Archive for 2010
HRW Report: Migrant Workers Face Killings, Extortion, Labor Rights Abuses
For Immediate Release Thailand: Migrant Workers Face Killings, Extortion, Labor Rights Abuses February Deadline for Renewal of Work Permits Invites Exploitation (Bangkok, February 23, 2010) – The Thai government should swiftly act to end police abuse and discriminatory laws and policies against migrant workers and their families, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. [...]
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HRW Report: Burma: Release Democracy Leader U Tin Oo
urma: Release Democracy Leader U Tin Oo Harsh Sentence for US Citizen Nyi Nyi Aung Highlights Challenges for Visiting UN Official (New York, February 11, 2010) – The Burmese military government should immediately release the 84-year-old opposition leader U Tin Oo, whose house arrest order expires on February 13, 2010, Human Rights Watch said today. [...]
FBR REPORT: 2,100 Displaced, Villages Burned, Schools Abandoned as Seven Burma Army Battalions Attack
FBR REPORT: 2,100 Displaced, Villages Burned, Schools Abandoned as Seven Burma Army Battalions Attack Karen State, Burma 12 February, 2010 KEY DEVELOPMENTS Over 2,100 people displaced, 4 villages burned, 14 schools abandoned and a clinic burned as seven Burma Army battalions attack villagers in Western Karen State, Burma. 12 February 2010. (Reports relayed from teams [...]
HRW Report – Thailand: Cease Intimidation of Karen Refugee
Thailand: Cease Intimidation of Karen Refugees Push-backs to Burma into Heavily Mined Areas Threaten Lives (New York, February 6, 2010) – Thailand should immediately stop pressuring ethnic Karen refugees to return to Burma, Human Rights Watch said today. Repatriation to the designated “return zone” in Burma would place returnees at serious risk of human rights [...]
eleho in Haiti
Officially, eleho is not in Haiti but a member of our team was asked to travel with an organization to the country. Bryan will be documenting on the trip on video for an organization called Project 81. They are a group of people who have been working in Port au Prince and a town called [...]
Thank You
Dear Friends of eleho, As we look ahead to 2010 we want to take a moment to thank each of you for your support of eleho in 2009. Last year presented us with amazing opportunities to spread awareness and build deep, strategic relationships both here in the States and in Burma/Thailand. We’d like to share [...]
FBR Report: Update of Burma Army Attacks, Murders, Displacement, and Forced Labor In Karen State
FBR REPORT: UPDATE OF BURMA ARMY ATTACKS, MURDERS, DISPLACEMENT AND FORCED LABOR IN KAREN STATE, BURMA Report relayed directly from the field by FBR Relief Teams in Karen State 21 January, 2010 KEY DEVELOPMENTS On January 17: Keh Der village in Ler Doh Township was attacked by LIB 367. 10. Ten houses were burned down. [...]
HRW Report – Burma: Verdict Expected in Trial of Burmese-American Activist
(New York, January 25, 2009) – On January 27, a criminal court inside Insein prison in Rangoon is expected to hand down the verdict in the trial of Burmese rights activist and US citizen Kyaw Zaw Lwin. Zaw Lwin, age 40, also known as Nyi Nyi Aung, had been working for the Free Burmese Political [...]
