About the Speaker
Wai Hnin
Pwint Thon
Burmese pro-democracy activist
Wai Hnin Pwint Thon is a Burmese human rights activist. Currently working at Burma Campaign UK, Wai Hnin has worked with families of political prisoners to bring international attention to their cases and has conducted extensive research on Burma’s repressive laws. She is the daughter of Ko Mya Aye, one of the leaders of the 88 Generation student group in Burma and a prominent human rights activist thrice arrested and imprisoned by the Burmese military junta for his pro-democracy activism.