SUNDAY, 01 APRIL 2012 (Commentary) – People talk a lot about changes happening in my country. There are many welcome developments. Hundreds of political prisoners have been freed, some freedom of speech is now being tolerated, and there is more media freedom. Some of the unfair electoral laws have been reformed to allow the NLD […]
THURSDAY, 29 MARCH 2012 Burma has been declared one of the world’s worst countries for religious freedom as reports emerge of places of worship being savagely vandalized by government troops. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its 2012 Annual Report on Tuesday which includes Burma on its list of “countries of particular […]
THURSDAY, 29 MARCH 2012 The ruling this week that the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) was formed without Parliament’s approval will have no effect on the operations of the agency, commission officials said on Wednesday. The agency will continue to operate and redress the problem of its formation when Parliament reconvenes, according to a […]
WEDNESDAY, 28 MARCH 2012 Fury has gripped Rangoon after an ethnic Shan woman fell to her death from a police station after three days of relentless interrogation by Bureau of Special Investigations officers. Nang Wo Phan died at 5 am on March 24 after plummeting five floors from the bureau office building in Kyauktada Township […]
TUESDAY, 27 MARCH 2012 A leading human rights group has condemned the politicization of Burma’s judiciary just as a widely criticized government lawsuit against a prominent journal has been dropped. Burma’s Ministry of Construction (MoC) launched a defamation action against Modern Weekly journal after an article was published which criticized the state of Mandalay’s roads, […]
This video is intended to raise awareness about the dire consequences of the current abuse of landmines. It portrays civilians whose lives are threatened daily by the presence of landmines, which leave some disabled, others dead. The song was composed by Ko Nyo and sung by Lin Lin.
WEDNESDAY, 21 MARCH 2012 00:00MIZZIMA NEWS Burma has been prominently listed as one of the world’s worst abusers of religious freedom. China and Vietnam were also named to the “worst list.” Laos and India were on its “watch list.” The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a federal government commission that monitors global religious […]
TUESDAY, 20 MARCH 2012 00:00DANIEL SCHEARF, VOA Rights groups say Burmese military abuses continue in northern Kachin state including torture, rape, and deliberate attacks on civilians. Fighting between Burma’s military and ethnic Kachin rebels has displaced tens of thousands of civilians, but authorities are refusing to allow humanitarian aid to rebel-controlled areas. Abuses continue Human […]
MONDAY, 19 MARCH 2012 Several supporters of Burma’s opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) were attacked by rival supporters in Naypyidaw, according to a party statement on Monday. The NLD said that their supporters were physically assaulted during a rally on Sunday for candidate Min Thu in the Burmese capital, and that a female security […]
MONDAY, 19 MARCH 2012 A group of prominent ex-political prisoners has called for more to be done to help former inmates adjust to their new lives outside of jail. Renowned journalist Win Tin, human rights activist Bo Kyi and 88 Generation Students leader Ko Ko Gyi were among those voicing their concerns at the lack […]
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