We stand in solidarity with colleagues and students impacted by the violence they are experiencing at universities in Myanmar. We also recognize that colleagues and students in other parts of the world experience similar tragic violence and we call on the world media to bring more attention to these severe situations as well as to governments and global organizations to speak out in support of human rights in Myanmar and elsewhere.
There is a strong need for peaceful interventions and voices that serve to stand up for human rights and academic freedom. To that end, we wholeheartedly support the work of Scholars at Risk. SAR is working on this very challenging issue of political interference with higher education and violence against education communities on a daily basis. Similarly, the work of the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) is worthy of strong support.
Signed:
- Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE)
- Asociación Mexicana para la Educación Internacional (AMPEI)
- Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA)
- Brazilian Association for International Education (FAUBAI)
- Colombian Network for the Internationalization of Higher Education (RCI)
- Council of Argentinian National Universities- International Chapter (CIN-RedCIUN)
- European Association for International Education (EAIE)
- Inter-American Organization for Higher Education (IOHE)
- International Education Association of Australia (IEAA)
- International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA)
- Japan Network for International Education (JAFSA)
