Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) နိုင်ငံေေးအကျဉ်းသားများကူညီေောင့်ေောက်ေေးအသင်း No.(75), 33 Extension Ward, Oakthaphayar Street, Dagon Myothit (North), Yangon, Myanmar E-mail:
[email protected] Website: www.aappb.org JANUARY NEWSLETTER 2020 HUMAN RIGHTS DISCUSSION provided by AAPP representatives, Ko Wanna Nwe, Ko Kyaw Oo, Ko Khin Maung Win, Ko Human Rights Lectures Provided in Ma- Myo Tun and AAPP’s graduates of Human Ubin District and Rangoon Division Rights Training Of Trainers (TOT) courses, Ma Tin Win Maw Htwe and Ma Thanda Soe. In January, AAPP provided a total of 4 basic The main topics discussed were the history of human rights lectures in Pantanaw Township, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Ma-Ubin District, 4 lectures in South Dagon (UDHR), humanitarian law, eliminating Township in Rangoon and one lecture in discrimination, and the side effects of drugs. Kyimyindaing Township in Rangoon and one Then, we showed movie clips about lecture in Hlaing Tharyar Township in responsibility and accountability, and there Rangoon. A total of 2,515 attended the was a question and answer session with lectures. participants. At the end of each presentation, In Pantanaw Township, AAPP AAPP distributed the universal Declaration of provided 4 lectures to students and Human Rights (UDHR) pamphlets to raise teachers of 4 Basic Education High awareness amongst the participants. Schools. A total of 1,362 students and teachers attended the lectures. In South Dagon Township, AAPP provided three lectures to over 1,090 students and teachers of three Basic Education High Schools. Moreover, AAPP provided 1 lecture to 60 students of the free education school of the National League for Democracy Education Network in South Dagon Figure 1HR Lecture Township.