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…
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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 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…
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.
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…
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…