Amnesty International calls for prisoner release
Jun 26, 2008 (DVB), Rights group Amnesty International has called on the military regime in Burma to release political prisoners Myo Yan Naung Thein and U Ohn Than immediately to[…]
ARSA militants killed Hindu villagers in Rakhine violence: Amnesty
Campaign group Amnesty International said on Tuesday it had gathered evidence that insurgents from a Rohingya Muslim armed group killed scores of Hindu civilians in August last year, amid a surge in violence in western Burma.
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Military bases being built where Rohingya once lived and prayed: Amnesty
After driving nearly 700,000 Rohingya Muslims out of the country, Burma’s military is building bases where some of their homes and mosques once stood, Amnesty International said on Monday, citing new evidence from satellite imagery.
International agencies need to monitor Rohingya repatriation: UN, HRW
“It is standard practice in voluntary repatriation operations that UNHCR would be involved to ensure international standards are met for any type of return agreement,” said a UNHCR spokesman.
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Suu Kyi asks for international understanding in speech on Arakan
“We feel deeply for the suffering of all the people who have been caught up in the conflict,” she told an audience in Naypyidaw that included members of the foreign diplomatic corps.
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Military guilty of war crimes in northern Burma: Amnesty report
A damning new report from Amnesty International paints a picture of northern Burma in which the military continues to act with impunity, accused of human rights abuses tantamount to war crimes just weeks after the appointment of a UN fact-finding mission to probe such concerns.
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International community urged to pressure govt on UN probe cooperation
Over 20 human rights organisations issue a call to the international community, urging world leaders to pressure the Burmese government into cooperating with a United Nations fact-finding mission on alleged human rights violations in Arakan State and elsewhere in the country.
Junta blocks release of Amnesty report on torture in Thailand
Amnesty International vows to continue to investigate torture in Thailand after being forced to cancel a press conference to release a report into widespread allegations.
Thai junta allows ‘culture of torture’ to flourish: Amnesty
Amnesty International says Thailand’s military government has allowed a “culture of torture” to flourish since the army seized power in a 2014 coup.
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Annan stresses need for international approach to Arakan tensions
Former UN chief Kofi Annan says that cooperation with neighbouring countries will be key to resolving tensions in Arakan State.
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Arakan Commission must address ‘decades of discrimination’: Amnesty
Amnesty International has welcomed the establishment of a high-level Arakan Commission headed by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, but has called for it to address the human rights situation in the volatile region, while investigating decades of discrimination against minorities.
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Amnesty adds voice to calls for relocation of acid factory
Amnesty International says a heavily polluting acid factory located in a village in Sagaing Division should be moved to an area where it will do less harm.
Amnesty report demands new laws for a new government
Amnesty International calls on the incoming NLD-led government to break the “vicious cycle of political arrests” with new laws.
Rohingya victims of global assault on rights in 2015: Amnesty
Amnesty International said on Wednesday as it warned that many governments were brazenly breaking international law.
Amnesty slams ‘outrageous’ jailing of online satirist
An online activist received a six month jail term, minus time already served, in a Friday sentencing at a Rangoon court. After an October arrest, Kachin man Patrick Kum Jaa[…]
52 political prisoners freed in amnesty
The release, which included several high-profile prisoners of conscience, comes after recent pressure on the Burmese government from the United States, as well as rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.
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Release all 91 political prisoners, says Amnesty
Jailed for religious defamation, New Zealander Phil Blackwood is the sole foreigner on Amnesty International’s list of 91 prisoners of conscience in Burma.
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International voices decry police crackdown on students
International rights groups condemn the violent attacks on protestors, and denounce the police for drafting in pro-government thugs to assist them.
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Red Cross convoy attack ‘may amount to war crimes’: Amnesty
Reaction to an unprovoked attack on a Red Cross convoy has been swift and strong with the UN and Amnesty issuing statements condemning the incident.
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Wanbao slams Amnesty report as ‘groundless, sensationalist’
Myanmar Wanbao has dismissed Amnesty International’s accusations that it colluded in a series of human rights abuses directed against protestors at the Latpadaung copper mine site in Sagaing Division.
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Amnesty Int allege ‘corporate crimes’ at Latpadaung
“Construction of the Letpadaung mine must be halted immediately until rights issues have been addressed,” says Amnesty International Researcher Meghna Abraham.
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Amnesty, HRW slam deadly use of force at Latpadaung
International watchdogs and Burmese activists have voiced distress and disdain over the Burmese police handling of protestors at Latpadaung copper mine, where one woman was shot dead.
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Amnesty Int calls for release of Buddha Bar trio
Amnesty International has called on Burma’s authorities to immediately and unconditionally release three restaurant managers charged with insulting the Buddhist religion.
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Latpadaung mine ‘must be halted’ pending EIA, says Amnesty
Two years after a brutal police crackdown against protesters at the Latpadaung copper mine site, Amnesty Int’l has issued a press release highlighting ongoing problems with the project.
Only one political prisoner released in amnesty: AAPP-B
AAPP-B said on Thursday that only one of the 3,073 detainees released on 7 October in a presidential amnesty was on their list of political prisoners.
Activists call on govt to free whistleblowers during next amnesty
The Asian Human Rights Commission is calling on the Burmese government to recognise whistleblowers as political prisoners following a pledge from Thein Sein to free all of Burma’s prisoners of conscience
KNU leader granted amnesty
After being imprisoned last week, a Karen National Union senior official has been released from prison after being pardoned by Burma’s president.
Media watchdog tempers amnesty hype
Reporters Without Borders says scrutiny of the Burmese government’s intentions must continue following failure to release journalists
Burma prisoner amnesty: 12 Oct releases
At least 184 political prisoners released today, including prominent comedians, activists and politicians
MP calls for prisoner amnesty amidst govt denials
MP’s request to discuss prisoners of conscience will go to parliament today after UN envoy’s visit as official denials are aired
