Democracy and Human Rights Party


The Democracy and Human Rights Party is a political party in Myanmar representing the Rohingya of northern Rakhine State.

History

Established in 1989, the party was originally known as the National Democratic Party for Human Rights and contested eight seats in the 1990 general elections. It received 1% of the vote, winning four seats. Its MPs included Nur Ahmed, Chit Lwin Ebrahim, Fazal Ahmed and Shamsul Anwarul Huq.
After being banned by the military government, it continued to operate in exile, and the National Democratic Party for Human Rights was formed in New York City in 2003. The party registered as the Democracy and Human Rights Party to contest in the 2015 general election, but only three of its eighteen candidates were allowed to stand, none of whom were Rohingyas.