All Entries in the "Burma News" Category
HRW Report: “The Long Road To The Hague”
The Long Road to The Hague An Interview with James Ross, Legal & Policy Director at Human Rights Watch by The Irradwaddy Published in:Â The Irrawaddy August 22, 2010 James Ross is the Legal and Policy Director at Human Rights Watch, where he has worked since 2001. He previously worked in the Humanitarian Affairs office of [...]
Inquiry Into Crimes Against Humanity In Burma
Inquiry Into Crimes Against Humanity In Burma (via Partners Relief & Development) The U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate have passed resolutions calling for the UN to create a Commission of Inquiry into Crimes Against Humanity in Burma. Now the European Union is drafting a resolution to introduce at the UN General Assembly meeting [...]
Burma Being Supported By North Korea
With the input of North Korean advisers, the Burmese military junta has modernized its Tatmadaw (armed forces) by upgrading its strategic motor vehicle forces, forming a Missile Force and improving the operation of the people’s militias operating under its People’s War Strategy, according to information leaked by military sources to The Irrawaddy. The junta’s objective [...]
HRW Report: Burma: Military Party Guaranteed to Dominate Elections
Burma: Military Party Guaranteed to Dominate Elections Merger of Two Junta-Backed Groups Undercuts Genuine Participation (New York, July 19, 2010) – The merging of Burma’s largest government-controlled social welfare organization into the army’s recently formed political party is clear evidence that the planned 2010 elections will not be legitimate, Human Rights Watch said today. On [...]
HRW Report – Burma: After Cyclone, Repression Impedes Civil Society and Aid
Burma: After Cyclone, Repression Impedes Civil Society and Aid Humanitarian Space Across Country Again Narrowing Ahead of 2010 Polls (Bangkok, April 29, 2010) – The Burmese government continues to deny basic freedoms and place undue restrictions on aid agencies despite significant gains in rehabilitating areas devastated by Cyclone Nargis two years ago, Human Rights Watch [...]
VoiceOfSanDiego.org – Burmese Refugees In San Diego
“Without rice,” said Mu Naw, “we cannot live.” But on Tuesday, that now-constant worry was salved, for the time being. A 25-pound sack rested at the hem of Naw’s bright purple sarong as she stood beside friends outside the worn City Heights apartment building whose units have, in the last two years, slowly been occupied [...]
HRW Report – Burma: Election Laws May Shut Down Opposition Parties
Burma: Election Laws May Shut Down Opposition Parties Influential Governments Should Reject Sham Process (New York, March 10, 2010) – Newly issued laws in preparation for 2010 elections in Burma are designed to exclude the main opposition party and ensure a victory for the ruling military, Human Rights Watch said today. The ruling State Peace [...]
HRW: Justice For The Burmese
Justice for the Burmese by Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch Published in: The International Herald Tribune February 28, 2010 Stanley Weiss (“A first step toward democracy?” Views, Feb. 23) demonstrates the triumph of cynicism over principle in discussing Burma’s planned elections. If Burma’s ruling generals stage elections in 2010 “without violence or [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
