6<"6L=":;% '$+/,&<$H&$+"&J <#:%&'*+=%'2=%>-5/5:%*3:;%=/5 'L=H&'=+?%
<=%6>"=%$M>)/<B%S 8-B%<@():;%9/5:%6<" <#:%&'"&2A5&<B%
8$.%$"D"<"!="&87:;%<">)/<:;%<B%\@6<" '!/5&>JT-60 !B%&$+T%&<B%
8-H&*Q;6<"2$+"&'#3:%& '.B%&:?%68-62+";2"6<"%2B%& <#:%&'*+=%'2=%'$+"&!5 $)"
8$.%$"D"<"!="&87:;%<" >)/6.6<&<B%S ?:%&$)" 6=+&2=%60<6. '$+/,&<$H&$+"&'7/5P
'4@&!/5&>/$%73?%87!%6-<B%S 'D?;%6L=":;%9/56<"% k:%&#/5P<B% 6?D5?+'"&87:;%
6?"=+%"&$+"&():;% ?)T%2)+:% !"##%68$"=%$M./$;%=+8-H& 8$.%$"D"<"!="&."&2B%(/5:%8*:%&<B%
!"##%68$"=%$M 8$:;%$"&8*:%&():;% 9=%!-%6.##%<B%S
Government commitments149 '!/5&>J #"G.%G#w>"&$+"&
The National Strategic Plan for the Advancement of Women for 2013-2022 adopted by the
government in 2013 includes a number of commitments relevant to these issues:
To research: barriers to women’s access to and use of basic health, sexual and reproductive
healthcare (9.a.4); sexual and reproductive health, including family planning (9.a.2).
To raise awareness about: access to information about livelihoods (7.b.3); basic health,
sexual and reproductive health, HIV and sexually transmitted infections, treatment, care
and support, and to implement community-based initiatives by collaborating with women’s
organisations. (9.b.c); the need to reduce and eliminate customs, superstitions and beliefs
that are obstacles to women’s access to and use of basic health, sexual and reproductive
healthcare (9.b.3); access to information about the economic sector (12.b.4); reducing and
eliminating customs, superstitions and beliefs that are obstacles to women’s access to and
use of information about the economic sector (12.b.5).
To implement: health programmes that focus on women’s health problems, sexual and
reproductive health and rights (9.c.1); the provision of information for women on public
affairs (13.c.1); increased engagement of women in electoral processes (13.c.3).
'!/5&>J #"G.%G#w>"&$+"&
_G`a #3:% '!/5&>= *+$)#%*Q;6<" _G`a-_G__ '#3=% '$+/,&<$H&$+"&#/5&#=%6>&'#3=%
'$+/,&<"&'9:;% $\"c+d\"68$"=% !H$A=/.%:% ?:%&8-^."$+"&():;% !-%2+T%&6<"
#"G.%G#w>"&$+"& 67"%8--1>)/<B%S
<56#<.8-,>.%
'68**A=+.%&$"6>&U 2/:%$M():;% $+/,&9=%-3"& =+.%&$"6>&9/5:%>">>)/(/5:%$M():;% '<A5&*+(/5:%$M9/5:%>"
'#"&'9H& $+"&U 2/:%$M():;% $+/,&9=%-3"&=+.%&$"6>&U <"&9=%8*"&=+.%&$"6>&S
-B"6-&$+"&69":%>3=%>.%
'<=%6$3&G$%&6=+":%&9/5:%>" <#:%&'*+=%'2=%>>)/(/5:%$MU '68**A=+.%&$"6>&U 2/:%$M():;%
$+/,&9=%-3"&=+.%&$"6>&U '/#%*+%'/5:%cH():;% 2/:%6L=":;%6>"N1=@&!=%$MU =5<$MU 8-,!56!":;%6>)"=%$M():;%
=@BH 64"=%-A;$MU '$+/,&<$H& '73QO'!B%&$+"&():;% -@&6-1:%&]
ARTICLE 19 - Censored gender: Women’s right to freedom of expression and information in Myanmar - Page 57