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AIPMC Welcomes Cambodia as ASEAN Chair but Urges Rapid Reforms on Human Rights and Democracy
The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus today welcomed Cambodia’s chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), but made clear it wanted to see increased focus and improvement in the protection of human rights and the strengthening of democratic institutions in Myanmar and across the region […]
• • •A press release of the Karen Community Based Organizations concerning a peace talk between the Karen National Union and the representatives of U Thein Sein’s government
We, the Karen Community Based Organizations, welcome a peace talk between the Karen National Union and the representatives of U Thein Sein’s government […]
• • •Burma Campaign UK Welcomes Hague’s Pragmatic Message on Burma
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed British Foreign Secretary William Hague’s upbeat but pragmatic message on political progress in Burma during his visit to the country. It is the first visit to Burma by a British Foreign Secretary in 55 years […]
• • •All Political Prisoners should be Freed Immediately
The Burmese government is continuing its public relations game which has delivered little substantive change by refusing to honor previous promises to release all political prisoners […]
• • •CSW Welcomes Foreign Secretary’s Call for Release of Political Prisoners While Recognising “Momentum for Change” in Burma
As the Foreign Secretary William Hague concludes his visit to Burma today, Christian Solidarity Worldwide welcomes his assessment that although there is “momentum for change” in Burma, that “much more is needed to be done” before EU sanctions are lifted […]
• • •Alleged Amnesty is Highly Limited in Nature and Amounts to a Paltry Reduction of Harsh Prison Terms
On 2 January, President U Thein Sein of the Union Solidarity Development Party signed amnesty order 1/2012, authorizing a commutation of death sentences to life and a reduction in prison terms. Those prisoners serving more than 30 year sentences […]
• • •AIPMC Meets with Zarganar, Reiterates Call for Release of All Political Prisoners in Myanmar
The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) today reiterated its call for the immediate release of all political prisoners in Myanmar as a prerequisite for genuine democratic change in the Southeast Asian country […]
• • •Bar Councils Exhorted to Support Burmese Lawyers
The Asian Legal Resource Centre on Friday issued an appeal to bar councils worldwide to support lawyers in Burma who have had their licences revoked for political reasons […]
• • •CSW Urges UK Foreign Secretary William Hague to Highlight Human Rights Violations in Ethnics States During Visit to Burma
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has today written to the British Foreign Secretary William Hague, welcoming his forthcoming visit to Burma next month and requesting him to use the opportunity to “urge the regime to stop attacking ethnic people, declare a nationwide […]
• • •Hague Burma Visit – Prioritise Ending Burmese Army’s Use of Rape and Sexual Violence
Burma Campaign UK today called on Foreign Secretary William Hague to make ending the use of rape and sexual violence by the Burmese Army a top priority when he visits Burma in January […]
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