Vani Sathisan

Vani Sathisan is the Yangon-based International Legal Adviser for the International Commission of Jurists. She is an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore and a former litigation associate at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal.

Opinion

Letpadaung, Daw Khin Win and impunity

Regional ministers in Sagaing have been meeting opponents of the Letpadaung copper mine to discuss a list of grievances, including lingering questions about the death of a protester.

BY Vani Sathisan

Opinion

Amendments will do little to clean up mining sector

More time is needed to draft a new Mines Law that prevents the human rights abuses seen in the past.

BY Vani Sathisan & Adam Moser

Latest Issue

Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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Editorial, Opinion

Myanmar enters 2021 with more friends than foes

The early delivery of vaccines is one of the many boons of the country’s geopolitics, but to really take advantage, Myanmar must bury the legacy of its isolationist past.

News Feed, News

Will the Kayin BGF go quietly?

The Kayin State Border Guard Force has come under intense pressure from the Tatmadaw over its extensive, controversial business interests and there’s concern the ultimatum could trigger fresh hostilities in one of the country’s most war-torn areas.

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