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On 16 September 2024, Vicky Bowman, MCRB Director was interviewed by Pamela Kennedy of the Stimson Center on what has happened to Myanmar's economy since the 1 February 2021 military coup, and the outlook for the future.
On 13 July, MCRB and Fair Finance Thailand co-hosted a webinar for Thai companies. Vicky Bowman, Director of MCRB, presented the human rights risks which companies currently need to take into account when doing business in Myanmar...
MSBN, a partnership between MCRB, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Myanmar and Yever, has submitted input to the consultations by the UN Global Digital Compact (UNGDC) highlighting digital rights priorities...
The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT) is celebrated annually on 17 May.
Taking into account the current operating environment in Myanmar, the Directors of Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB) have taken the difficult decision to close MCRB’s office in Yangon, Myanmar.
The Directors of the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB) can confirm that our Executive Director, Vicky Bowman, has been freed from prison in Yangon, following the amnesty for prisoners announced in Myanmar.
The Directors of the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB) are shocked at the sentences handed down to our Director Vicky Bowman and her husband Htein Lin by a court in Yangon today.
Directors of the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business can confirm that our Director, Vicky Bowman was arrested, along with husband Htein Lin, in Yangon on August 24, 2022.
MCRB submitted its fourth Communication on Engagement report to the UN Global Compact, showcasing the Centre’s activities to advance the ten principles between July 2020 and June 2022.
The Doing Good Index Report for 2022, which looks at the enabling environments for philanthropy and private social investment across 18 Asian countries was published by the Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS) in June 2022.
On 24 June 2022, MCRB, Shwe Minn Tha Foundation (Myanmar) and the Myanmar Independent Living Initiative (MILI), co-hosted the third online panel discussion on the topic “Realistic and Decent Work Opportunities for Person with Disability (PwD) led/involved
MCRB has made an input into a report on the right to privacy in the digital age which is being undertaken by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. MCRB’s inputs reflect its experience of working on digital rights in Myanmar since 2014.
The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT) is celebrated annually on 17 May.
MCRB has made an input to the UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights concerning the High Commissioner’s report on the practical application of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights to the activities of technology companies.
Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB) has published a report on ‘Private Security Companies in Myanmar: A Baseline Study, Human Rights Risk Assessment and Recommendations’.
MCRB, together with other stakeholders, is concerned about the latest amendments to the draft Cybersecurity Law circulated by the Ministry of Transport and Communications on 13 January 2022.
MCRB Director Vicky Bowman has co-authored a commentary on the approach businesses need to take as they consider their investments in and sourcing from Myanmar.
The Global Network Initiative and the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business have issued a Joint Statement to mark nearly two months of mobile internet disruptions and internet restrictions in Myanmar.
On 15 February 2021, the State Administration Council (SAC) adopted an amendment to the 2004 Electronic Transactions Law (as amended 2014) which added an aim of ‘protecting personal data’ to the existing law.
Since 1 February, Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business has engaged with many multinational and Myanmar businesses to help them navigate the business and human rights challenges which they are facing.
