It was Jan. 4, 2018. As it was also the 70th anniversary of Myanmar’s independence, I could not help thinking about my days in prison. Independence Day is one of the special occasions each and every prisoner looks forward to with high hopes. That is because of a custom of granting amnesty to prisoners and […]
By LAWI WENG 29 December 2017 An ethnic Ta’ang (Palaung) lawyer has been detained by police in Muse Township in northern Shan State in connection with a shooting in Lashio in Kaung Mu Tong quarter on Dec. 22, Ta’ang Legal Aid (TLA) reported yesterday. Police accused Mai Myo Aung of involvement in a Dec. 22 confrontation in […]
A Myanmar rights organization has filed a complaint with the U.N.’s human rights office about the detention of two Reuters journalists charged with violating the country’s colonial-era Official Secrets Act. The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), a group dedicated to the release of political prisoners in Myanmar, lodged the complaint with the Working Group […]
National level Human Rights Defenders Forum, to December 19-20, Summit Parkview Hotel in Yangon.
Desires for acknowledgment and justice for past and ongoing human rights violations in Mon areas of southern Burma
10 December 2017, Rangoon ND-Burma statement on International Human Rights Day: “We are ready to help deliver justice for Burma’s many victims of human rights violations” With over 6,000 human rights violations recorded since 2004, ND-Burma wants to help bring about justice and national reconciliation Thirteen years ago, 9 civil society organizations based on the […]
MYANMAR Transitional Justice Issues and Initiatives Introduction Socio-historical context: conflict and repression Myanmar gained independence in January 1948, following the 1947 Panglong Conference. At this conference General Aung San along with Kachin, Shan, and Chin leaders overcame the divide-and-rule policy of the British by agreeing on ethnic equality within a Federal Union of Burma. However, […]
November 2017 Pope calls on Burma to commit to justice and respect for human rights During a 4-day visit to Burma, the Pope delivered a speech calling for a future in which there is “peace based on respect for the dignity and rights of each member of society.” He also stressed that peace can only come about […]
Basic Human Rights vs Documentation Training, Yangon 20-24 November 2017. [metaslider id=2808]
In late 2012, the Burma Army intensified military operations against strongholds of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). This culminated in a massive offensive on the KIA headquarters at Laiza on the China-Burma border starting in mid-December.