Phyo Wei Aung, who was controversially convicted of masterminding a bomb attack in Rangoon in 2010 but recently released from jail, has today appealed to Burma’s Supreme Court to have his guilty verdict overturned
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Burma rights body lays into HRW report
Government-formed National Human Rights Commission labels report ‘unreasonable’ for failing to emphasise progress in 2011
Asia legal body launches lawyer appeal
More than 30 lawyers disbarred on political grounds in Burma must be reinstated, says Asian Legal Resource Centre
Lawyers, doctors pen post-jail letter
Former lawyer for Aung San Suu Kyi among signatories to letter complaining of collapse of their careers after being jailed on political charges
100 Arakanese arrested, some tortured
Nearly 100 swept up in wave of Rangoon arrests but later released after police find no link between detainees and February bombing
UN rights envoy to visit Burma in February
Jan 29, 2010 (DVB), Tomas Ojea Quintana, United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burma, is planning to make a visit to the country in February. During an interview with DVB, Mr Quintana said the Burmese government has accepted his request for a visit to the country from 15 to 20 …