February 26, 2026 | 12:30 - 2:00 PM | 223 Philosophy Hall
Nearly 80 percent of Myanmar’s territory is now either contested or controlled by anti-junta resistance groups. Aung Kyaw Moe, Deputy Minister of Human Rights for Myanmar’s pro-democracy government-in-exile, will offer an analysis of Myanmar’s rapidly evolving conflict and political landscape, explaining the advance of resistance forces over the past year.
He will discuss the regime’s recent elections, widely considered a sham to entrench junta rule. What does the electoral process mean in a fragmented state? What are the prospects for the democratic, federalist union envisioned by resistance actors?
Aung Kyaw Moe is the Deputy Minister of Human Rights for the National Unity Government (NUG), Myanmar’s democratic government-in-exile. He is the first Rohingya to hold a Ministerial position since Myanmar’s independence in 1962.
