While we acknowledge that positive steps have been taken by the government in Burma/Myanmar, we caution that reforms have not led to progress towards national reconciliation. Nor have they sought to stem the ongoing human rights abuses and impunity,
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Pourquoi la Birmanie tue ses musulmans
Wednesday, April 3 2013
Les musulmans, une minorité,, qui représente 4 % des 55 millions de Birmans, est de nouveau victime de véritables pogroms perpétrés par la population bouddhiste. "Ces groupes de civils bouddhistes ont été fanatisés par une minorité de moines
La Birmanie au bord de l’apartheid ?
Wednesday, March 27 2013
L’apprentissage de la démocratie se fait dans la douleur. Largement contenues sous le régime de la junte, les violences interreligieuses se multiplient depuis un an et ont redoublé d’intensité ce week-end. Les premiers troubles ont éclaté le 20 mars
‘political prisoner’ definition
Saturday, March 16 2013
a political prisoner as: “any individual who is detained or being legally punished for participating in various forms of political activity due to a belief that it would serve the interest of the country and its people or that the people are
Repressive provisions in the new draft law on printing and publishing
Tuesday, March 12 2013
Although eight privately-owned dailies are to be launched on 1 April in a development that is without precedent in the past 40 years, Reporters Without Borders is very concerned about a proposed new law on printing and publishing that was submitted
Kachin children express uncertainty
Monday, February 25 2013
Dozens of children documented the lives of their families and friends, among more than 900 Kachin villagers who fled to the camp in June last year when fighting broke out in their communities. Organized by Insight Out!, an international group of
Freedom for remaining political prisoners ?
Thursday, February 7 2013
President Thein Sein’s office ordered the formation of a commission to “grant liberty to remaining political prisoners”. The committee has been tasked to review existing cases and determine how many political prisoners remain in Burma, according to
Doctors Without Borders warned of a "humanitarian emergency"
Thursday, February 7 2013
Medical aid agency Doctors Without Borders warned of a "humanitarian emergency" in strife-hit western Myanmar with tens of thousands of people unable to access urgently needed medical care. Its teams on the ground in Rakhine State faced
Burma is still failing basic rights tests
Friday, February 1 2013
Over the past year, the Burmese government released nearly 400 political prisoners, relaxed media censorship, and permitted opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy party to assume the 43 parliamentary seats it won in
HR violations conducted under the Unlawful Associations Act
Monday, January 21 2013
The Asian Human Rights Commission released a special dossier of recent cases of arrest, detention, torture and extortion carried out by Burma military and police personnel in Kachin State. The 36 cases from 2012 have all been conducted under the
Local burmese NGOs want to go forward.
Sunday, January 20 2013
The challenge of development is complex, but for director of the Karen Women’s Action Group (KWAG), the focus should start at a local level, with efforts to educate and empower women in the southeastern state. “Women play an important role in
Nous faisons ce que le gouvernement devrait faire
Saturday, December 22 2012
Lancée il y a douze ans pour aider les familles les plus démunies à enterrer leurs morts, la « Free Funeral Service Society » (FFSS), co-fondée par l'acteur Kyaw Thu, s’est vite développée pour pallier les ratés du régime. Malgré la censure, les
Rakhine conflict : women and children suffer the most
Saturday, December 22 2012
Women and children suffer the most in the wake of Rakhine conflict, said the Rakhine Women’s Network in Sittwe. It said that security and health conditions in the state have not yet returned to normal. In addition, the conflict has made Rakhine women
Labor camp = death sentence
Saturday, December 22 2012
Following the recent release of prisoners, the AAPP says 218 political prisoners remain incarcerated and more than 100 are facing trial, mostly in Arakan and Kachin states. “Political prisoners are treated especially harshly. It is still common
“Nothing About Us Without Us”
Wednesday, December 12 2012
“Nothing About Us Without Us” is a short sharp documentary filmed at refugee camps along the Thai-Burmese border. It highlights refugees' concerns about a possible forced repatriation from the camps back into Burma. There are currently more than
Prizes and Awards
Saturday, December 1 2012
Myat Kaung, Zarganar's son (right) and artist Htein Lin - Bremen BURMESE laureates 2012.12.07 Myanmar filmmakers win awards at Asean-Rok workshop 2012.11.30 President Thein Sein - "In Pursuit of Peace" Award from International Crisis Group
Rencontre avec Ko Ko Gyi à Paris
Saturday, October 27 2012
Le leader de la Génération 88 et ancien prisonnier politique KO KO GYI est à Paris. Ko Ko Gyi reste préoccupé par le sort des centaines de ses concitoyens qui restent encore derrière les barreaux, et le mouvement Generation 88 s'implique dans la
Le ghetto musulman de Sittwe
Saturday, October 20 2012
Il y a six mois, Aung Mingalar était un quartier musulman parmi d'autres à Sittwe, ville de l'ouest birman à majorité bouddhiste. Mais après des violences meurtrières, des barbelés sont apparus, le transformant en ghetto, poche misérable où
Some areas haven’t changed at all
Sunday, September 30 2012
The situation on the ground does not justify the lifting of all sanctionssaid Aung Din, former political prisoner and Executive Director of the U.S. Campaign for Burma. There are three major areas where changes are not in effect. First, the judiciary
Landmine issue
Tuesday, September 25 2012
The Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor website issued an updated report on its website this week saying some 47 townships suffer from some degree of mine contamination, primarily from antipersonnel mines. Myanmar is also affected by explosive
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