#  The Hidden Crisis: Disability Rights in Post-Coup Myanmar 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **November 13, 2025** 

 12:00PM - 01:30PM EST 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Room S050, Concourse Level, CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge**  



 

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Persons with disabilities in Myanmar have long faced formidable barriers and systemic exclusion due to [widespread ](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__hpod.us8.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Daab2d4f8b0570ce68dc43ef5e-26id-3D95f916ad73-26e-3D1b2e9ec920&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=upmEFL8yxwow7xZzA4pq7VqLwSzcTdPt2BjyNbNXYhE&m=siquYzLIsJ6iBlgR6_4lpW7SYSLDE_JAFMerQqBzsN9OqSvbgh0rKuSsQCIrVZew&s=48cbbgLYAlyIO8rMW87LKad4WPciIQ4FgGlAQkTKgfo&e=)[stigmatization](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__hpod.us8.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Daab2d4f8b0570ce68dc43ef5e-26id-3D04d2eee577-26e-3D1b2e9ec920&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=upmEFL8yxwow7xZzA4pq7VqLwSzcTdPt2BjyNbNXYhE&m=siquYzLIsJ6iBlgR6_4lpW7SYSLDE_JAFMerQqBzsN9OqSvbgh0rKuSsQCIrVZew&s=A4oh0EVq_o0GjidPIKO1hmKYnpPJx-P8IOaF62Ngm1s&e=), in addition to inaccessible infrastructure and ineffective comprehensive social and legal protections. These [persistent challenges](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__hpod.us8.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Daab2d4f8b0570ce68dc43ef5e-26id-3D7f47ab633a-26e-3D1b2e9ec920&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=upmEFL8yxwow7xZzA4pq7VqLwSzcTdPt2BjyNbNXYhE&m=siquYzLIsJ6iBlgR6_4lpW7SYSLDE_JAFMerQqBzsN9OqSvbgh0rKuSsQCIrVZew&s=wMKKRthzwePg8yY0eodCeVYY9w7NstDDZ0ZGustgI2E&e=) have only been exacerbated by recent crises, most notably, the military coup of February 2021. At this event, Special Rapporteur **Tom Andrews** will discuss how his new report lays bare these stark realities and calls on the international community to do more to address the hidden humanitarian crisis.



 

 



 

 

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