 Join us! WPN is looking for a Development Specialist to support us, on a pro-bono basis, in advancing our organization. 🔗 womenspeacenetwork.org/s/WPN-Vacanc...

🚨Eight children killed in landslide at #Rohingya refugee camp in #Bangladesh www.reuters.com/business/env...

🚨"More than 100,000 killed in #Myanmar since 2021 coup" #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar www.france24.com/en/asia-paci...

📌JOB VACANCY: Program Manager We're hiring a motivated & talented individual with Burmese & English fluency to help us manage a new fellowship program for youth. If interested, send your CV and resume to info@womenspeacenetwork.org by June 30, 2026 #Burma #Myanmar #Hiring

"For the people of #Myanmar, justice delayed is justice denied." Read the new report by UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews ⬇️ www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

📅 #UN REPORT LAUNCH: "Accountability for Grave Human Rights Violations in #Myanmar" Join @waiwainu.bsky.social & key panelists in discussing the future of justice in #Burma and calling for urgent int'l, regional & domestic actions. REGISTER NOW🔗 bit.ly/justiceinMya... @globaljusticec.bsky.social

🚨DEADLIEST YEAR: In 2025, nearly 900 #Rohingya refugees were reported missing or dead in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal www.unhcr.org/us/news/brie...

"This tragedy highlights the devastating human cost ‌of protracted displacement and the continued absence of durable solutions for the #Rohingya" www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

"This tragedy highlights the devastating human cost ‌of protracted displacement and the continued absence of durable solutions for the #Rohingya" www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

(Yes we saw the last paragraph, appreciate the shout out as a small part of the #MilkTeaAlliance😁) On the matter of Myanmar. @debbiestot.bsky.social deliver statement on behalf of @fidh-official.bsky.social @altsean.bsky.social @womenspeacenetwork.org & info birmanie at UNHRC session. 13/

New York, #USA: @womenspeacenetwork.org joined the Women’s League of Burma at #CSW70 to advance #UN advocacy on #Myanmar. The message is clear: urgent global action is needed to end impunity & ensure protection, justice & accountability for all, incl. survivors of #SGBV. 🤝

“A confected title & a costume change won’t fool the Myanmar people or the international community or erase his crimes. He will ultimately be brought to heel & to justice,” said @special-council.bsky.social States must reject the puppet govt & support people-led governance. ✊

🎓Last week, our Founder & Executive Director, Wai Wai Nu @waiwainu.bsky.social, spoke about the hope for int'l law on #Myanmar #Burma at the New York University School of Law! The event, which was participated by future lawyers, was moderated by Megha Poddar of NYU's Law Students for Human Rights.

🤝At #CSW70, WPN is proud and honored to have collaborated with the Women's League of Burma in our #UN advocacy. To end impunity in #Burma #Myanmar, we must stay principled in our calls for justice and accountability for all victims and survivors of atrocities, including #SGBV.

✊At the 70th session of the #UN Commission on the Status of Women, WPN continued to raise awareness of #Myanmar's dire situation to the world, and call for urgent international actions for protection, justice, and accountability for all diverse peoples in the country. #CSW70 #WPS #Burma

🗓️EVENT: "Access to Justice for Reproductive Violence" At #CSW70, @waiwainu.bsky.social will address the dire situation of reproductive violence in #Myanmar as it relates to the Burmese military's brutal subjugation of ethnic & religious minority women. 🔗JOIN: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📄STATEMENT: International Women's Day #IWD2026 #IWD #Myanmar #Burma #Rakhine #Rohingya #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar 🔗 womenspeacenetwork.org/publications...

🗓️EVENT: "#Myanmar Post Elections: Is There a Chance for Change?" at GWU Sigur Center Join @waiwainu.bsky.social & fellow speakers in D.C. for a discussion on how, without actions for accountability, junta's sham election will only worsen the #Burma crisis REGISTER: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

"His father had only wanted to 'eat home-cooked food' and 'be united with the rest of [his] family', he added." #Rohingya #Myanmar #Burma www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...

🔉"Burma Campaign UK today called on the British government to impose sanctions on the Arakha Army in response to the numerous human rights abuses, including violations of international law, which they are committing." #Burma #Myanmar #Rakhine #Arakan #Rohingya burmacampaign.org.uk/uk-governmen...

🗓️"BURMESE ROHINGYA 2026: Religious Minority Facing Extermination in #Myanmar" Following #IRFSummit, join @waiwainu.bsky.social & U Tun Khin in a webinar on the dire situation of #Rohingya and ongoing genocide in #Rakhine State #Myanmar⬇️

📌 @waiwainu.bsky.social in Washington, DC for the International Religious Freedom Summit 2026! Our Founder and Executive Director recently spoke on #FoRB in #Burma #Myanmar at an #IRF Summit panel, and raised awareness of the #Rohingya at the Capitol ⬇️

🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: Magnitude 6 earthquake reported in #Rakhine State, #Myanmar www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

📢"Continued violence in Rakhine State has been accompanied by serious risks & reports of #Rohingya women and girls being raped by the military and Arakan Army," says UN Special Representative Patten, and calls for actions incl. UNSC to refer #Myanmar situation to the ICC. www.un.org/sexualviolen...

📄STATEMENT: Five years after the #Burmese military's February 1, 2021 attempted coup in #Myanmar 🔗 womenspeacenetwork.org/s/2_1-Statem... #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar #Burma

📄FACTSHEET: Five years after the Burmese military's February 2021 attempted coup in #Myanmar Five years on, Myanmar's human rights and humanitarian crisis continues to exacerbate with war crimes, crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, and genocide⬇️

‼️"People of different ages and genders, including children, have survived rape, sexualized torture and other sexual and gender-based crimes. Desperately needed humanitarian aid for the starving Rakhine population has been blocked." #Myanmar #Burma iimm.un.org/en/five-year...

✊"The Secretary-General continues to stand in solidarity with the people of #Myanmar & their democratic aspirations for an inclusive, peaceful & just society and reiterates the need to ensure the protection of all communities, including the #Rohingya." www.un.org/sg/en/conten...

"At least 170 people were killed in military air strikes during #Myanmar's weeks' long election period, the United Nations has said." ▶️Junta's so-called elections will only embolden its forces to commit more atrocities against civilians, incl. #Rohingya www.bbc.com/news/article...

Hearings are concluding this week in the #Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice. ▶️ GJC Legal Fellow Marianne Vitug attended the hearings and shared her observations, which include legal arguments on sexual violence as genocidal intent. youtube.com/shorts/aXwJ-...

🚨"As proceedings in The Hague moved forward, #Myanmar military attacks against civilian targets increased along with systemic discrimination and disenfranchisement of the #Rohingya and others in Myanmar." www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

📢"Ending this crisis requires sustained international pressure, meaningful accountability, and concrete humanitarian, political, and technical support for those in #Myanmar and the millions forced to flee." www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...

🚨"Illicit #Iranian deliveries of jet fuel have powered an expansive bombing campaign by the #Myanmar junta that has struck more than 1,000 civilian locations in 15 months" @reuters.com Myanmar crisis is a global crisis that demands int'l attention & action⬇️ www.reuters.com/graphics/IRA...

📌On Jan 12, first day of The Gambia v. #Myanmar's public hearings, WPN marked the historic day in The Hague with @hrw.org @globaljusticec.bsky.social #BROUK #RWPJ. To key participants incl. States, we called for speedy justice for all in Myanmar, incl. #Rohingya 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5qX...

Second round of the ICJ The Gambia v. #Myanmar's oral arguments began today! Watch the #Rohingya genocide case here🔽 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1p...