Myanmar president Thein Sein on Tuesday granted amnesty to 37 male prisoners and nine female prisoners on humanitarian grounds. Among those released are at least 25 political prisoners , according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners...
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday issued a report documenting refugee abuse and urging the government of China to provide basic food and shelter needs to thousands of refugees fleeing sectarian violence in...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged Bangladesh to open its borders to hundreds of refugees fleeing sectarian violence in neighboring Myanmar . Escalating violence between Buddhists and ethnic Rohingya Muslims...
HRW urges Myanmar to protect communities from sectarian violence
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged Myanmar to ensure the safety of communities in the Arakan State. According to HRW, the violence between Arakan Buddhists and ethnic Rohingya Muslims...
An independent UN human rights expert on Monday called on the government of Myanmar to ensure that human rights are protected . Tomas Ojea Quintana, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights...
Myanmar monk faces new criminal charges after government amnesty
Myanmar police on Sunday charged a rebel Buddhist monk for occupying a government-closed monastery, only a month after he was given amnesty and released from prison . Shin Gambira, who was among 130 political prisoners freed last month...
A UN ambassador on Sunday urged the government in Myanmar to continue its ongoing reforms in areas such as judicial independence and human rights protections. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Tomas Ojea Quintana...
Myanmar reduces prisoners' sentences on humanitarian grounds
Myanmar President Thein Sein signed a clemency order on Monday that shortens sentences for many prisoners on humanitarian grounds in celebration of Myanmar's independence day. The presidential order commuted death sentences to life imprisonment , reduced...
Myanmar President Thein Sein on Friday gave his official approval to a bill allowing the country's citizens to conduct peaceful protests, if the protests are approved in advance. The bill includes requirements that demonstrators must...
The Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) on Sunday urged President Thein Sein to release political prisoners . In an open letter to Sein published in three state-owned newspapers, the MNHRC indicated that domestic and international...
