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Burma pledges to end use of child soldiers

Thursday, 28 June 2012 00:00 Mizzima News Burma will enforce a law against child soldiers and allow the U.N. access to military units to check for underage recruits, the U.N. said on Wednesday, following the signing…

Free remaining political prisoners: BCUK

Monday, 09 July 2012 00:00 Mizzima While welcoming the release of 25 Burmese political prisoners last week, Burma Campaign UK (BCUK) said the international community should demand the release of all remaining prisoners immediately. Prisoner…

Burma tightens control on press freedom: report

Friday, 29 June 2012 00:00 Mizzima In light of recent Burmese government statements and actions following media coverage of the unrest in Rakhine State, Reporters Without Borders (RWB), a freedom of the press watchdog, warned on…

China should allow access to Kachin refugees in Yunnan: HRW

TUESDAY, 26 JUNE 2012 00:00MIZZIMA At least 7,000 to 10,000 Kachin refugees from Burma have sought refuge across the border in Yunnan Province in southwestern China, according to a Human Rights Watch report released on Tuesday. “The…

Thein Sein calls for a minimum wage and worker protection

TUESDAY, 26 JUNE 2012 00:00MIZZIMA Burmese President Thein Sein on Monday outlined the government’s focus to provide a new minimum wage and its efforts to bring economic development to average workers in rural and urban areas. At a two-day…

China guilty of systemic abuse of Kachin refugees: HRW

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…

Refugees want a seat at the table: KWO

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…

Human trafficking remains big problem: report

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…

Workshop held to strengthen the Child Rights protection mechanism

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…

11 Burmese ‘Slaves’ Rescued From Thai Fishing Boats

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…