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Posts Tagged ‘Amnesty International’
Myanmar elections will test ASEAN’s credibility
Southeast Asian nations should press the Myanmar government to protect the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and association throughout the elections period and beyond, Amnesty International said today on the eve of the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Ha Noi [...]
| |Regime’s election plans leave villagers in the dark
With just six months before the year’s end, people in Burma are none the wiser about when the military regime will hold its planned elections – the final step in its self-acclaimed democracy ‘road map’.[...]
| |Update for 14 May
Once again we bring you update on the Global Campaign Against Burma’s 2010 Military Elections. These updates feature the efforts and actions of people around the world related to upcoming elections in Burma.
Global Day of Action on 27 May
The Ten Alliances of Burma’s democracy and ethnic rights movement released a media advisory announcing the upcoming Global Day of Action on 27 May, as part of the ongoing Global Campaign Against Burma’s 2010 Military Elections [...]
Myanmar opposition must be free to fight elections
Amnesty International urges Myanmar to overturn a new law that bars all political prisoners, including detained Nobel Peace-prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, from belonging to a political party before upcoming national elections.
“There are at least 2,200 political prisoners in Myanmar, most of whom are in prison simply because they tried to exercise their rights peacefully”, said Benjamin Zawacki, Amnesty International’s Myanmar researcher.[...]
| |The Repression of Ethnic Minority Activists in Myanmar
The 58-page report, The Repression of Ethnic Minority Activists in Myanmar, draws on accounts from more than 700 activists from the seven largest ethnic minorities, including the Rakhine, Shan, Kachin, and Chin, covering a two-year period from August 2007.
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