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    Human Rights Lead Story News

    UN envoy approaches Burma from its flanks after being barred from country

    The UN special rapporteur on human rights in Burma arrives in Bangladesh on Thursday, vowing to fulfill her mandate despite being blacklisted by the Burmese government from continuing her work in the country that is her focus.

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    UN rights investigator calls for pressure on China, Russia over abuses in Burma

    The United Nations’ independent investigator into human rights in Burma has called for international pressure on China and Russia to try to get them to oppose human rights abuses in Burma.

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    Burma says it is still working with UN, but wants a rights investigator who is fair

    Burma wants to continue working with the United Nations on human rights but its investigator must be fair, the foreign ministry said on Thursday, a day after special rapporteur Yanghee Lee was barred from visiting the country.

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    UN rapporteur barred from Burma

    “This declaration of non-cooperation with my mandate can only be viewed as a strong indication that there must be something terribly awful happening in Rakhine,” said Lee.

    Burma's parliament will discuss the proposal to keep the retirement age at 60, instead of increasing it to 63. (PHOTO: Wikicommons).

    Human Rights International Relations Lead Story News

    MPs approve unanimous rebuke of UN human rights envoy

    Lawmakers in the Lower House on Tuesday put their official stamp of disapproval on the UN special rapporteur’s latest end-of-mission statement, unanimously approving an urgent proposal condemning remarks she made last week that were critical of the government.

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    NLD lawmaker assails UN human rights rapportuer’s harsh words for Burma

    A member of the Lower House of Parliament has submitted an urgent proposal to denounce the findings of Yanghee Lee, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Burma. The proposal was approved for further discussion by Lower House Speaker Win Myint.

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    UN human rights envoy piles pressure on govt in latest Burma critique

    UN human rights envoy Yanghee Lee offered stern words for the Burmese government on Friday evening, urging it to reconsider its refusal to issue visas to a UN fact-finding mission tasked with probing alleged human rights abuses in Arakan State and elsewhere in Burma.

    Karen Lead Story News Refugees

    UN envoy discusses refugee repatriation issues in Karen State

    Karen CSOs highlight human rights issues and other matters relating to the repatriation of refugees in meeting with Yanghee Lee.

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    UN rights rapporteur back in Burma amid ‘escalating security situation’

    Yanghee Lee arrived in Rangoon on Sunday for her sixth visit to Burma as UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in the country.

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    Sobering verdict on UN rights envoy’s second visit under NLD govt

    UN special rapporteur Yanghee Lee gave a sombre review of Burma’s human rights progress after her second tour of the country under the NLD government.

    Arakan Human Rights Lead Story News Rohingya

    Govt restricts UN envoy’s movements in Arakan, citing ‘security concerns’

    The United Nations human rights envoy in Burma has wrapped up her tour of Arakan State, during which she was reportedly denied the opportunity to speak directly to locals living in a village where police filmed themselves beating detained Muslim men in November.

    Human Rights Kachin Lead Story News

    UN envoy Lee hears of unsolved Kachin murder cases

    Yanghee Lee is on a 12-day fact-finding visit to Burma to assess developments within various human rights situations across the country.

    Human Rights IDPs Kachin Lead Story News

    UN special rapporteur denied visits to Kachin State conflict sites

    Yanghee Lee was denied access to conflict-wracked Hpakant and Waignmaw townships in Kachin State this week as she undertakes her fifth visit to Burma in her capacity as UN special rapporteur on the country’s human rights situation.

    Arakan Conflict Lead Story News

    Amid rise in conflict, UN’s Burma human rights czar visits

    The UN special rapporteur on human rights in Burma, Yanghee Lee, began a 12-day visit to Burma on Monday amid growing concerns about violence in northern Arakan, Kachin and Shan states.

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    Prioritise rights, UN envoy urges investors

    Yanghee Lee, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Burma, calls on international investors to be careful not to undermine the country’s rights priorities.

    Human Rights Lead Story News Religion

    UN envoy urges Burma to curb religious violence

    The UN’s human rights envoy for Burma tells the country’s new, democratically elected government that it should do more to end violence against religious minorities.

    Human Rights Lead Story News

    UN’s Yanghee Lee visits Insein prison

    Lee reportedly questioned whether female inmates are being subjected to pregnancy tests, suggesting that this is a violation of human rights.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Rohingya

    EU says Burma needs ‘space’ on Rohingya issue

    The European Union says it will respect Aung San Suu Kyi’s calls to avoid using the term “Rohingya” to describe persecuted Muslims in Arakan State.

    Arakan Human Rights Lead Story News Rohingya

    Suu Kyi meets UN rights envoy, repeats stance on ‘Rohingya’

    Aung San Suu Kyi reiterates her position on avoiding use of the term “Rohingya” during talks with Yanghee Lee, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Burma.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics

    Yanghee Lee questions credibility of election

    A UN human rights investigator raised concern about whether Burma’s election could be credible, as dozens of Muslim candidates had been disqualified.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics

    War of words escalates between Wirathu and NLD

    The firebrand monk says the NLD are “full of themselves” and unlikely to win the vote. In response, an NLD spokesman says Wirathu should “go to hell”.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics Religion Rohingya

    Website launches dedicated to Wirathu

    A website has been launched dedicated to controversial Mandalay monk Wirathu and his hardline Burmese Buddhist monk group, Ma-Ba-Tha.

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    Burmese govt denied me access, says UN envoy Lee

    A UN envoy accuses Burmese authorities of conducting surveillance on some of the people she met on previous visits.

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    UN envoy Lee begins Burma visit

    UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar Yanghee Lee began her third official visit to the country today. Lee will tour Burma for five days.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Rohingya

    Foreign Ministry slams UN envoy Lee

    Burma’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has slammed the UN special rapporteur for human rights in Burma, Yanghee Lee, for her use of the term “Rohingya” during a recent 10-day visit to the country.

    Interview Lead Story News Religion Rohingya

    Wirathu: ‘Delightfully proud’ to have defended Buddhism

    Following a week in which Wirathu has been roundly criticised for a foul-mouthed tirade against a UN envoy, DVB interviews him exclusively and asks him if he regrets it.

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    Religious Affairs officials deny plans to sue Wirathu

    Government dept denies rumours it wants to sue the controversial Buddhist monk Wirathu after he called the UN Rapporteur Yanghee Lee a “whore.”

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Wirathu calls UN envoy a ‘whore’

    The controversial Buddhist monk blasted UN Rapporteur Yanghee Lee for her alleged bias towards the Rohingya Muslim minority.

    Arakan Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics

    UN’s Lee caught in Rohingya identity politics

    The United Nations’ Special Human Rights Rapporteur to Burma Yanghee Lee met with MPs and community leaders in Myebon, Arakan State, on Friday to hear about the challenges for the co-existence of Buddhist and Muslim communities.

    Arakan Citizenship Ethnic issues Human Rights Lead Story News

    UN envoy visit draws mixed reception

    UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Yanghee Lee has drawn a mixed reception on her second visit to Burma.
    At Sittwe airport, as many as 500 Arakanese nationalists are waiting to protest her arrival later on Thursday.

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