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Human rights organizations criticize ASEAN proposed rights protections
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) , a coalition of 164 human rights groups, released a statement on Monday criticizing the current draft of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) [official website; JURIST news archive (More) |
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Rights groups call for end to Myanmar sectarian violence
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called Saturday for an end to the sectarian violence in Myanmar between the Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims. HRW detailed an arson attack in the coastal Rohingya neighborhood at the edge of Kyaukpyu city. HRW also (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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Myanmar minorities victims of sectarian violence: AI
Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday stated that the violence against minority Rohingyas and other Muslim has increased since a state of emergency was declared in the western Myanmar State Rakhine. Benjamin Zawacki, Amnesty International's Mya (More) |
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UN report: conflict-related sexual violence is global risk
UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Margot Wallstrom on Thursday presented the Secretary-General's annual report on conflict-related sexual violence to the UN Security Council [official website; press release]. The report docu (More) |
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Japan orders navy to engage pirates despite constitutional risk
Japanese defense minister Yasukazu Hamada on Wednesday ordered the country's Maritime Self-Defense Force to prepare to travel to the waters surrounding Somalia to combat piracy in the region, despite concerns that combat could be prohibited b (More) |
Treaty relinquishing Panama Canal signed
On September 7, 1977, US President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian Chief of Government Omar Torrijos signed the Panama Canal Treaty relinquishing American control over the canal effective in the year 2000.
