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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Burma
This is a key moment in Myanmar’s history and there are real opportunities for positive and meaningful developments to improve the human rights situation and deepen the transition to democracy. The new Government has taken a number of
steps towards these ends […]
Imprisoned for Reporting
A legal analysis of the cases of five Burmese video-journalists, who remain in prison despite the release of some 200 political prisoners by the Burmese government, discloses flagrant breaches of human rights. The Note, by the Centre for Law and Democracy, found widespread abuses of the rights to freedom of expression, freedom of association and freedom from torture. The violations result from both the Burmese government’s abusive application of laws that restrict freedom of expression, and their capricious application of broader legislation to target political opponents […]
• • •An ILO Commission of Inquiry on Freedom of Association in Burma (Myanmar) – The time is now!
Freedom of association has long been denied in law and practice in Burma (Myanmar), despite several years of strong criticism by the ILO supervisory bodies. The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and its affiliate, the Federation of Trade Unions – Burma (FTUB), call upon the Governing Body of […]
• • •Myanmar National Human Rights Commission Accepting of Complaint
The Myanmar National Human Rights Commission has been established to promote and protect the fundamental rights of citizens enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and it has opened its office at No. 27, Pyay Road, Hline Township, Yangon […]
• • •Civilian and Military Order Documents: March 2008 to July 2011
This report includes translated copies of 207 order documents issued by military and civilian officials of Burma’s central government, as well as non-state armed groups now formally subordinate to the state army as ‘Border Guard’ battalions, to village heads in eastern Burma between March 2008 and July 2011 […]
• • •Snap Shot Stories: Invisible Victims of Trafficking in Thailand
Thailand’s rapid economic growth has created wealth and opportunities. Development has resulted in increased demand for labour, or to be more precise, cheap low skilled foreign labour to do dirty, dangerous and difficult work that Thais often will not themselves do […]
• • •The Situation of Human Rights for Students and Youth in Burma
The situation of human rights for students and youth in Burma is grave. Violence, forced labor and forced recruitment into the armed forces are preventing the youth of Burma from reaching their potential. There is a lack of opportunities for education and meaningful work which has led a large number of Burma’s young people […]
• • •In Burma, transition neglects press freedom
Thein Sein’s new civilian government has promised reform, but Burma remains one of the most restricted nations in the world for the press. A CPJ investigation finds a regime that heavily censors news reports and regularly imprisons journalists […]
• • •Burma Briefing No. 15: Events in Burma – New or Recycled?
This briefing analyses recent events in Burma, many of which have been hailed as ‘new’, ‘unprecedented’ and ‘progress’. It finds that most of what has taken place in recent months is not new at all, and that Thein Sein is borrowing ideas from his predecessors, Than Shwe and Ne Win […]
• • •Human Rights Situation in Shan State of (the Union of) Burma From 1947 up to the present
The Shan State is country, 62,500 square miles, situated on the plateau, in the N.Eastern part of Burma. It is bordered by China in the north-east, Laos in the east and Thailand in the south […]
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