TUESDAY, 26 JUNE 2012 00:00DVB The Chinese government is guilty of systematic human rights violations against Kachin refugees fleeing violence in Burma, including the denial of vital humanitarian assistance and forced repatriation, a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned. Up to 10,000 Kachins live in squalid, makeshift camps in Yunnan province without […]
WEDNESDAY, 20 JUNE 2012 00:00MIZZIMA NEWS In preparation for World Refugee Day – held on June 20 each year– the Karen Women’s Organization (KWO) held a workshop on “Refugee Rights and Repatriation”this month. It said today is “a day to give thanks to those countries, like Thailand, that host Burmese refugees,” who now number up […]
WEDNESDAY, 20 JUNE 2012 00:00DVB The Burmese government has failed to take adequate steps to address human trafficking, especially in conflict-affected territories such as Kachin state, despite making progress in some areas, a US state department report has warned. “Trafficking within Burma both by government officials and private actors continues to be a significant problem,” […]
A group of local and international organizations participated in a workshop held to strengthen the Child Protection Referral System, which serves cases of abused and exploited Burmese migrant children in Tak province. The workshop, held on June 17th, was organized by Burma ACT (Burma Anti-Child Trafficking) and attended by over thirty community members. Also in […]
THURSDAY, 14 JUNE 2012 00:00THE IRRAWADDY Eleven Burmese migrants were rescued when the fishing boats they were forced to work on were raided by a team of Thai Department of Special Investigation (DSI) officers on Wednesday at Tambon Saem San in Chonburi near Bangkok. Sompong Sakaew, the director of the Labor Rights Protection Network (LPN), […]
United ACT, a youth theater group based in Mae Sod, Thailand, has begun conducting an evaluation of the plays it performed in Mae Sod’s migrant schools from 2009 to 2011. The group’s plays deliver anti-child trafficking and anti-child soldiers messages. During the evaluation, former audience members have provided opinions and suggestions for storylines, songs, costumes […]
FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012 00:00MIZZIMA NEWS The U.S. Human Rights Report 2011 included multiple sections on widespread human rights abuses in Burma, while acknowledging surprising progress in democratic reforms. A summary of the report says significant human rights problems continue, including military attacks against ethnic minorities in border states, which resulted in civilian deaths, forced […]
FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012 00:00MIZZIMA NEWS Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday said Burma’s military is committing crimes against humanity in ethnic conflict zones, where ongoing fighting has overshadowed sweeping political changes. The rights group also said that authorities had blocked humanitarian aid from reaching tens of thousands of desperate refugees in conflict areas and said […]
THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012 00:00COLIN HINSHELWOOD / THE IRRAWADDY The Burmese government has enacted limited political and economic reforms, but human rights violations and violations of international humanitarian law in ethnic minority areas have increased during the past year, said Amnesty International in its 2012 report which was released on Thursday. “Myanmar’s government took a […]
THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012 00:00AYE NAI, DVB Protesters demanding sufficient energy supplies in Pegu division’s Prome [Pyay] township were attacked today by riot-police who assaulted three of the demonstration’s leaders and arrested four confirmed participants. Kyaw Hsan, an organising committee member at the National League for Democracy’s Prome office, said an estimated 300 protesters marched […]
Equality Myanmar (formerly HREIB) is a nongovernmental organization which facilitates a broad range of human rights education and advocacy programs.
