Malala Wins EU’s Sakharov Human Rights Prize
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Past winners of the prestigious award won by the 16-year-old include Nelson Mandela, and Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi.
Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot last year by the Taliban for defying a ban on female education, has won the European Parliament’s Sakharov human rights prize.
The 16-year-old, who has become a symbol of the fight against the militants, has also been nominated for the Nobel peace prize.
Fugitive US intelligence analyst Edward Snowden, who leaked details of secret surveillance programmes, and a group of jailed Belarus dissidents, had been in the running for the prestigious £42,000 Sakharov award.
Previous winners include Nelson Mandela and Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi.Govt, NLD battle for high ground on constitutional reform
By SHWE AUNG
Burma’s Joint-house Committee for Reviewing the Constitution has announced through state media that it is seeking advice from political, legal, administrative and public stakeholders on how to proceed with moves to either amend or rewrite the 2008 constitution.
According to a statement on Friday in the government-run The New Light of Myanmar, the committee said it “would seek assessment and advice from the Legislative Pillar, Administrative Pillar and Judicial Pillar through Pyidaungsu Hluttaw [the Union Assembly], and would seek assessment and advice of political parties, organisations and individuals.”
The 109-member Committee set a deadline of 15 November for the submission of such advice and assessment.Myanmar legal system yet to reach global standards: expert
By Shivali Nayak
Myanmar’s legal system is rapidly changing, but it still has a long way to go to reach international standards.
That’s according to Dr Melissa Crouch, a researcher from the National University of Singapore’s Centre for Asian Legal Studies.
A recent report by the International Bar Association identified a number of areas Myanmar didn’t reach international legal standards.
Dr Crouch is one of the co-editors of a handbook which aims to address the legal challenges the country is facing as it transitions towards democracy.
The 20-chapter publication, which will be out next year, is drawing on expertise from around the region to provide guidance.
“[It is] trying to capture some of the… legislative reforms that are currently taking place as well as putting those in their historical and social context,” Dr Crouch told Radio Australia’s Asia Pacific progam.Myanmar and Kachin Rebels Sign Preliminary Peace Deal
By William Tucker Chief Correspondent for In Homeland Security 2011 marked the end of a 17 year cease-fire agreement between the Myanmar junta and the Kachin rebels of north Burma. In the two years since the cease fire broke down hundreds have been killed and tens of...
Undocumented Myanmar workers in Malaysia allowed to return home without being charged
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Myanmar Labour Minister said he has reached an agreement with Malaysian authorities for the undocumented Myanmar workers in Malaysia to be allowed to return home without being charged.
Mr. Aye Myint, Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security, and other senior officials went to Malaysia between September 9 and 12 to discuss the issue of illegal Myanmar migrant workers in Malaysia. They held a press conference on their arrival in Yangon on September 12.
“Our main concern is the undocumented Myanmar workers. For those who want to work there legally, we will issue official documents to them. Next, we have negotiated for the runaway workers who are no longer needed by their employers, and the kids at the [detention] centres not to be charged under the Malaysian laws,” said Aye Myint at the press conference.Myanmar, Kachin in key peace talks
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Myanmar on Thursday looked to build on a tentative peace deal with Kachin rebels, with talks aimed at ending the country’s last major active civil war.
General Gwan Maw of the Kachin Independence Army speaks during a meeting with Myanmar government officials and a delegation of the rebel Kachin Independence Organization in Myitkyina, in the country’s northern Kachin state on October 8, 2013
Fighting in northern Kachin state has displaced tens of thousands since a 17-year ceasefire crumbled two years ago, with bouts of heavy combat that have undermined the reformist government’s aim of securing countrywide peace.Press Releases
Press Release: NCGUB pushing the Rohingya from the frying-pan into the fire
ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANISATION
ARAKAN, BURMA
13th February 2009
It is unfortunate that SPDC‘s onslaughts against the Rohingya people have always been reinforced by Rakhine communal leaders and academicians. Some of such fanatics had stated in their recent radio and media interviews, “Rohingyas are not among the ethnic groups in Burma…How they could claim that they came from Burma when in fact they come from Bangladesh…” Among them are Dr. Aye Kyaw, Dr. Aye Chan, U Aye Tha Aung, Secretary General of the Committee Representing People’s Parliament (CRPP), who is also Secretary General of the Arakan League for Democracy (ALD) and U Khaing Lunn, Acting President of the ALD, who are popularly known as xenophobes for their extreme hatred towards Rohingya and for harping on the SPDC’s tune of Rohingya extermination.
Press Release: ARNO welcomes the Indonesian call to address the Rohingya problem
8th February 2009
Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) welcomes the Indonesian Foreign Minister Mr. Hassan Wirajuda’s call on the ASEAN countries to work together to address the problem of the boatpeople.
We express our gratitude to the brotherly people and Government of Indonesia for rescuing hundreds of Rohingya and other boatpeople and providing them with temporary refuge, medical treatment and humanitarian assistance.
Press Release: ARNO Welcomes the European Parliament Resolution
on the Situation of Burmese Refugees in Thailand
6th February 2009
Arakan Rohingya National Organisation welcomes the European Parliament resolution of 5th February 2009 on the situation of Burmese refugees in Thailand. We also fully support the Media Release from Mr. Glenys Kinnock MEP, who led the European Parliament call for Thailand not to send Rohingya refugees back to Burma to face repression and torture.
In a Parliamentary resolution voted on 5th February, EU MPs also urged Thailand to ensure the refugees were treated according to humanitarian standards. They call on the Thai government to investigate a thorough and impartial enquiry into allegations of mistreatment of the Rohingya by the Thai military and to give the UN High Commissioner for Refugees immediate access to determine their needs. In addition the MPs condemned the Burmese regime for their continuous persecution of the ethnic group. They demanded the junta to restore the Burmese citizenship of the Rohingya, lift the restrictions on their right to education, right to get married, freedom of movement and to cease human rights violations across the country.
Press Release: ARNO welcomes Motion on Rohingya Refugees in British Parliament
5th February 2009 Arakan Rohingya National Organisation welcomes the Early Day Motion on Rohingya Refugees in British Parliament The Motion (EDM670) dated 3/2/09 states: “That the House is appalled that Thailand’s navy has left around...
In This Issue:
- Editorial: Rohingyas are in a geopolitical crossroad: Global Powers and Competing Interests
- Rohingya Resilience in Exile: Rebuilding Lives in Refugee Camps
- Containing Arakan Army: A Security Imperative for Myanmar and Bangladesh
- Ending Digital Violence against Women and Girls
- Myanmar’s Election: Conflict, Exclusion, and a Crisis of Legitimacy
- Rohingya Families in Maungdaw Prepare to Flee Amid Forced Conscription Fears
- Arakan Army Orders Rohingya to Surrender Household Registration Lists
- Fire Tears Through Rohingya Camp in Cox’s Bazar, Injuring Three Children and Destroying Dozens of Shelters
- Rohingya Men and Women Forced to Join Armed Group in Maungdaw
- ARNO Welcomes UN Third Committee Resolution on Rohingya Rights, Demands Accountability for Armed-Group Abuses
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The ICC: Protection for the Rohingya?
Posted on January 6, 2013 by iclrmp
Written by: Regina Paulose
In November 2012, the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the ICC released its Report on Preliminary Examination Activities 2012, which examines situations in various countries for acts which could potentially amount to crimes against humanity and/or war crimes. Some of the countries mentioned in this report are North Korea, Columbia, and Afghanistan.[1] While one could question some of the cases the OTP is currently investigating,[2] this author takes the position that there are other atrocious human rights situations which need the immediate attention of the ICC. In particular, the OTP should begin to make efforts to investigate and address the continued persecution and abuse of the Rohingya population in Burma.[3]
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