Relocation of Rohingya continues despite objections from Arakanese locals
Community leaders have quelled protestors attempting to block the relocation of displaced Rohingya as the government evacuates people from temporary shelters before Cyclone Mahasen reaches land Reports of ‘state involvement’ in Burma unrest: UN expert
The UN Special Rapporteur on Burma human rights said Thursday he had received reports of "state involvement" in some of the recent violence between Buddhists and Muslims Mob attacks staged with ‘brutal efficiency’: U.N. envoy
Muslim homes have been targeted with “brutal efficiency” in deadly new unrest in Burma, a UN envoy who has just been to the country said Tuesday UN envoy surveys riot-hit Meikhtila
A United Nations envoy on Sunday surveyed the charred ruins of homes and met some of those displaced by deadly riots in Burma, as Buddhist and Muslim leaders urged an end to the religious violence Burma’s missing children
According to the United Nations over 900 children each year in Burma are rescued from the hands of human traffickers. While these lucky ones are reunited with their families, many are still missing. As the country's borders are opening up now that a reform process is under way - there are fears that this will enable human trafficking to rise. Burma must launch probe into rights abuses: UN body
Burma must launch an independent investigation into reports of widespread human rights violations, the United Nations' top human rights body said Thursday Opposition MP urges parliament to sign UN convention on torture
On Tuesday, a proposal in Burma’s lower house to sign a UN convention against torture was tabled and put on record It’s time for the int’l community to address Burma’s constitution
The international community must recognise that for true democracy to take hold, the constitution must be amended to reflect the will of the Burmese people rather than the political designs of the military ‘Arbitrary arrest’ and ‘torture’ still widespread in Burma: UN
The United Nations on Saturday raised concern over the Burmese army's "arbitrary arrest and torture" of men accused of being Kachin rebels, and urged further efforts to end hostilities in the far north UN envoy meets with displaced residents, prisoner in Arakan state
The United Nation’s Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Burma travelled to Arakan state yesterday, where he visited camps for displaced residents and met with an incarcerated Muslim community leader

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