The UN condemned the alleged heinous crimes committed as a tactic of war, political repression, and to punish and terrorise citizens.

YANGON, Myanmar, December 29 (UNHCR) - In a place where jobs are scarce and social mores discourage women from working outside the home the opportunity to learn a new skill and contribute to the ...

YANGON: Myanmar's junta said on Sunday (Feb 15) it had ordered the ejection of East Timor's top representative there after a rights group said Dili had opened a legal case against the militar ...

Officially, rape hardly happens in Myanmar and domestic abuse is non-existent. The reality? Violence against women is so pervasive it is regarded as normal -- and as a result -- woefully underreported ...

Five years ago this month, the generals again usurped power after a landmark election that was supposed to usher change in Myanmar.

SUNY Cortland hosted two women activists from Myanmar on Thursday, Sept. 5, for a day of conversations about the collision of faith, feminism and ethnicity in their country, which is struggling with ...

Jan 31 (Reuters) - Shwe Theingi was instantly drawn to Wutt Yee Aung when they met at the start of their second year at Myanmar's Dagon University in 2019. The 19-year-old zoology major stood out with ...

Durangoans seem to be beating a path to Southeast Asia. Durango High School graduate Alyssa Paylor, 24, has spent most of the last two years on a fellowship through Volunteers in Asia. She’s been ...