Myanmar Women Building Local Courts, Governance Systems Amid Crisis, Rights Groups Say
Source: Karen News
Speaking at the event focused on the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda on Aug. 3, Naw K’nyaw Paw, chairwoman of the Karen Women’s Organisation (KWO), emphasized that women have become the primary architects of local administration and humanitarian response under military rule.
“Myanmar women are not waiting for someone to come and save us,” Naw K’nyaw Paw said. “We are building courts, training judges, drafting constitutions, and providing assistance to internally displaced people. What we are asking the world is just to stand with us.”
The forum, co-organized by the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines alongside Myanmar and Philippine civil society groups, gathered roughly 80 diplomats, regional experts, and advocates.
Representatives from the Women Advocacy Coalition Myanmar (WAC-M) urged international donors to provide direct financial support to local women’s organizations, calling them the backbone of both community survival and the broader resistance movement.
Meanwhile, rights groups condemned the military junta’s escalating use of airstrikes, forced conscription, conflict-related sexual violence, and the weaponization of aid blockades against civilians.
Speaking at the event focused on the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda on Aug. 3, Naw K’nyaw Paw, chairwoman of the Karen Women’s Organisation (KWO), emphasized that women have become the primary architects of local administration and humanitarian response under military rule.
“Myanmar women are not waiting for someone to come and save us,” Naw K’nyaw Paw said. “We are building courts, training judges, drafting constitutions, and providing assistance to internally displaced people. What we are asking the world is just to stand with us.”
The forum, co-organized by the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines alongside Myanmar and Philippine civil society groups, gathered roughly 80 diplomats, regional experts, and advocates.
Representatives from the Women Advocacy Coalition Myanmar (WAC-M) urged international donors to provide direct financial support to local women’s organizations, calling them the backbone of both community survival and the broader resistance movement.
Meanwhile, rights groups condemned the military junta’s escalating use of airstrikes, forced conscription, conflict-related sexual violence, and the weaponization of aid blockades against civilians.