Isabel Todd

5 years after its failed coup attempt, #Myanmar junta atrocities are escalating. The Myanmar people continue to resist & are building the foundations of a new society amid relentless junta airstrikes & extreme deprivation. They need int’l support NOW. specialadvisorycouncil.org/2026/02/five-y…

Felt re-energised after speaking with @ZalNishat about the amazing work he and others are doing at @MosaicGFdn to ensure #Afganistan remains on the int’l agenda. We at @IDiplomat are proud to support such voices.

Hearings on the merits of The #Gambia’s case against #Myanmar under the #Genocide Convention begin today at the #ICJ. The hearings are a significant moment in the ongoing fight for #justice for the #Rohingya. For more, see - tinyurl.com/5b8vb7ay

The military junta’s fake elections are a violent and rigged process that take #Myanmar further into crisis. Realisation of the federal democratic vision - already being built from the ground up - is the legitimate way forward. @SpecialCouncil specialadvisorycouncil.org/2025/12/briefi…

"The #Myanmar people have already delivered their verdict. They unequivocally reject the junta and its fake elections." @YangheeLeeSKKU @SpecialCouncil #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar specialadvisorycouncil.org/2026/01/states…

The protests in #Iran are once again shaking the foundations of the Islamic Republic. The central calls are for an end to the regime. What was present, but peripheral, during the Zan, Zendegi, Azadi movement is now front and centre. #cookie_message_anchor" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/05/ira…

𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐍'𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐫 Human rights know no border. We all have the obligation to promote and protect human rights, and to uphold international human rights and humanitarian laws that value the dignity and worth of every human being. We join the call to reject the junta’s planned sham election and to demand a complete strategic reset in Myanmar. Together with former Minister of Malaysia’s Foreign Affairs and current member of the House of Representatives of Malaysia Dato’ Sri Saifuddin Abdullah and former Minister of the Foreign Affairs of Thailand Khun Kasit Piromya, as well as former UN experts on Myanmar and founding members of @SpecialCouncil (SAC-M) Marzuki Darusman, Yanghee Lee and Chris Sidoti, we stressed that genuine and credible nationwide elections can only take place in Myanmar once an authentic and inclusive peace agreement has been secured, all fighting has stopped, all political prisoners have been released, all legitimate political parties can participate, and independent international election monitors are granted access—the only conditions in which a free and fair election is possible. #READ full joint statement here: x.com/SpecialCouncil…

After 4+ years of failure on 🇲🇲, #ASEAN has one last chance to act. ASEAN must fully reject the junta’s sham election & launch a strategic reset on #Myanmar. Saifuddin Abdullah, Kasit Piromya, Leila de Lima & SAC-M Advisors outline urgent next steps👇 specialadvisorycouncil.org/2025/10/aseans…

Ma Wut Yi Aung, 26, a student activist arrested in 2021 for anti-regime activity, died Sunday at Insein Prison, where she was serving a two-year sentence and was tortured during interrogation, the Political Prisoners Network of Myanmar said. Photo: CJ #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

🚨Located in Seikphyu township, Magway, the DI 21 weapons factory produces the majority of the #Myanmar junta's aerial bombs #China South & its subsidiary Hunan Vanguard have been essential to establishing the majority of the factory's production lines specialadvisorycouncil.org/wp-content/upl…

'“SAC-M calls on all gov'ts to take action against the companies identified in this report as enabling the #Myanmar military’s production of aerial bombs,” the report said, specifically naming #China South & Hunan Vanguard.' #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar myanmar-now.org/en/news/chines…

SAC-M investigation reveals the Myanmar military is producing fuel air explosive bombs at its DI 21 factory in Magway. Support from state-owned company #China South was essential to establishing production of this highly destructive weapon in #Myanmar 📎specialadvisorycouncil.org/wp-content/upl…

The Special Advisory Council for Myanmar (SAC-M) uncovers China’s role in regime bomb production. Read more in today's Daily Briefing: english.dvb.no/report-uncover…

New @SpecialCouncil report reveals Chinese state-owned company support for #Myanmar military bomb production at KaPaSa 21. These bombs are used in devastating attacks on civilians that may amount to serious int'l crimes #WarCrimesofJunta Full - tinyurl.com/5xmmzmra Summary👇

🚨New SAC-M investigation into DI 21, the #Myanmar military-run factory producing most of its aerial bombs, incl. cluster & FAE bombs 🇨🇳state-owned #ChinaSouth's support has been key to establishing & maintaining its lethal output #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar specialadvisorycouncil.org/wp-content/upl…

🚨SAC-M investigation exposes how Chinese state-owned company #China South is enabling the Myanmar military to produce aerial bombs at the DI 21 weapons factory in #Myanmar. The junta uses these bombs in its relentless aerial bombardment of civilians. 🔗specialadvisorycouncil.org/wp-content/upl…

"Accountability for atrocity crimes delivers on both strategy & justice. Cutting it now means surrendering powerful tools of US foreign policy & national security – at exactly the moment that the US & the world need them the most." justsecurity.org/116257/trump-c… #WarCrimes #HumanRights

They also highlight the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights @volker_turk's most recent report on Myanmar that sets out Myanmar people's vision for the future - one in which "the military must play no role in public life." @OHCHRAsia 2/2 #HRC59 #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar

SAC-M says its now over to the #UN General Assembly to seize the momentum following a strengthened annual resolution on #Rohingya & other #Myanmar minorities adopted this week by the UN Human Rights Council. 1/2 #HRC59 #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar

#HRC59: Despite the worsening #HumanRights situation since the 2021 military coup, the people of #Myanmar🇲🇲 hold onto hopes for a better, more democratic future. ✊💬 🗣️ Listen to their voices in our quote card series—where they told us hopes and dreams in the @UN_HRC report to be presented on 27 June. 📄 Read the report: bit.ly/3Zn2ltt #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #DemocraticAspirations