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Civic leaders raise issues with Ban Ki-moon
Before the opening ceremony this morning, the UN secretary-general met with representatives of civil society organisations over breakfast to hear their views.
Amnesty report demands new laws for a new government
Amnesty International calls on the incoming NLD-led government to break the “vicious cycle of political arrests” with new laws.
Political prisoners, Arakan violence hold US attention
US delegation at official talks in Naypyidaw after meeting civil society groups, in the same week Samantha Power also comments on human rights in Burma.
Shan State citizens rally for peace and ethnic rights
People from self-administrated zones in Shan State take to the streets in a call to end regional conflicts and greater acceptance of ethnic groups.
UN Rapporteur: ‘Backtracking’ could undermine Burma’s reforms
UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee has expressed concern about “possible signs of backtracking” that could undermine Burma’s reform process, according to a UN press statement released yesterday.