Myanmar National Human Rights Commission Chairman U Paw Lwin Sein attended the 29th annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Forum (APF), held on 24 and 25 September in Bangkok, Thailand.

The meeting was attended by representatives from human rights organizations in 26 member countries of the Asia-Pacific Forum (APF) of National Human Rights Institutions, as well as representatives from the Human Rights Commissions of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Chinese Taipei, and Pakistan. Observers included representatives from the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the United Nations Development Programme.

On the first day of the meeting, participants discussed the forum’s annual reporting activities, ongoing issues for the forum, and cooperation between the forum and civil society organizations.

On the second day, representatives and observers from member countries continued their discussions on human rights topics such as gender equality, environmental conservation, climate change and related rights issues, and the rights of human rights defenders.

During the programme, the chairman of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission spoke about the commission’s activities related to gender equality and the country’s participation in women’s affairs.

Following this, Commission Office Director U Zeyar Lin attended the “Asia-Pacific Senior Officials Network Meeting,” which was held concurrently with the forum’s annual meeting. He discussed capacity-building issues for the staff of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission and answered questions from attendees. The annual meeting concluded on the evening of 25 September.

On 26 September, the chairman of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission and the delegation returned to Yangon by flight.

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