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South East Asia: ‘Boat People’ Crisis Summit an Opportunity that must not be Missed
Regional governments must take immediate action to save lives and address the root causes of the South East Asian refugees and migrant crisis, Amnesty International said ahead of a key summit in Thailand on Friday […]
• • •UN Security Council Must Agree Concrete Action on Rohingya Crisis
Burma Campaign UK welcomes the discussion on Burma and the Rohingya due to take place at the United Nations Security Council today […]
• • •Press Release: Burma Must Tackle Underlying Root Causes of Protests
(28 May 2015) The Burma Government should treat the underlying structural causes of the recent outbreak of protests in Burma rather than using violence against demonstrators, Burma Partnership said in a new briefing paper released today […]
• • •APHR Condemn Myanmar Population Control Law as another Step towards Ethnic Cleansing
JAKARTA, 27 May 2015 – The Myanmar government’s passage of a controversial new “population control” law is yet another in a long line of restrictive and illegal measures as part of a policy of persecution and ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya population, ASEAN lawmakers said today […]
• • •Burma Army Shoots at Civilian Vehicles in Two Separate Incidents in Northern Shan State, Seriously Injuring Three and Killing One Civilian
On April 14, 2015 at 8 am, a family was travelling in a Honda car from Lashio to Hsenwi in northern Shan State. The father, U Min Naing, was driving, his wife Ba Harn was sitting beside him, and their three children were sitting in the back seat: Nang Khawn Nan, aged 16, Sai Phyo Wei Lin, aged 10, and Nang Sai Sai Sen, aged 9 […]
• • •Peace for Whom? Institutionalization of Gender Inequality in Burma’s Reforms
Women have long been excluded from decision-making in Burma. While violence and poor access to rights continue to restrict women’s ability to participate in public life, including the upcoming elections, current reforms open up key opportunities to address these issues […]
• • •Southeast Asia: Open Letter: Refugee Crisis
On 29 May 2015, Thailand is scheduled to host a Regional Summit on Irregular Migration in Bangkok to address the current refugee and migrant crisis in South East Asia, which has seen more than 2,000 people arrive by boat in Malaysia and Indonesia in May. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), thousands remain stranded at sea […]
• • •ASEAN Parliamentarians Welcome Temporary Shelter for Boat People, but Stress Need to Address Root Causes of Refugee Crisis
JAKARTA, 21 May 2015 – ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights today welcomed the decision by Indonesia and Malaysia to provide temporary shelter to 7,000 migrants stranded at sea, but continued to demand that regional leaders address the state-sponsored persecution of Rohingya in Myanmar that lies at the root of the mass exodus […]
• • •South East Asia: Necessary U-Turn on Refugee Boats Still Leaves Thousands at Risk
The decision by Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand to reverse an appalling policy of turning back boats carrying refugees and vulnerable migrants is a step in the right direction – but falls far short of the measures urgently needed to save thousands of lives still at risk at sea, or to address the root causes of the crisis, Amnesty International said […]
• • •Tell President Obama to Urgently Search for and Rescue Stranded Rohingya
The Chair of the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission, Fiona Bruce MP, today urged the British Government to use its influence with governments in South-East Asia to address the crisis facing thousands of Rohingyas stranded on boats in the Andaman Sea, with no food or drinking water […]
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