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Myanmar court imprisons 2 UN staff members over sectarian violence
A court in Myanmar on Friday sentenced two local UN staff members to imprisonment for their alleged involvement in sectarian violence that gripped the western Rakhine state this past spring. One of the staff members worked for the UN High Commissio (More) |
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HRW: China must stop forced returns of Myanmar refugees
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday called on China to stop forcibly returning thousands of Kachin refugees to northern Myanmar . HRW reported that Chinese authorities repatriated more than 1,000 Kachin refugees to Myanmar last week and plan to dep (More) |
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Myanmar eliminates direct press censorship
The government of Myanmar announced Monday that it has abolished the country's strict press censorship practices. While laws governing the content of published material will remain, the government abolished its practice of reviewing material before (More) |
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Myanmar opens new probe into deadly sectarian clashes
Myanmar president Thein Sein on Friday announced the creation of a 27-member commission tasked with investigating the cause of the sectarian violence between Rohingya Muslims and Rakhine Buddhists. The clashes, which began in May and carried on int (More) |
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UN humanitarian chief calls on Myanmar to increase access for aid agencies
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Thursday expressed concern over the shortage of humanitarian assistance for the over half a million internally displaced people in Myanmar [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] (More) |
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UN rights expert urges investigation into sectarian violence in Myanmar
A UN rights expert on Saturday urged an independent investigation into sectarian violence taking place in the Myanmar [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] state of Rakhine. After spending a week in Myanmar, the UN's Special Rapporteur on the situ (More) |
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US renews ban on imports from Myanmar
The US Congress on a voice vote on Thursday approved a bill extending the ban on imports from Myanmar [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. Both the House of Representative and the Senate have approved the bill , sending it to President Barack O (More) |
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HRW: Myanmar forces committed human rights violations following mob violence
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday released a 56-page document [report, PDF; press release] accusing Myanmar security forces of human rights abuses against a minority religious community in June. "The Government Could Have Stopped This": Sectari (More) |
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UN rights chief concerned over Myanmar ethnic clashes
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday expressed concern about the continued violence and human rights violations prevalent in Myanmar's Rakhine state since clashes began between its Buddhist and minority Rohingya Muslim comm (More) |
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UK Supreme Court ruling protects apolitical asylum seekers
The UK Supreme Court [official website; press release, PDF] on Wednesday ruled that the right not to hold political opinions should be protected in the same manner as the right to affirmatively hold a political, religious or other belief. With the u (More) |
Women lawyers allowed to practice before US Supreme Court
On February 15, 1879, President Rutherford B. Hayes signed legislation allowing women to be admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Belva Lockwood became the first woman admitted to practice under the new law on March 3, 1879.
Learn more about Belva Lockwood.
