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Rights Group Says Burmese Abuses Continue in Kachin State

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…

NLD Supporters Attacked in Naypyidaw

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…

Ex-Political Prisoners Call for Post-Release Care

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…

Burma to stamp out forced labour ‘by 2015′

MONDAY, 19 MARCH 2012 Burma has signed an agreement with the International Labour Organization to end forced labour by 2015, state media reported on Saturday. Adults and youngsters pressed into working for the army are the most serious…

Burma’s public assembly law is flawed: HRW

THURSDAY, 15 MARCH 2012 Burma’s new law on the right to peaceful assembly falls far short of international standards, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday. Human Rights Watch urged Burma’s Parliament to repeal the law’s provisions…

Ethnic groups fear increase in abuses

WEDNESDAY, 14 MARCH 2012 Ethnic minorities in Burma fear an increase in rights abuses associated with natural resource development in the wake of the government’s reform programme, according to a new field-based study. Research by the…

New Labor Law Will Prevent Worker Disputes: ILO

TUESDAY, 13 MARCH 2012 A new labor organization law that gives Burmese workers the right to free association, create trade unions and strike will help minimize industrial action, claims the International Labour Organization (ILO). Steve…

Displaced and Distressed

SATURDAY, 17 MARCH 2012 LAIZA, Kachin State—Maran Tu Ring has a broad but cautious smile and the fixed glare of a tired mind. I met him in Laiza in Kachin State, a place he doesn’t want to be. The 54-year-old is an internally displaced…

“Needing Sympathy” Music Video Released

The Human Rights Education Institute of Burma (HREIB) has officially released a music video called “Needing Sympathy.” The video portrays the lives of children who face hardships generally reserved for much older people, as opposed to being…

Burmese election, human rights to influence lifting E.U. sanctions

FRIDAY, 02 MARCH 2012 A European Union delegation to Burma says some sanctions could be lifted on Burma following a free and fair April 1 by-election, and the key to economic development lies in rural areas. Werner Langen, the chairman…