The new, civilian-led government in Burma under Aung San Suu Kyi’s leadership could herald a new era for human rights in Burma. But before euphoria breaks out, the United Nations Human Rights Council ...
A lawsuit claiming US energy giant UNOCAL was complicit in human rights abuses committed by Myanmar's military regime will go ahead in California in September, lawyers said. A Los Angeles judge made ...
We are writing on behalf of Human Rights Watch in the context of the upcoming summits of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the East Asia Summit, and associated ASEAN partner summits, ...
Outgoing envoy Tom Andrews calls on world leaders to end cycle of impunity for a military that has brutalized its people for decades.
GENEVA — The U.N.'s leading human rights body agreed Thursday to measures aimed at putting pressure on Myanmar and Iran, whose governments have been accused of using violence against their own people.
The Council today approved additional restrictive measures against three persons and one entity associated with the Myanmar military junta, and responsible for scam operations based in the country, ...
The UN Human Rights Council adopted resolutions Thursday to call on UN member states to refrain from supplying jet fuel to the Myanmar military. The council also extended the mandates of the Special ...
The junta continues to intensify its attacks on resistance forces in the run-up to its controversial planned election at the end of the year. Human rights groups have condemned a reported paraglider ...
The crisis in Myanmar, particularly the plight of the Rohingya people, stands as one of the most enduring and troubling ...
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