Statement from International Education Associations

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

Asociación Mexicana para la Educación Internacional

Association of International Education Administrators

Brazilian Association for International Education

Colombian Network for the Internationalization of Higher Education (RCI)

European Association for International Education

Inter-American Organization for Higher Education

International Education Association of Australia

International Education Association of South Africa

JAFSA: Japan Network for International Education