President Office announced on January 14 that Myanmar National Human Rights Commission has been re-organized.

Myanmar National Human Rights Commission is reformed to protect and promote fundamental rights of citizens stated in the Constitution, said the announcement.

The commission is re-organized with 11 members in accordance with Articles 4 and 9 of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission Law.

Hla Myint, Myanmar Representative to the ASEAN inter–governmental Commission on Human Rights, will be served as the commission chairman and Dr Nanda Hmun, Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Religion and Culture (Retired) will act as vice chairman.

The commission members are Paw Lwin Sein, Ambassador (Retired), Kyaw Soe, Director (Retired) of Bureau of Special Investigation, Dr Than Myint, Director-General (Retired) of Department of Medical Science, Nu Nu Yin, Permanent Secretary (Retired) of the Office of the Union Attorney General, Dr Tin Maung Maung Than, Head of Section (Retired) of Ministry of Industry No.2, Dr Myint Thu Myaing, Professor/Department Head of Department of Law of Yangon University, Tin Aung, Head of Department (Retired) of Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army), Tin Kyi Oo, Deputy Director-General (Retired) of Office of the Auditor General of the Union and Kyaw Myint, Deputy Director-General (Retired) of General Administration Department.

The old human rights commission is abolished on January 14, announced the President Office.

The members from the old commission are not included in the new commission.

The old commission had seven members including a chairman and a vice chairman and three more members were added in 2018.