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SMILE’s STATEMENT on 2022 Human Rights Day

Burmese Civil Society Will Continue to Defend Human Rights Until Democracy Prevails Yangon 10 December 2022

On the international commemoration of Human Rights Day, when in 1948 the General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, the SMILE Myanmar reiterates its commitment to the protection of the human rights of everyone without discrimination of any kind. Burmese ethnic and religious minorities deserve equal access to services and the protection and promotion of all their human rights.

In this context, Burmese civil society faces increasing administrative restrictions, surveillance, and other obstacles. Sometimes it has difficulties in accessing people in need. However, organizations like the SMILE Myanmar will not desist in their will to defend human rights until democracy prevails. The SMILE Myanmar is dedicated to the protection of those most vulnerable and wants to celebrate Human Rights Day with a message of hope and optimism against adversity. At the end, democracy and human rights shall overcome.