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Statement No.(2/2016) Statement Regarding the Visit to the Prison, Police lock-up and District Hospital Guard ward in Hkamti township, Sagaing Region
1. A team from the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission comprising of Members U Zaw Win and Dr. Nyan Zaw accompanied by two staff members visited the prison, police lock-up and district hospital guard ward in Hkamti township of Sagaing Region on the 18 and 19 February 2016 […]
• • •Myanmar: Facilitate Right to Return and Reparations for Displaced Muslim Rohingya
(Yangon, February 26, 2016)—The government of Myanmar should immediately and unconditionally facilitate the right to return for more than 145,000 Rohingya Muslims and others confined to 67 internment camps in Rakhine State, Fortify Rights said today […]
• • •Statement of CSO Forum on recent deathly attacked to un-armed Community Led Anti-Drugs Campaign while eradicating opium fields
Escalating drugs abuse problems in the eras of bygone juntas have created tragedy for the whole nation especially to the young generation and societies on the ground […]
• • •Fortify Rights to Support Search-and-Rescue Charity MOAS
(Bangkok, February 26, 2015)—Fortify Rights today announced that it would join the global search and rescue charity MOAS (Migrant Offshore Aid Station) in its mission in Southeast Asia aimed at mitigating loss of life at sea […]
• • •AAPP calls for the release of Nilar Thein
On February 24, 2016 Ma Nilar Thein, secretary of Women’s Affairs at the 88 Generation Peace and Open Society, was arrested for her alleged participation in a protest in Rangoon in February 2015 showing unity and support of the students advocating for education reform at Letpadan Township, Bago Division […]
• • •Nilar Thein Back in Jail
Burma Campaign UK today urged the Minister of Home Affairs, Lt Gen Ko Ko, forthe immediate release of Nilar Thein and to reform the Prisoners of Conscience Affairs Committee […]
• • •Key Messages to all stakeholders: Concerns and Requests Related to Humanitarian Situation in Kachin and Northern Shan States, Myanmar
The armed conflict between the Government of Myanmar and the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) broke out again in June 2011 […]
• • •Save The Salween Network Statement
Plans to build dams on the Salween River, started by the previous military regime, have recently been accelerated by U Thein Sein’s government, which, on February 2, 2016, without informing or consulting Burma’s citizens, signed an agreement with China allowing implementation of 18 out of 29 hydropower dam projects planned by Chinese companies in Burma […]
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