Myanmar human rights activist Ko Myint Naing has been sentenced to eight years in prison, according to his lawyer and fellow activists Wednesday. A judge sentenced Myint Naing for inciting unrest during an April 2007 incident in which Myint...
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The military government of Myanmar reconvened negotiations on a new constitution Wednesday, saying the latest talks will be the final session in completing a drafting process that began 14 years ago. The government...
Myanmar opposition dismisses legitimacy of constitution talks
Six opposition members and former constitutional delegates have criticized the efforts of the military government of Myanmar to reconvene negotiations on a new constitution . The six accused the military junta Sunday of handpicking most of the...
The United States has renewed pressure on Myanmar to release democracy advocate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi , a US State Department spokesperson said Thursday. Spokesman...
Members of the UN Human Rights Council (UNCHR) on Monday reached an agreement on final rules governing the body, agreeing to a final text that requires proposed resolutions condemning human rights violators...
The government of Myanmar announced plans Tuesday to reconvene negotiations on a new constitution for a final session next month. The national constitutional drafting convention, tasked with creating guidelines for a more democratic...
Nine suspects were arrested and charged Monday in the US Eastern District of California for allegedly plotting the violent overthrow of the Laotian government. The suspects, including General Vang Pao, a former general in the Royal...
Myanmar detention of democracy advocate against international law: UN rights body
Myanmar's extended detention of democracy advocate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi violates the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights , the UN...
Opinion No.2/2007 (Myanmar), UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, May 29, 2007 . Read...
The military government of Myanmar Friday extended the house arrest of pro-democracy advocate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi for another year, rejecting calls for her release by...
