Standing Up Against the Military Junta

Wai Hnin Pwint Thon

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2021 OFF in Oslo
Wai Hnin Pwint Thon is a Burmese human rights activist. At the 2021 Oslo Freedom Forum, Wai Hnin called out the Burmese military’s alarming intensification of violence since the February coup and urged the international community to support the country’s struggle for peace, democracy, and freedom.

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Wai Hnin Pwint Thon

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.

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