15 puns and jokes were in competition for the 10th Prize, awarded by the Press Club. Every year, journalists and media professionals select the mous funny sentence (voluntary or not) made by a political figure during the last twelve months. My
Tag : Development
Tensions between villagers and fish farmers
Sunday, September 30 2012
Two people were killed while two others were seriously injured when police opened fire into a crowd in Shar Khae Gyi Village on Thursday evening. Locals gathered in front of the village administration office to demand justice for their fellow
Le droit de manifester : test pratique
Sunday, September 30 2012
A Monywa, des centaines de villageois dénoncent depuis des semaines la confiscation de leurs terres par une mine de cuivre sino-birmane et les risques de pollution liés au projet. «Nous commençons seulement à oser dénoncer nos souffrances car nous
Human rights plead competitions
Monday, September 10 2012
For lawyers. For decades, the Mémorial de Caen has been inviting lawyers from all around the world to defend genuine and individual cases of victims whose fundamental rights have been violated. Ten lawyers plead their cases in front of a jury of key
ITUC to establish an office in Burma
Wednesday, September 5 2012
The ITUC has welcomed the imminent return to Burma of the leader of the country’s trade union movement, Maung Maung, following a decision by the government to remove some 2,000 people from a black-list of over 6,000 banned from entering the country.
Tools & experiences : human rights education
Monday, September 3 2012
After dozen years of dictatorship, Burmese people and leaders want a better life for their country. Wealth is not (only) in exploring mines and gas, but in well-educated burmese people, working for their people. Laptops better than kalachnikovs PEACE
Australia to support Yangoon Heritage protection
Monday, September 3 2012
Two photographers have embarked on a Burmese book project documenting the crumbling British colonial-era architecture for which Rangoon is rightfully renowned. The body of work, taken on behalf of the Rangoon Heritage Trust, founded by prominent
“Children must be the actors of their rights”
Friday, August 31 2012
by Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Juvenile justice, violence, the right to a family, freedom of expression, protection against exploitation and abuses and the right to social, legal and economic protection
Tools & experiences: education through arts
Thursday, August 30 2012
After dozen years of dictatorship, Burmese people and leaders want a better life for their country. Wealth is not (only) in exploring mines and gas, but in well-educated burmese people, working for their people. Laptops better than kalachnikovs
Tools & experiences : social rights
Thursday, August 30 2012
After dozen years of dictatorship, Burmese people and leaders want a better life for their country. Wealth is not (only) in exploring mines and gas, but in well-educated burmese people, working for their people. Laptops better than kalachnikovs
Tools & experiences : political rights
Thursday, August 30 2012
After dozen years of dictatorship, Burmese people and leaders want a better life for their country. Wealth is not (only) in exploring mines and gas, but in well-educated burmese people, working for their people. Laptops better than kalachnikovs
The Observers : your eyes across the globe
Wednesday, August 29 2012
The Observers is a collaborative site and TV programme on France 24 that covers international current affairs by using eyewitness accounts from "Observers" - that's to say people who are at the heart of event. Videos, texts, photos - the
International Festival of Photojournalism
Wednesday, August 29 2012
The International Festival of Photojournalism (Perpignan, France) is a unique event where you can join thousands of kindred spirits who share a love and passion for photography. View the greatest photojournalist work from around the world in
Music Day : June 21
Wednesday, August 29 2012
Completely different from a music festival, the Fête de la Musique is above all a free popular fête, open to any participant (amateur or professional musicians) who wants to perform in it. This Music day allows the expression of all styles of music
Heritage Days : once a year, opening historical buildings
Wednesday, August 29 2012
Every year in September, the 50 signatory States to the European Cultural Convention take part in the European Heritage Days – putting new cultural assets on view and opening up historical buildings normally closed to the public. The cultural events
People's universities : knowledge and culture after day's work
Tuesday, August 28 2012
The so-called "People's universities" exist in several European countries : Germany, Spain, Italy, France... In France, they are born after an ethnic conflict. The aim is to share widely knowledge and culture, in order to reduce the gap
Fighting against illiteracy
Tuesday, August 28 2012
The gasoline supplied by the oil company Total, present in Cambodia since 1993, allows 8 mobile libraries to reach remote villages, and give them the taste for reading to the villagers. For them, reading is a functional activity. In Cambodia, it is
Children's Parliament
Tuesday, August 28 2012
1 District = 1 school = 1 child MP 577 children are elected by their classmates to represent their district. Children are about 10 years old. Each participating school has to prepare a law proposal. The text of the law proposal is writen after a
Environmental organizations on alert.
Saturday, August 25 2012
Burma economic opening threatens biodiversity. Environmental organizations are on alert. Few multinational industries in timber and mining sectors are located in Burma. The country has been relatively untouched by the ravages of the environment that
Tourism dangers : Environment, heritage and prostitution
Saturday, August 25 2012
Burma opens its door, and it will allow tourists from around the world to discover a wonderful country. At the first moment, the number of tourists will be restricted by the lack of infrastructure : hotels, roads, transportation and communication.
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