U Aung Myo Min is the Minister of Human Rights for the National Unity Government of Myanmar. The National Unity Government, or NUG for short, was formed shortly after the Myanmar military enacted a coup against the elected government in 2021.

The formation of the NUG lead to the formation of the country’s first ever Ministry of Human Rights. U Aung Myo Min is not a career politician. Throughout his life he first served as a revolutionary, activist and NGO worker. He is also known to be the first ever LGBT activist in Burma’s history. Listen in to learn more about the life of Minister U Aung Myo Min.

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