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Burma’s 2015 Elections and the 2008 Constitution
With elections scheduled in Burma on 8 November, this briefing contains detailed analysis of what is likely to happen after election day, the process of the elections, and key election statistics […]
• • •Myanmar: Freedom on the Net 2015
Internet freedom in Myanmar declined during the coverage period of this report in comparison with the progress made since the country undertook liberalization in 2011. 1 The government and security forces stepped up intimidation of internet users during social protests, intensifying conflict in ethnic minority regions, and during preparation for the 2015 national elections […]
• • •Human Rights Defenders Forum Joins Aung Hmaing San’s Call for the Release of All Political Prisoners in Myanmar
It has been five days since student leader Aung Hmaing San began a hunger strike in Thayarwaddy prison, calling for the release of all the political prisoners across Myanmar. Aung Hmaing San was arrested alongside many other students and supporters when police brutally cracked down on their protest camp in Lapadan Township, Bago Region […]
• • •သာယာ၀တီေထာင္တြင္း ႏိုင္ငံေရးအက်ဥ္းသား လြတ္ေျမာက္ေရး အစာငတ္ခံဆႏၵျပမႈႏွင့္ပတ္သက္၍ သေဘာထားထုတ္ျပန္ခ်က္
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Statement regarding Hunger Strike Calling for the Release of all the Political Prisoners Undertaken by Aung Hmaing San who is Currently Being Held in Tharyarwaddy Prison for Taking Part in the Movement for Democratic Education
1. Today (23-10-2015) at 9am in the morning, student leader Aung Hmaing San launched hunger strike in Tharyarwaddy prison calling for the release of all the political prisoners currently being detained and imprisoned across the country.
2. Aung Hmaing San’s action calling for the release of all political prisoners is a politically correct decision and a call that must be fulfilled by current government […]
AAPP calls for political freedom in the lead up to the November 8 election
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) calls for the right to political freedom to be upheld in the lead-up to the election and for an end to the arrests of members and supporters of opposition parties […]
• • •Myanmar: National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21
1. During the First Cycle of UPR, the promotion and protection of human rights in Myanmar was reviewed on 27 January 2011 at the meeting of the Working Group on UPR […]
• • •Report on Repressive Laws in Burma
In spite of the reforms in Burma in recent years, the process of democratization has been called into question by the persistence of grave human rights violations and the absence of any significant progress on genuine democractic reforms, notably with regard to the process of legal reform […]
Statement No (14/2015) Statement regarding the visit to the Prison and Police Lockup of Kaw Thaung Township and Myeik Township Situated in Tanintharyi Region
1. Commission Members U Zaw Win and Dr. Nyan Zaw accompanied by the Staff of Myanmar National Human Rights Commission visited the Prison and Police Lockup of Kaw Thaung Township and Myeik Township situated in Tanintharyi Region from 7 to 9 October 2015 […]
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