UN Myanmar rights expert ups estimate of death toll from protests crackdown to 31
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro has concluded that at least 31 people were killed in a crackdown on anti-government protesters this September, according to UN...
The military government of Myanmar reported Monday that it has released 8,585 detainees since the middle of November to celebrate progress toward drafting a national constitution , but opposition party National League for Democracy...
Myanmar constitution to be drafted solely by government-appointed panel
The military government of Myanmar Monday rejected calls from the United Nations for the country's constitution-drafting process to be opened to outside groups, saying that the new constitution would be drafted solely by a 54-member constitution-drafting...
The UN General Assembly Third Committee Tuesday passed a draft resolution condemning the recent crackdown against political dissidents in Myanmar, calling on the country's military government to release all political prisoners and to cooperate with UN special...
ASEAN leaders adopt criticized charter, establish human rights body
Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed Tuesday to a new charter that will unite members into an economic bloc similar to the European Union, but faced criticism for the charter's weak stance on...
ASEAN urged to put rights component of new charter in separate treaty
Singaporean human rights group SG Human Rights called Sunday for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to split off the human rights section of its proposed new charter into a separate treaty. Chapter 14...
UN rights envoy compiling report on Myanmar crackdown on dissidents
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Paulo Sergio Pinheiro said Friday that he obtained enough information from a five-day visit to Myanmar to determine the number of people killed during September's crackdown on pro-democracy protests...
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Paulo Sergio Pinheiro told reporters at the end of a five-day visit to Myanmar Thursday that he was able to meet with a number of prominent...
Two leading Myanmar dissidents taken into custody: opposition groups
Officials in Myanmar arrested prominent labor rights activist Suu Suu Nway Tuesday, according to a representative for the National League for Democracy-Liberated Area Myanmar in Thailand. An official speaking on condition of anonymity told...
UN rights envoy visits Myanmar prison as investigation gets underway
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Paulo Sergio Pinheiro began his investigation Monday into the Myanmar military government's crackdown on protesters by visiting Rangoon's Insein prison and a Buddhist monastery earlier raided by troops. Pinheiro...
