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`{ 8$.%$"(/5:%:A9/5:%>" '!H>:%*A!"#3:% 4B;%<3:%&67"%8->.% >B%>3?%-1<B%S ARTICLE 19’s experience In the late 1980s, a number of countries emerged from authoritarian, military, colonial and communist governments across Latin America, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe in what became known as the ‘third democratic wave’. Civil societies and governments in these countries sought to understand how to reform their laws and practices to promote and protect the right to freedom of expression and information, both core building blocks in a democracy. ARTICLE 19 was established in 1987 to set standards and create pressure for the their use. We work from a network of offices worldwide on a range of related issues from crimes against free speech, to digital rights, and participation in development. Much of our work since 1987 has been concerned with addressing violations that occur only in certain marginalised sections of society. When trying to understand where states have failed in their human rights obligations, we purposely look to see whether states are actively discriminating, or discriminating in effect through their failure to address the needs of the marginalised. This report follows previous work that ARTICLE 19 has carried out on gender-related issues, including: access to reproductive information in Peru, discrimination against women journalists in Bangladesh, protection of sexual minority activists in Russia, face veil bans in France, and the protection of ‘traditional values’ at the United Nations Human Rights Council. We opened our Yangon office in 2013, primarily to ensure the legal reform being done in the transitional state conformed to international standards. By doing this, we have contributed with others to the building of a democratic society in Myanmar. ARTICLE 19 J '6#3 O 'W=,A `jsG()!%$+"&#3:% ##/?0H$/5=6>!H2/M:%&6L=":;% 2=%#:%'6$>/=U '"7>/=U '">)():;% '6>)O T6>"-#2C"& '"V">):%U !!%'!/5&>U =/52/5.HE10():;% =3.%8$d.!%'!/5&>$+"&$) (/5:%:A'$+"&'8-"& 2@&23.%P ARTICLE 19 - Censored gender: Women’s right to freedom of expression and information in Myanmar - Page 2