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    Human rights watchdog criticises slow progress in resolving land grabs
    July 20, 2018in Land, Lead Story, News1666by MYANMAR NOW
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    Human rights watchdog criticises slow progress in resolving land grabs

    Advocacy group Human Rights Watch has criticised slow progress in addressing historical land grabs, which continue to leave large numbers of people destitute, and inadequate legal reform in protecting land…

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    ‘Free’ speech still comes at a price in Burma: HRW
    January 25, 2017in Human Rights, Lead Story, News375by DVB
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    ‘Free’ speech still comes at a price in Burma: HRW

    Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called on Burma’s Parliament to amend or repeal laws that continue to be used to jail activists and average citizens for peacefully exercising their right…

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    Kachin pastors transferred to police, charged with unlawful association
    January 24, 2017in Lead Story, News, Politics35by KIMBERLEY PHILLIPS / DVB
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    Kachin pastors transferred to police, charged with unlawful association

    Two Kachin pastors detained by the Burma Army have been charged under the Unlawful Associations Act, according to the President’s Office.

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    Shades of ‘bad old days’ in NLD-led Burma: Human Rights Watch
    January 12, 2017in Human Rights, Lead Story, News161by ANDREW D. KASPAR
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    Shades of ‘bad old days’ in NLD-led Burma: Human Rights Watch

    Nine months into the National League for Democracy government’s term in office, the human rights situation in Burma has improved only marginally, and in some cases even backslid, according to…

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    Suu Kyi faces pressure over handling of Arakan crisis
    November 1, 2016in Arakan, Lead Story, News, Rohingya218by WA LONE & SIMON LEWIS / REUTERS
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    Suu Kyi faces pressure over handling of Arakan crisis

    Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi is coming under growing criticism as she departs today on her second overseas trip since the crisis in Arakan State began last month.

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    Activists denounce 'atrocious' decision on sanctions
    September 15, 2016in Economy, Human Rights, International Relations, Lead Story, News300by LIBBY HOGAN / DVB
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    Activists denounce 'atrocious' decision on sanctions

    Human rights activists denounce the Obama administration’s decision to lift sanctions on Burma as a “dark day” for the country’s efforts to end abuses by the military.

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