More than 120 civic organisations have petitioned the Burmese government to probe into the alleged abduction and disappearance of Sumlut Roi Ja in 2011.
Tag: ngos
Activists slam Association Law that would ‘criminalise’ dissent
Human Rights Watch says Association Law would force NGOs to register with a military-backed body that can arbitrarily reject applications, leaving activists vulnerable to arrest and prosecution.
Bangladesh’s lose - lose strategy on the Rohingya
In the wake of this summer’s sectarian violence in western Burma, Bangaldesh have continued their policy of denying the Rohingya refugees of their basic rights and are preventing NGOs from…
Dr Zarni: The death of intellectual sympathy
Dr Maung Zarni is a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics (LSE). He is also an activist, commentator and writer, having founded the Free Burma Coalition in the United States in…
Activists and member states discuss ASEAN rights body
Sep 16, 2008 (DVB), Representatives of NGOs were among those who took part in ASEAN discussions in Manila on 11 September on the setting up of a body to monitor…
NGOs call for justice after migrant deaths
Apr 23, 2008 (DVB)