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    Tagged: Human Rights

    Lead Story News Politics

    Govt, military have ‘weaponised aid’, says rights group

    The Burmese government and military are “weaponising” aid access in Kachin State, which could amount to war crimes, according to a new report released by Fortify Rights.

    Human Rights International Relations Lead Story News

    Outgoing UN human rights chief keeps Burma on notice

    The outgoing UN human rights chief kept Burma under the microscope in parting remarks to the UN Human Rights Council on Monday, noting the government’s failure to cooperate with multiple probes into alleged rights abuses.

    Human Rights Lead Story News

    MNHRC failing to protect human rights, say NGOs

    Report says the MNHRC’s greatest weakness is its failure to serve as a voice for the country’s most vulnerable people.

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    Lead Story News Rohingya

    UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ by latest Arakan turmoil

    The United Nations Secretary General is “deeply concerned” that civilians in conflict-torn northern Arakan State are copping the brunt of violence between Muslim militants and the Burma Army.

    Justice Kachin Lead Story News

    Kachin NGOs demand justice for victims of sex crimes

    Khon Ja pointed to an infamous incident involving a woman named Sumlut Roi Ja, who was abducted by Burmese soldiers in 2011 and never seen again.

    Interview: Swedish Human Rights Ambassador Annika Ben David video

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    Interview: Swedish Human Rights Ambassador Annika Ben David

    Sweden’s ambassador-at-large for human rights, Annika Ben David, has been in Burma this week on her first official visit to the country. In this interview, she speaks with DVB about a range of human rights challenges facing Burma.

    Analysis Contributor Human Rights Lead Story News

    Human rights ‘a cornerstone of Swedish foreign policy’

    Protecting and promoting human rights is a cornerstone of Swedish foreign policy and forms a central part of its engagement in Myanmar, the country’s ambassador-at-large for human rights writes.

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    UN proposes US, Canada for limited Rohingya resettlement

    UNHCR asks Bangladesh to allow it to negotiate with the US, Canada and some European countries to resettle around 1,000 Rohingya Muslims.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Rights groups call on govt to probe case of missing Kachin pastors

    Human rights organisations have called on the government to investigate the disappearance of two Kachin pastors in northern Shan State.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics

    Aid to Maungdaw trickling rather than ‘flowing’, rights groups say

    Aid organisations working in Maungdaw have not been granted the “flowing” access to the restive region that they were promised by the government.

    Lead Story News Politics Suu Kyi

    Why must we lobby Suu Kyi to respect human rights?

    “It is becoming clearer that the approach of the NLD and the international community is an abject failure …” writes Mark Farmaner of BCUK.

    Villagers fleeing their homes in Kachin state after fighting broke out in January, 2015. (Photo: KBC Kachin)

    Human Rights Kachin Lead Story News

    Army offensives increased since new govt, says Kachin NGO

    “The pattern of Burma Army abuse and impunity is the same as under the previous government, while the offensives have worsened.”

    Human Rights Lead Story News Rangoon

    4 human rights officials resign over Ava Tailor abuse case

    The MNHRC officials had been under intense criticism for their handling of a high-profile case where two young maids were allegedly tortured and abused by their employers.

    Conflict Human Rights Lead Story News Shan

    Ta’ang NGOs accuse Shan army of human rights abuses

    Groups say RCSS/SSA maintains a campaign of closing schools, detaining civilians and monks, recruiting soldiers, and looting households in Ta’ang areas.

    Human Rights Lead Story News

    EU credits Suu Kyi govt for improved rights record

    Praising Burma’s progress on human rights, the European Union said that it would not introduce a resolution condemning the country’s record for the first time in 15 years.

    Analysis Contributor Lead Story News Opinion

    SEZ managers must be versed in rights

    In August, Burma’s newly elected government overhauled the senior figures heading the administrative framework for governing Special Economic Zones (SEZs). Union Vice-President Henry Van Thio replaces former president Thein Sein[…]

    Analysis Ethnic issues Lead Story News Opinion Peace Process

    Everybody should be part of Panglong

    The Panglong Conference must be as inclusive as possible if it is to succeed in remaking Burma, says UN special rapporteur on human rights Yanghee Lee.

    Culture Ethnic issues Human Rights International International Relations Lead Story News Religion Rohingya

    Arakan Commission must address ‘decades of discrimination’: Amnesty

    Amnesty International has welcomed the establishment of a high-level Arakan Commission headed by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, but has called for it to address the human rights situation in the volatile region, while investigating decades of discrimination against minorities.

    Human Rights Lead Story News

    Facebook insult case set to go to trial

    The case against Hla Phone, who is accused of posting insulting images of Burma’s military chief and former president Thein Sein on Facebook, is based on a controversial telecommunications law.

    Business Human Rights Lead Story News

    Prioritise rights, UN envoy urges investors

    Yanghee Lee, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Burma, calls on international investors to be careful not to undermine the country’s rights priorities.

    Human Rights Lead Story News

    UN’s Yanghee Lee visits Insein prison

    Lee reportedly questioned whether female inmates are being subjected to pregnancy tests, suggesting that this is a violation of human rights.

    Human Rights Human Trafficking Lead Story News

    US to downgrade Burma in human trafficking report

    The US State Department plans to downgrade Burma in its annual report on human trafficking because of the country’s continuing failure to end abusive practices.

    Conflict Ethnic issues Feature Lead Story News Women's Issues

    Eliminating sexual violence in conflict areas

    As war continues in Burma’s border areas, calls grow to end attacks on women.

    Human Rights Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Suu Kyi apologises to migrants

    Aung San Suu Kyi has apologised to supporters who stood in the rain for hours hoping to see her during her visit to Mahachai on Thursday.

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    Culture Human Rights Lead Story News Photos

    Inked-in human rights

    Dutch artist Sander Van Bussel brings his “Human Rights Tattoo” project to Burma, marking his first foray into Asia.

    Justice Kachin Lead Story News Women's Issues

    Army refuses to cooperate in murdered teachers investigation

    The military is refusing to cooperate in the investigation into the rape and murder of two Kachin teachers in northern Shan State.

    Human Rights Lead Story News

    Veteran human rights defender sees major reforms ahead

    On 17 January, lawyer Robert Sann Aung was sitting in his office in downtown Rangoon listening to Voice of America‘s Burmese-language broadcast when he heard a report that Gambira, one[…]

    Human Rights Lead Story News

    Police in Mon State close Par Gyi case

    The lawyer for the widow of Par Gyi, a reporter who was killed in army custody in 2014, said he would try to get the case reopened.

    Feature Lead Story News Women's Issues

    Burma’s deadly abortion taboo

    “One of my friends is five weeks pregnant. She is uneducated and poor. Her boyfriend ran away when she told him that she was pregnant. She’s crying.”

    Human Rights Lead Story News

    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.

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