Dec 19, 2007 (DVB), Migrant women and girls continue to face discrimination in their host countries and are particularly at risk of abuse, according to a report launched today by…
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Migrant workers in Thailand mark international migrants' day
Dec 19, 2007 (DVB), Burmese migrant worker associations based in the Thai towns of Mae Sot, Bangkok and Phan Nga held events yesterday to commemorate international migrants' day. In the…
UN rights council wants second mission to Burma
Dec 14, 2007 (AFP), The UN Human Rights Council Friday put fresh pressure on Burma by asking special envoy Paulo Sergio Pinheiro to stage a second mission to investigate abuses…
UN's Pinheiro seeks return to Burma
Dec 11, 2007 (AP), The UN’s special investigator on human rights in Burma said Tuesday he wants to return to the country as soon as possible to examine the government’s…
Laura Bush calls for democracy in Burma
Dec 11, 2007 (AFP), US First Lady Laura Bush on Monday called on Burma’s military rulers to free democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and urged the country’s neighbors to…
Activists celebrate international human rights day
Dec 10, 2007 (DVB), A ceremony to mark international human rights day was held today at the house of a prominent activist in Kyi Myint Taing township, under the watch…