THURSDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2012 Ethnic Rohingya from western Burma’s Arakan State say that Burmese authorities in the Thai border town of Ranong have refused to issue them the documents they need to work in Thailand legally. Around 20 Rohingya currently working on the Thai resort island of Phuket said that they have been unable to […]
WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2012 The head of Burma’s fledgling human rights panel on Tuesday said it would not launch probes into allegations of abuses in ethnic conflict areas to encourage regime efforts to seek an end to fighting. Bloody battles have raged since June in Kachin State in the far north, marring the progress of […]
WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2012 Opposition MPs in Burma have called for a dramatic curtailing of the influence of the armed forces in civilian affairs, describing the military’s continuing role in a variety of sectors as an impediment to progress in the transition to democracy. The issue of the military’s predominance over the economy, civil service […]
MONDAY, 13 FEBRUARY 2012 A spokesman for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has refuted media reports of a mass exodus of Kachin refugees from Burma to China. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, spokesman Liu Weimin said, “After verification, we can attest that these reports do not confirm the truth.” He acknowledged that an […]
Equality Myanmar organized the activities of International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers (12th February) and Burma Children’s Day (13th February) at Thwe Thit migrant School, on February 12, 2012. The ceremony was attended by students, parents and other public, numbering around 600, from Thwe Thit school, New Wave school, and local Thai schools. […]
TUESDAY, 07 FEBRUARY 2012 The Burmese army has continued to carry out unprovoked attacks on civilians in Karen state, including the shelling last week of a camp housing internally displaced persons (IDPs), despite an agreement on 12 January to end hostilities. Although there has been a significant reduction in fighting, several incidents of violence and […]
TUESDAY, 07 FEBRUARY 2012 WASHINGTON — The United States on Monday eased one of its many sanctions against Burma as a reward for political reforms after five decades of direct military rule. The step is very limited, and most of the tough US economic, trade and political restrictions will remain in place. But it should […]
MONDAY, 06 FEBRUARY 2012 A top United Nations envoy on Sunday hailed dramatic changes in Burma but said by-elections would be a “key test” of the army-backed regime’s commitment to reform. UN special rapporteur on human rights in Burma, Tomas Ojea Quintana, welcomed a “continuing wave of reforms” since his last visit in August, but […]
TUESDAY, 31 JANUARY 2012 Humanitarian workers in northern Burma have expressed deep concern about the health conditions of thousands of war refugees in Kachin State who have been displaced along the Sino-Burmese border for eight months. Aid workers said that preventable illnesses caused by unsanitary conditions and cold weather are taking their toll on more […]
Equality Myanmar (formerly HREIB) is a nongovernmental organization which facilitates a broad range of human rights education and advocacy programs.
