Aug 11, 2012 | News / Article
JAKARTA — Southeast Asian nations are considering humanitarian assistance for Muslim-minority Rohingya facing “pain and suffering” in Myanmar, the head of the ASEAN regional bloc said Wednesday. Association of Southeast Asian Nations secretary...
Aug 11, 2012 | News / Article
The Burmese government willfully ignores a human-rights disaster. The West’s faith in Burma isn’t being repaid. When U.S. President Barack Obama lifted restrictions on investments by American companies in the country last month, state security forces...
Aug 1, 2012 | News / Article
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Mr Tomas Ojea Quintana visited Burma from July 30 for four days accompanied by other members visited Maungdaw Township, Arakan today (July 31), at about 1:30 pm by three Helicopters, according to an elder from Maungdaw....
Jul 31, 2012 | News / Article
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Mr Tomas Ojea Quintana will be visiting Burma from today for four days. Quintana will visit Arakan for one day as described in the recent statement of Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The military...
Jul 31, 2012 | News / Article
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has called for an independent investigation following claims of abuses by security forces in Burma’s Rakhine state. Ms Pillay said forces sent to quash violence in the northern state were reported to be targeting Muslims. The UN...
Jul 21, 2012 | News / Article
Six weeks after a state of emergency was declared in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, targeted attacks and other violations by security forces against minority Rohingyas and other Muslims have increased, Amnesty International said today. Communal violence in the state has...
