2010 Key Developments: In November 2010, the military junta oversaw Burma’s first parliamentary elections since 1990, thoroughly rigging the process to ensure a sweeping victory for the pro-military Union Solidarity and Development Party. The
POLITICAL & social life in Burma
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Cyclone Nargis : 3 years
Thursday, May 5 2011
According local people from the Cyclone Nargis affected area, the conditions have made it difficult for farmers to work their land without losing money. “We took loans from the rich people to start farming and planting, but the amount of rice we can
Freedom House report 2011 : Burma 2nd last position in the world
Saturday, April 23 2011
While the Burmese military junta is interested in expanding and exploiting information and communication technologies for business and propaganda purposes, it makes aggressive attempts to regulate access to the internet and digital media, control
Multinational oil companies are complicit
Wednesday, March 30 2011
Multinational oil companies involved in the Sino-Burmese oil and gas pipeline project are complicit in land confiscation, forced labor, arbitrary arrest and detention, as well as various violations of indigenous rights of the ethnic minorities in the
ILO : trade unionists are severely persecuted
Wednesday, March 30 2011
On March 23, the International Labor Organization (ILO) asked the Burmese Government “to transmit to the Office, without delay, the draft law on Labor Organizations currently under preparation so as to allow a full and meaningful consultation.” The
“Jasmine Revolution” : Burmese junta will increase intelligence services
Tuesday, March 8 2011
With the Jasmine Revolution now spreading to China, the junta is concerned that the attempt by pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to form a “people’s network” could spark mass protests in Burma. As a result, the regime will increase intelligence
Una parodia di democrazia potrebbe essere più pericolosa di una dittatura palese
Wednesday, March 2 2011
Suu Kyi è scettica. «Talvolta penso che una parodia di democrazia potrebbe essere più pericolosa di una dittatura palese, perché darebbe alla gente l'opportunità di evitare di fare qualcosa al riguardo». L'occidente tende a vedere la Birmania
Gender discrimination in authoritarian Burma
Saturday, October 23 2010
Mizzima reporter interviewed Thin Thin Aung from the Women’s League of Burma After this election do you see any prospect for better security and social welfare for women and a reduction in violence against women ? I don’t see any chance. Even after
Amnesty International is calling for an international commission of inquiry
Saturday, September 4 2010
Amnesty International is calling on the UN General Assembly to adopt a resolution ensuring the urgent establishment of an international commission of inquiry into serious human rights violations committed in Myanmar, including crimes against humanity
Post-Nargis : mangrove forest under threat
Tuesday, August 24 2010
The slow pace of rebuilding livelihoods in the cyclone-hit Irrawaddy delta is taking a serious toll on the region's mangrove forests, as growing numbers of people turn to collecting firewood as their job of last resort, say environmental groups. This
Trade Union rights and economy : ITUC annual 2010 Report
Thursday, June 24 2010
Child labour widespread : Businessmen, fishermen and farmers are using children aged 10-15 as labourers because they work for much lower wages than adults—between 300 and 1000 kyat (USD 0.25—0.85) per day for children, compared to wages of 1,500 to
Burmese workers rank the highest in numbers of human-trafficking victims in Thailand,
Sunday, June 6 2010
A recent estimate of the number of migrant workers in Thailand was set at more than three million, but the registered number is 700,000 workers, and they are mainly from Burma. Recently… traffickers brought children from refugee camps along the
After the cyclone Nargis : become a sex worker.
Wednesday, May 5 2010
Dar Dar said she lost her father, a fisherman, in the cyclone, and now she feels she must sacrifice her future to take care of her young siblings. She is not alone: the heavy economic burden left in the wake of Nargis has caused many other girls from
Nargis + 2 : a Human Rights Watch report ‘I Want to Help My Own People'
Thursday, April 29 2010
The 102-page report, "‘I Want to Help My Own People': State Control and Civil Society in Burma after Cyclone Nargis," is based on 135 interviews with cyclone survivors, aid workers, and other eyewitnesses, details the Burmese military
Call for international investigation into human rights violations in Burma
Wednesday, March 3 2010
Dr. Heisoo Shin and Prof. Vitit Muntarbhorn joined Nobel peace winners Shirin Ebadi and Jody Williams in urging the UN Security Council to refer Burma to the International Criminal Court. After hearing testimony from 12 women who outlined abuses they
Burma’s Children : starting working very young
Wednesday, January 13 2010
The new ITUC report highlights the link between the abuse of human rights, including trade union rights, and the catastrophic situation of Burmese children Crushing all forms of opposition the Burmese military junta spends at least 40% of the State
Thousands of cyclone-affected households in the delta are falling into a debt trap
Tuesday, October 27 2009
Before the cyclone, Aye Kyu and her husband regularly found work as day laborers in the paddy fields belonging to farmers in the surrounding villages. In the wake of the cyclone there has been little work, forcing Aye Kyu and her husband to take
Burma: trade unionists brave the tightrope. An ITUC report.
Sunday, October 4 2009
The latest union member to be sentenced is 50-year-old Khin Maung Cho (also known as Pho Tote). Arrested in September 2008 along with two other trade unionists, Kan Mint and Nyunt Win, from the A21 soap factory, he was condemned in December, at the
Total/Chevron non sono i soli ad arricchire la giunta, mentre il popolo è alla fame
Monday, September 28 2009
Il ministro del governo birmano in esilio denuncia ad AsiaNews le connivenze fra governi, multinazionali e i militari al potere. Interessi economici e traffici illegali più importanti delle questioni morali, come democrazia e diritti umani. Le
Ka Hsaw Wa receive Asia’s premier prize, the Ramon Magsaysay Award.
Monday, August 3 2009
The Board of Trustees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) announced that six individuals will receive Asia’s premier prize, the Ramon Magsaysay Award. One of the Awardees is Ka Hsaw Wa, from Burma. He is being recognized for "his
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