Muslim Lawyers Association formed to help protect basic rights

10 June 2016
Muslim Lawyers Association formed to help protect basic rights
Supreme Court Advocate Ko Ni. Photo: Mizzima

Legal professionals have established an association to provide legal assistance to the Muslim community to help them defend their basic rights in Myanmar, the Anadolu Agency reported on 9 June.
Supreme Court Advocate Ko Ni, a legal adviser to Myanmar's ruling National League for Democracy (NLD), told the Anadolu Agency that plans to form a “Myanmar Muslim Lawyers Association” were originally discussed six months ago.
More than 70 Muslim lawyers across the country have already signed up since it was formed June 4 in Yangon, the report said.