The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar , Tomas Ojea Quintana, expressed serious concerns in a report on Thursday over growing violence between Muslim and Buddhist communities in Myanmar. The Special Rapporteur...
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A UN independent expert on Monday urged Myanmar to address shortcomings in reforming its human rights situation. Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar Tomas Ojea Quintana warned the country of...
UN expert calls on Myanmar to address ongoing human rights issues
A UN independent expert Wednesday commended the reform that has been achieved so far in Myanmar while identifying additional human rights issues that still need to be addressed, particularly in the states...
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reported Friday that more than 2,000 have fled growing violence in the northern Myanmar state of Rakhine and Bangladesh aboard boats operated by smugglers in the Bay of Bengal. The...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called on authorities in Myanmar to drop charges against nine peaceful protesters who are facing criminal charges for demonstrating without a permit in Rangoon in September on International Peace...
The government of Myanmar on Monday began releasing a number of political prisoners at the same time US President Barack Obama arrived for a historic visit to the former dictatorship. Specifically, 66 prisoners were...
HRW accuses Myanmar military of supporting anti-Muslim violence
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday accused Myanmar's government and security forces of being complicit in attacks on Rohingya Muslims in October that forced 35,000 people from their homes. Based on satellite imagery of Muslim...
Myanmar announced on Wednesday that it has freed 452 prisoners ahead of a visit by US President Barack Obama . Myanmar's state-run media reported that the government has released the prisoners on humanitarian grounds and...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called Saturday for an end to the sectarian violence in Myanmar between the Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims. HRW detailed an arson attack in the coastal Rohingya neighborhood at the...
Myanmar constitutional court justices resign following impeachment vote
All nine justices of Myanmar's Constitutional Court resigned Thursday after Parliament voted for impeachment. President Thein Sein has reportedly accepted the resignations of all nine justices. The parliament was created as part of Myanmar's constitutional...