Reposted by Wai Wai NuWomen's Peace Network @womenspeacenetwork.org · 31/10/2025@waiwainu.bsky.social: "Myanmar today is a state of terror for women, a nation where impunity reigns and survival has become an act of resistance." #Myanmar #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar 552
Reposted by Wai Wai NuWomen's Peace Network @womenspeacenetwork.org · 06/10/2025"'The genocide did not end in 2017. It has worsened.” said Wai Wai Nu, Founder and Executive Director of Women’s Peace Network. 'Ending impunity is the only way to end atrocities.'" @waiwainu.bsky.social @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social #Myanmar #Rohingya rfkhumanrights.org/our-voices/u...rfkhumanrights.orgU.N. Rohingya Conference Must Spark Concrete Action - Robert F. Kennedy Human RightsTags Share As the Rohingya community faces compounding crises, this week’s U.N. High-level Conference on the Situation of Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities in Myanmar was held at a critical moment... 0105
Reposted by Wai Wai NuGregg Butensky @gbutensky.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Powerful address by Wai Wai Nu to the UN General Assembly. Well done @waiwainu.bsky.social! #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar @hrcberkeley.bsky.socialyoutu.beWai Wai Nu addressing the UN General AssmeblyYouTube video by Gregg Butensky 162
Wai Wai Nu @waiwainu.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Nu also told Al Jazeera that “many member states also emphasised or highlighted addressing the root causes, and advancing justice and accountability”, in their speeches. #unga80 #Rohingya #myanmar www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...aljazeera.comRohingya ask UN ‘where is the justice’ amid Myanmar violence, aid cutsRohingya speakers urge the UN not to forget the plight of minorities in Myanmar's Rakhine state and refugee camps. 011
Reposted by Wai Wai NuWomen's Peace Network @womenspeacenetwork.org · 22/09/2025🗓️ #UNGA80 SIDE EVENT: "Ending the #Rohingya crisis: Community-centered actions for protection, justice & lasting peace" Join key leaders & experts on 9/29 to mark the High-Level Conference on the Situation of #Rohingya Muslims & Other Minorities in #Myanmar 🔴LIVE: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k... 084
Reposted by Wai Wai NuWomen's Peace Network @womenspeacenetwork.org · 11/09/2025📰 @waiwainu.bsky.social on #Myanmar junta's sham elections: "This is not an exit strategy, this is a trap. We need to understand that this will only prolong the violence & the conflict, and the junta's disastrous strategy in the country." #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...abc.net.auMyanmar's junta grabbed power in a coup. Now the country is going to the pollsNearly five years ago, Myanmar's military seized power, plunging the country into a bloody civil war that left the junta internationally isolated. Now, with no end to the conflict in sight, Myanmar is... 01311
Reposted by Wai Wai NuWomen's Peace Network @womenspeacenetwork.org · 26/08/2025"'In #Rakhine State, #Rohingya and other civilians are caught in the crossfire between the #Myanmar military and the #Arakan Army and subjected to forced recruitment, human rights violations and other abuse,' the #UN Secretary-General said." news.un.org/en/story/202...news.un.orgUN urges renewed solidarity eight years after forced exodus of RohingyaMonday marks eight years since the mass displacement of Rohingya from Rakhine state in Myanmar and the United Nations is calling for greater international solidarity with the mainly Muslim minority co... 023
Reposted by Wai Wai NuWomen's Peace Network @womenspeacenetwork.org · 21/08/2025🚨"Unless more funding is received by year-end, the #IIMM will have to stop both an open-source project & one investigating sexual violence and crimes against children" says Independent Investigative Mechanism for #Myanmar on #UN funding cuts www.reuters.com/world/americ...reuters.comUN investigation seeking justice for Rohingya who fled Myanmar hit by cost-cuttingMillions of dollars of funding cuts from donors and U.N. cost-cutting could hamper evidence gathering and undermine efforts to seek justice for Rohingya who fled Myanmar, the head of a U.N. investigation told Reuters. 022
Wai Wai Nu @waiwainu.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Lobby firm receives $3M from genocidal Junta! Despite the persistent atrocities and starvation, including mass murder and persecution of civilians like the Rohingya and Christians, some continue to profit from the Min Aung Hlaing regime. #Accountability 154
Reposted by Wai Wai NuSpecial Advisory Council for Myanmar @special-council.bsky.social · 06/08/2025New evidence of alleged #AA atrocities against #Rohingya in Rakhine in 2024. The AA/ULA must facilitate entry of—& fully cooperate with—an independent int'l investigative team to Rakhine to investigate these & other alleged crimes. Perpetrators must be held accountable. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar 063
Reposted by Wai Wai NuWomen's Peace Network @womenspeacenetwork.org · 04/08/2025WPN documented the Arakan Army's massacre of #Rohingya in Thang Shout Kan/Hoyasiri, among others, in our report ➡️ womenspeacenetwork.org/s/Report_202... For over a year, based on credible sources, we've been warning about a clear pattern of atrocities in #Rakhine State. Now is the time to act.womenspeacenetwork.org 154
Wai Wai Nu @waiwainu.bsky.social · 04/08/20251/ Horrifying photos are being circulated, corroborating the Arakan Army's massacres of hundreds of #Rohingya in Thang Shout Kan (Hoyasiri) in May 2024. This reveals only a part of the atrocities over a year later. Now, Rohingya are facing total elimination in #Rakhine State. 175
Reposted by Wai Wai NuWomen's Peace Network @womenspeacenetwork.org · 28/04/2025🔊 @waiwainu.bsky.social: "We gather here today a month after the massive earthquake hit central #Burma, where the Burmese military has worsened its devastation on civilians." #Myanmar #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar #MyanmarEarthquake 171
Reposted by Wai Wai NuWomen's Peace Network @womenspeacenetwork.org · 28/04/2025🔊 @waiwainu.bsky.social: "The military is trying to use the earthquake as an opportunity to legitimize its illegal coup leading up to its fake elections. This is the same entity that committed atrocities against ethnic & religious minorities for decades, including #Rohingya genocide." 111
Reposted by Wai Wai NuWomen's Peace Network @womenspeacenetwork.org · 28/04/2025🔊 @waiwainu.bsky.social: "As #Burma faces one of the darkest moments in our history, we ask you to stand with the country’s people now. We need a strong, smart & principled ally in ending our decades-long suffering, and winning our fight for liberty." 133
Reposted by Wai Wai NuWomen's Peace Network @womenspeacenetwork.org · 27/04/2025🗓️EVENT: #Burma: Humanitarian Crisis and Violations of Religious Freedom & Human Rights On Monday April 28, join us in a hybrid briefing on #Myanmar at the US Congress alongside @waiwainu.bsky.social, distinguished leaders, advocates, experts. ⏰12PM-2PM EST 🔗RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Cj_... 034
Reposted by Wai Wai NuWomen's Peace Network @womenspeacenetwork.org · 09/04/2025⚠️ #Myanmar junta confirms plan to hold its sham, undemocratic "elections" after earthquake. The int'l community must hold the military accountable and get it out of politics first. Relying on junta for a "political solution" will only prolong crisis. www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/m...irrawaddy.comMyanmar Junta Kicks Off Poll Countdown Amid Quake DevastationRapid shift from relief efforts to election prep highlights regime’s desperation to legitimize military rule. 031
Reposted by Wai Wai NuICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 21/03/2025🔹 @waiwainu.bsky.social, @womenspeacenetwork.org, joined the panel “Gender Justice & the Crimes Against Humanity Treaty Initiative,” highlighting the crisis in #Myanmar & the need for a victim & survivor-centered approach. 142
Reposted by Wai Wai NuWomen's Peace Network @womenspeacenetwork.org · 17/03/2025🔊 @waiwainu.bsky.social #CSW69: "Justice is not for those of us seated at this panel – but for victims and survivors. All of our actions must be for all people subjected to crimes against humanity, and be aimed at their vision of their future." 162
Reposted by Wai Wai NuMilk Tea Alliance Calendar @mtacalendar.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Mon: @globaljusticec.bsky.social host "Gender Justice & crimes against humanity treaty initiative" w/ @waiwainu.bsky.social & more Tues: @seajunction.bsky.social hold panel "Navigating a Troubled Funding Landscape for Development" w/ @liasciortino.bsky.social, @reaproy.bsky.social & more /3 153
Wai Wai Nu @waiwainu.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Today,at the Security Council Report,WPN and WLB briefed UN member states on the catastrophic humanitarian situation. It is crucial for governments to resume and expand aid access for the people of Myanmar in order to address the $1 billion funding shortfall for the Myanmar & Rohingya response plan. 052
Reposted by Wai Wai NuWomen's Peace Network @womenspeacenetwork.org · 12/03/2025Our Founder and Executive Director @waiwainu.bsky.social will speak at this event, highlighting exacerbating atrocities, including sexual violence, in #Myanmar. We hope you can join us! #CSW #CSW69 #Burma #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar #Rohingya 072
Reposted by Wai Wai NuMilk Tea Alliance Calendar @mtacalendar.bsky.social · 12/03/2025New event! 📆17th March 🕙10am EST Join @globaljusticec.bsky.social & more for "Gender Justice & crimes against humanity treaty initiative" a #CSW69 side event w/ @waiwainu.bsky.social & more In person & Live on YT: www.youtube.com/@GlobalJusti... 011
Wai Wai Nu @waiwainu.bsky.social · 21/02/20251/ Regarding the Argentine #Burma UJ case, I see it as an opportunity to discuss accountability beyond the military, through int'l & domestic processes. The int'l community must support this process for all victims & survivors & take necessary action to end impunity in #Myanmar. 1104
Reposted by Wai Wai NuWomen's Peace Network @womenspeacenetwork.org · 19/02/2025"'The US government is indirectly helping the junta and letting them commit heinous crimes with free hands...this is the darkest hour of our time, and we look forward to the dawn.'" @thinink.bsky.social #Burma #Myanmar #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202...thenewhumanitarian.orgMyanmar in “polycrisis” as US aid freeze compounds long-term donor neglectConflict, disease, and poverty are driving unprecedented needs as junta rule enters a fifth year. So why is humanitarian assistance shrinking? 084
Wai Wai Nu @waiwainu.bsky.social · 14/02/2025This is a major advancement for justice & accountability for #Rohingya over seven years after the clearance operations & decades of genocide. Four years since the coup attempt, I hope the int'l community will take all measures to end impunity in #Myanmar. www.brouk.org.uk/argentina-co...brouk.org.uk 097
Reposted by Wai Wai NuWomen's Peace Network @womenspeacenetwork.org · 04/02/2025🗓️"Crimes Against Humanity: Upholding Sacred Rights through Legal Tools for Justice & Accountability" #IRFSummit2025 Join @waiwainu.bsky.social at #IRF Summit, where we will address worsening religious persecution in #Myanmar crisis & call for urgent #USG action. 🔗 irfsummit.org/programming/ 033
Wai Wai Nu @waiwainu.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Rohingya civilians recall alleged Arakan Army abuses: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)thenewhumanitarian.orgRohingya civilians recall alleged Arakan Army abusesThe most well-known armed group taking on Myanmar’s ruling junta faces renewed accusations of rape, night raids, and murder. 0710
Reposted by Wai Wai NuWomen's Peace Network @womenspeacenetwork.org · 23/01/2025🔊 @waiwainu.bsky.social: "To donors & supporters: we need a financing stream that will enable #Rohingya to rebuild themselves." Wai Wai calls for direct & flexible funding to Rohingya civil society, over relying on INGOs, stereotype of Rohingya as only victims & not experts, exclusion of Rohingya. 055
Reposted by Wai Wai NuMilk Tea Alliance Calendar @mtacalendar.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Tis the weekend #MilkTeaAlliance & here is the upcoming events🧵 B4 we begin though, while a difficult listen, we recommend listening to this important session hosted by Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK “the genocide never stopped” w/ @waiwainu.bsky.social @akilarad.bsky.social & more. 1/facebook.comTHE GENOCIDE NEVER STOPPED - FIVE YEARS ON FROM THE WORLD COURT’S ORDER TO PROTECT THE ROHINGYA | “THE GENOCIDE NEVER STOPPED - FIVE YEARS ON FROM THE WORLD COURT’S ORDER TO PROTECT THE ROHINGYA” The...“THE GENOCIDE NEVER STOPPED - FIVE YEARS ON FROM THE WORLD COURT’S ORDER TO PROTECT THE ROHINGYA” The Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK)... 189
Reposted by Wai Wai NuMilk Tea Alliance Calendar @mtacalendar.bsky.social · 22/01/2025New event! (Short notice) 📆23rd Jan 🕑2pm UK Time Join Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK for panel “The Genocide Never Stopped: Five years on from the World Court’s order to protect the Rohingya” w/ @waiwainu.bsky.social @akilarad.bsky.social & more. Reg: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 044
Reposted by Wai Wai NuWomen's Peace Network @womenspeacenetwork.org · 18/01/2025WPN is back, and welcomes the new year with a renewed hope for justice, accountability, peace, freedom for all in #Myanmar✊ And as @waiwainu.bsky.social , with our Research & Advocacy Coordinator, recently spoke on inclusive democracy in #Burma, we urge you to act ⬇️hks.harvard.eduChampioning Democracy in Myanmar: Three Years After the Military Coup 0106
Wai Wai Nu @waiwainu.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Meeting President Jimmy #Carter in #Burma soon after my release from prison, and later at the Carter Center in the US, was inspiring. He was warm & one of the wisest people I've ever met. May he rest in #peace, and we continue his legacy to build a just & inclusive world for all. #JimmyCarter 030
Wai Wai Nu @waiwainu.bsky.social · 08/01/2025I appreciate @nytimes for capturing renewed violence against #Rohingya in #RakhineState.However,I am concerned about language describing Arakan Army as a "pro-democracy rebel group."The #AA is ethnonationalist,never claiming to be part of #SpringRevolution. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/28/w...nytimes.comTormentors Change, but Not the TormentBrutally persecuted for years by the military in Myanmar, the Rohingya ethnic minority has now become the target of one of the junta’s most formidable rivals in the country’s civil war. 052
Reposted by Wai Wai NuMW @mattyrdubs.bsky.social · 06/01/20251/2 - Let's get this started; I support local responses to the humanitarian crisis in 🇲🇲 as well as help civilians there stay safe from explosive weapons. Myanmar is world #1 in terms of casualties from landmines & UXO, big % of these casualties were children. thediplomat.com/2024/11/myan...thediplomat.comMyanmar Topped World For Landmine Casualties in 2023, Monitor SaysAs its military fortunes slide, the Myanmar army has ramped up its use of antipersonnel mines. 2114
Wai Wai Nu @waiwainu.bsky.social · 18/12/2024The political reality in Myanmar is changing by the day as the Arakan Army gains territorial control over most of Rakhine State – “Arakan” – including its border with Bangladesh...Yet, Rohingya are rightfully fearful of what is to come. english.dvb.no/rohingya-fac...english.dvb.noRohingya face renewed threats in a changing Arakan StateGuest contributor U Kyaw Min The political reality in Myanmar is changing by the day as the Arakan Army gains territorial control over most of Rakhine State – “Arakan” – including its border with Bang... 03721
Wai Wai Nu @waiwainu.bsky.social · 15/12/2024As the AA gains more control over Rakhine State and attempts to gain legitimacy, they are strategically deploying methods to cleanse Rohingyas from Rakhine. It is incredibly crucial not to overlook their atrocities and to conduct an independent investigation into the situation in Rakhine State. 150
Wai Wai Nu @waiwainu.bsky.social · 10/12/2024On #HumanRightsDay, I am extremely alarmed to see the rapid erosion of #HumanRights in #Myanmar & across the world. #OurRightsOurFuture must begin with bold actions rooted in community. Inaction, double standards, lip services will only enable more atrocities including genocide. 074
Wai Wai Nu @waiwainu.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Thank you #Slovenia for your intervention in the #ICJ case on #Rohingya genocide. From our advocacy, we know firsthand that Slovenia, a #UNSC member, is a strong supporter of justice, accountability, and rule of law in #Myanmar. More countries must follow suit. www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...icj-cij.org 042
Reposted by Wai Wai NuMa Thibu @mathibu.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Thailand is getting upset with #Myanmar. myanmar-now.org/en/news/thai...myanmar-now.orgThailand pushes Myanmar to free detained fishermenOf the 31 crew members detained after the Myanmar navy reportedly fired on their vessels, four are Thai citizens while the remaining 27 are Myanmar nationals 001
Reposted by Wai Wai NuWomen's Peace Network @womenspeacenetwork.org · 01/12/2024📢 @waiwainu.bsky.social: "The int'l community must support the application while taking further steps to bring justice & accountability for the atrocities that have been committed, in order to ensure lasting peace, equality & coexistence in the country" #ICC #Myanmar www.fidh.org/en/region/as...fidh.orgMyanmar: International Criminal Court Prosecutor requests arrest warrant for military leader in key step towards accountability for crimes against RohingyaThe International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and its member organisations, the Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-Burma), (…) 0185
Wai Wai Nu @waiwainu.bsky.social · 27/11/20241/ The application for an arrest warrant by @IntlCrimCourt Prosecutor @KarimKhanQC against #Myanmar junta's Min Aung Hlaing is great news. It's a key advancement in criminal accountability for #Rohingya victims & survivors who have been waiting for so long. www.icc-cpi.int/news/stateme...icc-cpi.intStatement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC: Application for an arrest warrant in the situation in Bangladesh/MyanmarToday, my Office is filing an application for a warrant of arrest before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court in the Situation in Bangladesh/Myanmar. Image ICC Prosecutor Khan on ap... 183
Wai Wai Nu @waiwainu.bsky.social · 27/11/2024As I told the Security Council last month at its Annual Open Debate on #WPS, we need actions to end impunity in #Myanmar, in order to protect all lives in country and build inclusive & peaceful future. #UNSC & #GA cannot fail us again. bsky.app/profile/wome... 084
Wai Wai Nu @waiwainu.bsky.social · 27/11/2024I welcome the appointment of Dr. Khalilur Rahman as @ChiefAdviserGoB's High Representative on #Rohingya issues & other key priorities. I hope he will meaningfully engage with my community for our safe, voluntary, dignified return to our homes in #Myanmar. www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/r...dhakatribune.comNew envoy: No major steps so far to resolve Rohingya crisisNewly appointed High Representative for Rohingya Affairs Dr Khalilur Rahman criticized the lack of significant action on the ongoing Rohingya crisis saying no major initiative was taken by now to reso... 041
Wai Wai Nu @waiwainu.bsky.social · 27/11/2024While high-level conference on #Rohingya and calls for justice are welcome, #UNGA Third Committee's latest #Myanmar resolution fails to call for arms and jet fuel embargo. Member States must address this gap. We cannot wait another year. @EUatUN @OICatUN press.un.org/en/2024/gash...press.un.orgThird Committee Approves 5 Draft Resolutions, Including Texts Addressing Human Rights Offenses in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Myanmar, Iran | Meetings Coverage and Press ReleasesThe Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) approved five draft resolutions addressing the human rights situations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Myanmar, Iran, Syria and th... 021
Wai Wai Nu @waiwainu.bsky.social · 27/11/2024 #UNSC must follow up on closed meeting on #Myanmar with an open meeting. Public discussions & a strong resolution will signal to junta to stop atrocities, govts & companies to stop complicity, and people of #Burma that world is on their side. www.securitycouncilreport.org/whatsinblue/...securitycouncilreport.orgMyanmar: Private Meeting 042
Reposted by Wai Wai NuMilk Tea Alliance Calendar @mtacalendar.bsky.social · 24/11/2024New event! 🗓️26th Nov 🕡6:30pm BKK Time Join BWU, HIburma, KSCC & more for web talk: "Why is impunity for gender based violence difficult to tackle?" “ဂျန်ဒါအခြေပြု အကြမ်းဖက်မှုများအပေါ် ပြစ်ဒဏ်ကင်းလွတ်ခွင့် မပြုရေး ဘာကြောင့်ခက်ခဲနေသလဲ” FB live: www.facebook.com/honestinfo 043
Reposted by Wai Wai NuWomen's Peace Network @womenspeacenetwork.org · 23/11/2024📌"For us in #Burma we have to continue to build our movement regardless of int'l attention. We have no luxury of not doing this." This week, @waiwainu.bsky.social spoke at @harvardkennedy.bsky.social, calling for actions to protect democracy in #Myanmar & beyond. www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/carr...hks.harvard.eduWai Wai Nu and the Importance of Safeguarding Democracy 095