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UN calls for citizenship rights for Rohingya
The non-binding draft resolution, co-sponsored by the US and other Western states, was adopted by consensus at a UN General Assembly human rights forum.
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Human rights charges filed against Thein Sein
The complaint filed on Thursday in a US federal court accused Thein Sein and top officials of planning and instigating “hate crimes and discrimination amounting to genocide.”
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OPINION: Rights not rhetoric needed for reform in Burma
Writing for DVB for the 27th anniversary of the 8-8-88 uprising, rights activist Khin Ohmar assesses whether Burma has really reformed.
Report shines light on health, human rights in E Burma
A recent report on health in eastern Burma highlights the relationship between human rights abuses and the health of the area’s population, while drawing comparisons with war-torn Somalia.
Human rights abuses still ‘rampant’ in Burma: Report
An alliance of rights groups revealed on Tuesday that they have documented 103 cases of human rights abuse in Burma since the start of 2014.
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Shan NGO presents human rights report to new UN rapporteur
Members of the Shan Ethnic Affairs Organisation meet with Yanghee Lee and presented her with details of alleged human rights violations in the northern Burmese region.
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UN rights official arrives in war-torn northern Burma
The newly-appointed United Nations’ rights rapporteur for Burma, Yanghee Lee, arrived in Kachin State on Monday to assess the conflict-torn region.
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Women’s rights activists stand trial in Chin State for protesting against army rape
Eight women’s rights activists were questioned yesterday in Chin State for staging public protests against sexual violence by the Burmese military.
Disabled rights council to be formed in Burma
Burma’s premier national-level body for disabled rights is soon to be formed, following a national conference on disability held in Rangoon on 12 June.
Government, rights groups at odds on third anniversary of Kachin conflict
As a now three year old conflict in northern Burma continues, rights groups are calling on an otherwise ambivalent Burmese government to put a stop to violations.
EU initiates human rights dialogue with Burma
The EU lays out a list of 21 “benchmarks” which it expects the Burmese authorities to fulfill, including: cooperation with the UN; the release of all political prisoners; the strengthening of rule of law; greater media freedom; and “effective measures to combat intolerance, communal violence and hate speech”.
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Rights group calls for international investigation into sexual violence by Burma military
Burma Campaign UK have reopened allegations of the Burmese army’s use of sexual violence as a weapon, calling for an international commission into military abuse.
UN urged to maintain human rights pressure on Burma
The European Burma Network has called on the UN to remain vigilant as human rights violations continue in Burma.
Latpadaung locals air grievances to UN Rights Rapporteur
United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma, Tomás Ojea Quintana, arrived in Monywa, Sagaing Division, on Monday to meet with villagers living near the controversial Latpadaung Copper Mine.
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Poverty: a pressing human rights issue for the Chin
Why is poverty such a huge problem in Chin State? Rachel Fleming of Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) examines the causes and potential solutions from a human rights perspective.
Pressure needed to improve human rights: HRW
Burma has a long way to go towards a clean rights record in the coming year, according to the Human Rights Watch 2014 World Report released on Tuesday.
Shan civilians accuse Kachin rebels of human rights abuses
A Shan civil society group is planning to conduct a region-wide survey to expose human rights violations they say Kachin rebels have committed against ethnic Shans during the civil conflict in northern Burma.
China defends human rights record at UN panel
China defended its human rights record before a panel of UN experts in Geneva on Tuesday, amid accusations of “systematic” abuses against minority populations, including refugees from Burma.
Burma’s human rights record remains ‘poor’ despite reforms
The Burmese government continues to systematically violate human rights throughout the country, despite taking significant steps towards political reform over the last year, reports Human Rights Watch
Democracy, Suu Kyi and ethnic rights in Burma
While the Burmese army continues to heavily shell Laiza and tens of thousands of Kachin civilians languish in internal displacement camps, Suu Kyi has come under fire for her silence on their plight
ASEAN adopts ‘flawed’ human rights declaration
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations adopted its controversial human rights declaration in Phnom Penh on Sunday, despite overwhelming criticisms by civil society groups.
Human rights commission recognises Kachin abuses
Burma’s national human rights commission has accused the army of committing serious abuses against civilians in Kachin state, in the wake of a five-day mission of inquiry to the conflict-torn region
Burma rights body lays into HRW report
Government-formed National Human Rights Commission labels report ‘unreasonable’ for failing to emphasise progress in 2011
Govt-backed rights body begins work
National Human Rights Commission will leave existing cases to the fate of Burma’s courts as work begins on accepting new complaints
Rights groups condemn ‘war crime’ use of convict porters
Rights groups claim the Burmese military is using convicts as porters in war zones, in what they allege amount to ‘war crimes’, as election promises on human rights seemingly ignored
India ‘hiding violations’ in Andaman 34 case
Activists allege Indian government is hiding intelligence misdemeanours behind case of imprisoned Karen and Arakanese resistance fighters
Burma cornered at UN rights debate
Delegates from 12 countries berate Burma’s human rights crisis and force its representative to defend against ‘politicised and selective’ attacks
Burma to submit rights report to UN
Compilation of UN rights report by Burmese junta comes amid an international push for the UN to investigate possible crimes against humanity in Burma
UN Human Rights envoy in fact-finding mission
United Nation’s special rapporteur on human rights in Burma met with exiled Burmese activist groups in Thailand last Saturday in a fact-finding mission
Rohingya ‘victims of crimes against humanity’
Report claims that treatment of minority Muslim group which has ‘over decades’ been subjected to rape and persecution by Burmese officers is overlooked
