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    34 Search results for "MNHRC"

    Human Rights Lead Story News

    MNHRC failing to protect human rights, say NGOs

    Report says the MNHRC’s greatest weakness is its failure to serve as a voice for the country’s most vulnerable people.

    Human Rights Lead Story News

    Parliament votes in favour of action against MNHRC

    The censure motion comes in the wake of public outrage over the national human rights commission’s handling of a case of severe abuse by the owners of a tailor shop in Rangoon.

    Land Lead Story News

    MNHRC urges inquiry into violent eviction of squatters

    The call from the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission comes after squatters say their settlement was destroyed by thugs hired by local authorities in a village in Mon State.

    Lead Story Media Military News

    Par Gyi shot to death, but not tortured: MNHRC

    MNHRC says Par Gyi died from gunshot wounds to the head, chest, thigh and heel, but there was no evidence of torture. His widow and her lawyer reject the findings.

    Lead Story Media News

    Reuters reporters trial: CSOs call for investigation into ‘entrapment’ claim

    The CSOs also called for the release of two police officers, one of whom testified last Friday at the trial, saying that a police team had “set up” the journalists.

    Lead Story News Politics

    36 political prisoners included in Thingyan presidential amnesty

    Two Kachin pastors and a Buddhist abbot jailed for “Unlawful Association” are freed, but Reuters journalists remain behind bars.

    Lead Story News

    Woman convicted in high-profile Yangon domestic abuse case dies in prison

    Tin Thuzar, the owner and matriarch of a Yangon tailoring shop embroiled in a high-profile domestic abuse case that saw her sentenced to more than 15 years in prison last month, died on Sunday at Insein Prison Hospital.

    Lead Story News Refugees Rohingya

    Rohingya refugee repatriation to start on 22 January

    Minister Win Myat Aye said a group of 450 Hindu refugees will be allowed back across the border on 22 January as the first step in the repatriation process.

    Lead Story Media News

    Human Rights Commission says it cannot help detained journalists

    Myanmar National Human Rights Commission says it is powerless to intervene in the case involving two Reuters journalists who were arrested on December 12.

    Lead Story Media News

    USDP wades into furore over Reuters reporters’ arrest

    The military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has injected itself into the debate over two Reuters journalists who were detained last week, with a party official saying they should be released if not guilty of wrongdoing.

    Law Lead Story News

    Lengthy prison terms handed down to four in high-profile domestic abuse case

    Yangon’s Western District Court on Friday sentenced four defendants to hefty prison terms in a case of domestic abuse that captured the nation’s attention when it was uncovered last year.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Seeking arrests, govt sends names of ‘terrorists’ to Bangladesh

    Burma has sent a list of hundreds of names of suspected terrorists to the Bangladeshi government, and is seeking to have those individuals detained for their alleged involvement in deadly attacks last month by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army in Arakan State, according to a senior Burmese government official.

    Human Rights Interview Lead Story News

    ‘No changes’ under NLD, says human rights commissioner

    Myanmar Now speaks to Yu Lwin Aung of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission.

    Human Rights Lead Story News Rangoon

    4 human rights officials resign over Ava Tailor abuse case

    The MNHRC officials had been under intense criticism for their handling of a high-profile case where two young maids were allegedly tortured and abused by their employers.

    Human Rights Labour Issues Lead Story News

    Police to face punishment for failing to act in Ava abuse case

    Rangoon Division’s Border and Security Affairs Minister said that punitive action would be taken against police accused of failing to protect the victims in the Ava tailor abuse case.

    Crime Human Trafficking Labour Issues Lead Story News

    Accused in Ava Tailor abuse case appear in court

    Six members of a family accused of severely abusing two young housemaids at their tailor shop in downtown Rangoon made their first court appearance today.

    Feature Lead Story News Women's Issues

    Burma’s broken system silent on violence against women

    Recent revelations about severe abuses inflicted on two young housemaids have highlighted the need for better protection of the rights of girls and women.

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    Labour Issues Lead Story News Rangoon

    A sordid case of enslavement and torture at a Rangoon tailor shop

    The four detained suspects are all members of one family that operated the Ava Tailors garment shop in the heart of Rangoon’s old colonial quarter.

    Human Rights Lead Story News

    UN’s Yanghee Lee visits Insein prison

    Lee reportedly questioned whether female inmates are being subjected to pregnancy tests, suggesting that this is a violation of human rights.

    Lead Story News

    Anniversary of violent student protest crackdown at Latpadan

    Away from the presidential nomination spotlight, 10 March also marks the one-year anniversary of the violent police crackdown on student protestors in Latpadan.

    Lead Story News

    Squatters cast into the cold

    Burma’s national rights watchdog noted this week the destruction of over squatter’s 500 homes in the Mingalardon Pyin Ma Pin Industrial Zone and Yuzana Garden City areas of Rangoon, which left close to 1000 homeless.

    Crime Lead Story Military News

    Ma Thandar rejects military court acquittal

    Ma Thandar gives testimony in a civilian court hearing as she criticises the acquittal of two soldiers which the government says has constitutional basis.

    Lead Story Media Mon News

    Witness testimony heard in Par Gyi case

    Ma Thandar, the reporter’s widow, says she attended this third hearing after being kept in the dark about prior court dates.

    Lead Story Media Military News

    Suspect’s silence obstructs Par Gyi case

    Police investigators say they have been refused access to the key person of interest in legal inquiry into the journalist’s death.

    Burma Human Rights Lead Story News

    Robert San Aung nominated for peace prize

    Renowned lawyer is recognised with shortlisting for international peace prize.

    Land Latpadaung Lead Story News

    Latpadaung killing: Police slammed for conduct

    A government-backed commission has insisted that local Salingyi police investigate the December shooting of Latpadaung protestor Khin Win, saying that her killing breached international rights standards.

    Land Latpadaung Lead Story Natural resources News

    Official probe launched into Latpadaung killing

    Myanmar National Human Rights Commission and local Salingyi police launch separate investigations into the fatal shooting of protestor Khin Win.

    Human Rights Kachin Lead Story News

    Rights groups urge justice for Ja Seng Ing, Brang Shawng

    Human rights groups ask Burmese government to drop case against Kachin man for filing complaint with Myanmar Human Rights Commission (MNHRC).

    Crime Law Lead Story Media News

    Par Gyi’s widow slams state inquiry into his death

    The widow of Burmese journalist Par Gyi, who died while in Burmese army custody last month, has rejected findings from MNHRC report into his death.

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