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UN rights expert urges Myanmar to address remaining issues
March 11, 2013 by Sung Un Kim
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 the possibility that the current reformation process may be endangered by leaving.... [more]
UN expert calls on Myanmar to address ongoing human rights issues
February 21, 2013 by Addison Morris
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 of Kachin and Rakhine. Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar Tomas Ojea.... [more]
HRW: Myanmar shelling violates laws of war
January 18, 2013 by Sarah Paulsworth
Myanmar's campaign of shelling on the state of Kachin violates the laws of war, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Friday, the same day the government announced a ceasefire. President Thein Sein ordered the ceasefire after the country's parliament unanimously passed a motion on the matter. HRW is.... [more]
HRW to Myanmar: drop charges against activists
January 14, 2013 by Alison Sacriponte
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 Day. The demonstrators were calling for peace in Myanmar's war-torn.... [more]
HRW urges China authorities to halt deportation of Myanmar refugees
September 6, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged the Chinese government to halt the deportation of Myanmar refugees. In a letter sent to the Chinese Minister of Foreign affairs, the rights group said that the return of at least 4,000 ethnic Kachin refugees from Myanmar is a violation of international.... [more]
HRW: China must stop forced returns of Myanmar refugees
August 24, 2012 by Dan Taglioli
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday called on China to stop forcibly returning thousands of Kachin refugees to northern Myanmar. HRW reported that Chinese authorities repatriated more than 1,000 Kachin refugees to Myanmar last week and plan to deport another 4,000 in the near future. HRW claims.... [more]
HRW: China must provide for Myanmar refugees
June 26, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday issued a report documenting refugee abuse and urging the government of China to provide basic food and shelter needs to thousands of refugees fleeing sectarian violence in neighboring Myanmar. Escalating violence between the Myanmar Army and the Kachin.... [more]
Myanmar violence continues in northern Kachin state: HRW
March 20, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
Violence and rights abuses continue in Myanmar's northern state of Kachin, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday. HRW claims that a significant number of civilians are subject to abuses due to the conflict between Myanmar's armed forces and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). The report.... [more]
Myanmar soldiers may be committing war crimes: rights group
November 28, 2011 by Jamie Davis
Human rights group Partners Relief and Development said Monday that Myanmar soldiers may be committing war crimes in the form of torture and forced labor against ethnic communities in Kachin State. The group issued a report documenting the war crimes which allegedly began on June 9 after a 17-year.... [more]
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