The launch event for the “Transitional Justice For Burma” awareness video and the “Mandalay” music video was held at The Commune CNX in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on May 23. It was organized by Asia Justice And Rights (AJAR) and featured DVB’s Mon Mon Myat as a guest speaker.
“We hope that this video on transitional justice will be seen by a large number of Burmese people who can see that there is a way from this situation where we are now to creating a society that’s built on human rights and justice and the rights of victims,” said Patrick Burgess, the AJAR president and co-founder.
Myanmar actor Duang, who participated in the 2021 anti-coup protests, spoke at the event. Burgess performed his song “Mandalay,” which he wrote after working with political prisoners and torture victims in Myanmar. He dedicated the song to the spirit of Myanmar’s 22,107 political prisoners.
