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Rejection of Daw Suu Appeal Bodes Ill for “Democratic” Elections
On 26 February, Burma’s Supreme Court rejected Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s appeal to end her house arrest, giving no reason for the decision. However, Daw Suu’s lawyers are not giving up. Nyan Win said they are preparing for a special appeal, asking the chief justice of Burma to convene a panel of judges to […]
• • •Nationality Verification deadline extended
According to internal documents, the Thai government has extended the deadline for migrant workers to submit their completed Nationality Verification application from the original 28 February deadline until 31 March. Migrant workers have been given until 2 March to register at local employment departments and sign an agreement to complete the process. Any migrant workers […]
• • •Rising Concerns as Migrant Workers’ Nationality Verification Deadline Approaches
Human rights and migrant worker organizations are concerned that over 1.3 million migrant workers—the majority of whom are Burmese—could be deported from Thailand if they fail to enter the nationality verification process before 28 February.
In January, the Thai Cabinet passed a resolution allowing for a two-year extension of work permits for the migrants provided that they were willing to submit biographical information to their home governments prior to 28 February. […]
Burma Partnership’s Website Launch Party
Last night, we hosted a party to celebrate the launch of Burma Partnership’s brand new website. We invited friends and colleagues including our Working Group members – the Students and Youth Congress of Burma (SYCB), Nationalities Youth Forum (NY Forum), and Forum for Democracy in Burma (FDB) – and different organizations to join us for […]
• • •UN Rapporteur Quintana’s Visit to Burma
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights, Tomas Ojea Quintana, was in Burma this past week, the first international visit to the country since the US State Department delegation trip in November. On 16 and 17 February, Quintana visited Sittwe in Burma’s Arakan State and traveled another 3 hours by boat to reach Buthidaung prison, […]
• • •Burma Partnership Launches New Website
Burma Partnership launched a new website today, designed to be a useful tool for governments, journalists, researchers, and especially activists from Burma and all over the world. The site is available at www.burmapartnership.org. The new website brings together voices from inside Burma, especially those that are heavily restricted, and presents activities and opinions from groups […]
• • •Welcome to the new website!
Welcome to the new Burma Partnership website! We hope this will be a powerful tool for journalists, researchers, diplomats, and especially activists from Burma and all over the world.
• • •Union Day Highlights Opposition to the Junta’s Undemocratic Elections
Today marks Union Day, the anniversary of the signature of the Panglong Agreement that was designed to bring together the ethnic groups into the federal Union of Burma. Sixty-three years later, ethnic groups throughout the country are still struggling for equality, federalism, and an end to human rights violations in their communities under the repressive […]
• • •Nyi Nyi Aung Unjustly Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Today, Burma-born American Nyi Nyi Aung was unjustly sentenced to 3 years in prison with hard labour. He was sentenced under three different sections for a total of 5 years, however the judge commuted his sentence to 3 years. The court unjustly found Nyi Nyi guilty of forging a national identity card, failing to declare […]
• • •Repatriation of Karen Refugees Halted for Time Being
According to the Thai Foreign Ministry, the repatriation of refugees from Burma’s Karen State has been halted for the time being. Spokesman Thani Thongphakdi said that the Foreign Ministry wants “to dispel any concerns that their return would not be on a voluntary basis.” Friends of Burma (FOB) has informed us that it has not […]
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