Progressive Voice

Progressive Voice is a participatory, human rights-based research and advocacy organization that connects community-based organizations throughout Myanmar and cultivates a network across civil society in the nation. Serving as a bridge and voice to the international community, Progressive Voice amplifies grassroots voices and advocates for rights-based engagement and policy in Myanmar and beyond. As the government in Myanmar is currently under a military dictatorship, Progressive Voice’s human rights advocacy work and coalition building efforts are invaluable. At the core of its identity, PV is a steadfast commitment to human rights principles, embracing an ethos of universality, inalienability, and absolute nature for the wellbeing of all people, regardless of identity. The organization actively upholds anti-discrimination policies, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, nationality, ethnicity, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, social standing, religion, or political beliefs.

Progressive Voice follows a gender-inclusive staffing policy and draws strength from the ethnic and religious diversity of its team, while prioritizing the development of a new generation of leaders in Myanmar, particularly from marginalized communities. This approach not only contributes to the long-term sustainability of the organization, but also serves as evidence of legitimacy of the team’s broader efforts toward building a federal democracy in Myanmar. The organization operates through principled, collective, and consensus-based decision-making, ensuring inclusivity and equality at every level. Its research is conducted ethically under a strict ‘do no harm’ framework, and it offers principled, independent policy analysis and recommendations that remain non-aligned with any political or religious institutions.