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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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).
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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.
