The UN Human Rights Council passed a motion Tuesday criticizing Myanmar for its recent crackdown on peaceful protests in the country. The motion came on the same day that Myanmar arrested at least eight truckloads of people...
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UN special envoy to Myanmar Ibrahim Gambari met with opposition leader and democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi and with top Myanmar military leader Senior General Than Shwe during separate meetings Tuesday to discuss...
Suu Kyi temporarily released from house arrest to meet UN Myanmar envoy
Myanmar opposition leader and democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi was briefly released from house arrest Sunday to met with visiting UN Special Envoy to Myanmar Ibrahim Gambari, but Gambari was not allowed to meet with...
Myanmar constitutional convention completes work on guidelines
A convention convened by the government of Myanmar to establish guidelines for the eventual drafting of a new national constitution completed work at its final session Friday as international pressure increased...
Some protesters being detained by authorities in Myanmar have begun a hunger strike, demanding that police camp officials provide medical treatment a fellow detainee with a broken leg, prominent labor rights activist Suu Suu Nway [AHRC...
UN rights commissioner urges Myanmar to release detained protesters
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour has urged Myanmar to immediately release demonstrators detained last week after participating in a peaceful protest against a recent rise in fuel prices. Arbour said Sunday that allowing...
Myanmar human rights activist Ko Myint Naing has been sentenced to eight years in prison, according to his lawyer and fellow activists Wednesday. A judge sentenced Myint Naing for inciting unrest during an April 2007 incident in which Myint...
Myanmar opposition dismisses legitimacy of constitution talks
Six opposition members and former constitutional delegates have criticized the efforts of the military government of Myanmar to reconvene negotiations on a new constitution . The six accused the military junta Sunday of handpicking most of the...
The United States has renewed pressure on Myanmar to release democracy advocate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi , a US State Department spokesperson said Thursday. Spokesman...
The government of Myanmar announced plans Tuesday to reconvene negotiations on a new constitution for a final session next month. The national constitutional drafting convention, tasked with creating guidelines for a more democratic...
