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	Human rights in Myanmar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Human rights in Myanmar (known as Burma to those who do not recognize the ruling military junta) are a long-standing concern for the international community and human rights organizations.
		Brad Adams, director of Human Rights Watch's Asia division, in a 2004 address described the human rights situation in the country as appalling: "Burma is the textbook example of a police state.
		According to Human Rights Watch [7], recruiting and kidnapping of children to the military is commonplace.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Human_rights_in_Myanmar (859 words)

	A/51/466 Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar
		Myanmar television announced their arrests and sentences, saying that the group had conspired to send members for training in political defiance with exiled colleagues in India led by Tint Swe, had distributed leaflets attacking military-organized constitutional talks and had made plans to open a secret office in the town of Monywa.
		In Myanmar, the exercise of the freedom of opinion, particularly in political matters, is currently violated by the ban on the expression of any kind of political dissidence for the duration of the period of transition or drafting process of the new constitution at the National Convention, which, under the relevant circumstances, has no time-frame.
		Myanmar officials claimed in numerous interviews and press statements that the elected members of parliament and other NLD members were not arrested but were instead called for questioning and were treated well.
	www.un.org /documents/ga/docs/51/plenary/a51-466.htm (15662 words)

	Total - Human Rights in Myanmar
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		Myanmar is home to 135 different ethnic groups, the largest of which is the Burman, accounting for around 55% of the population.
		Human rights activists have denounced the repression, which they allege has involved forced relocation, conscription, including of children, rape, torture, summary executions and the razing of villages.
	burma.total.com /en/contexte/p_1_1.htm (899 words)

	A/50/568: Special Rapport rep on human rights in Myanmar (16 Oct)
		Yozo Yokota, Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 1995/72 of 8 March 1995, and Economic and Social Council decision 1995/283 of 25 July 1995.
		Since the Special Rapporteur intends to visit Myanmar and Thailand in October, it is not feasible to reach conclusions for the present report on the many allegations on violations of human rights that have been reported to him.
		According to the Myanmar legislation, in the 1975 "Law to safeguard the State against the dangers of those desiring to cause subversive acts", as amended in August 1991, it is stipulated under section 10 (b) that a person may be restrained for up to one year.
	www.un.org /documents/ga/docs/50/plenary/a50-568.htm (9612 words)

	UN Commission on Human Rights - situation of human rights in Myanmar (Feb 96)
		On the general subject of human rights, Lt.Gen. Khin Nyunt explained that the character of the Myanmar people, their notions and way of life had been formed and shaped by Buddhist teachings which were in harmony with the international human rights standards and prohibited killings, torture and violence in general.
		With respect to the allegations of human rights violations regarding forced labour, the Minister of National Planning and Economic Development denied the existence of such a practice and said that the allegations were completely false and that such a practice would be a nonsense in economic terms.
		The situation in Myanmar was examined by the ILO Committee on the Application of Standards at its eighty-second session, in June 1995.
	www1.umn.edu /humanrts/commission/country52/65-mmr.htm (16279 words)

	Human Rights Watch: Asia : Burma
		Human Rights Watch, Oxfam International and Amnesty International call on a small number of “spoiler” countries to stop holding the UN World Summit hostage over crucial measures on human rights, security, genocide and poverty reduction.
		Human rights abuses such as extrajudicial killings, sexual violence and forced labor continue to characterize the tactics of an unreformed and unaccountable Burmese army.
		Human Rights Watch estimated that children may account for 35 to 45 percent of new recruits into the national army, and 70,000 or more of Myanmar’s estimated 350,000 soldiers.
	hrw.org /doc/?t=asia&c=burma (1248 words)

	Scoop: Myanmar's human rights situation has regressed
		The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar said today that when he compared the observations he made in March with those he noted in November, he saw "significant setbacks" in the country's human rights situation.
		A Myanmar representative told the Committee today that the incident had taken the government completely by surprise and that if the NLD had travelled under proper security arrangements, the incident would not have taken place.
		The authorities at all levels agreed with his proposals for incorporating human rights and freedoms from the early stages of the transition from a military government to a civilian one, but none of the recommendations had been implemented yet.
	www.scoop.co.nz /stories/WO0311/S00119.htm (685 words)

	Myanmar - Amnesty International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The army continued to commit serious human rights violations against ethnic minority civilians during counter-insurgency operations in the Mon, Shan and Kayin States, and in Tanintharyi Division.
		The UN Special Envoy for Myanmar received permission for one trip to Myanmar in March, when he met NLD leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who indicated her willingness to work with General Khin Nyunt’s government.
		In April the UN Commission on Human Rights extended the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar for a further year.
	web.amnesty.org /report2005/mmr-summary-eng (1509 words)

	Struggle for human rights in Myanmar ends in prison - Pravda.Ru
		Myanmar's ruling junta has freed its second most prominent political prisoner, leader of the 1988 student democracy protests Min Ko Naing, in a move analysts said could be a major step toward
		The release of Min Ko Naing, who had been in jail since March 1989, was one move Myanmar experts had been looking for as they sought to measure the significance of the purge of Prime Minister Khin Nyunt and his intelligence apparatus last month.
		The United Nations special envoy on human rights in Myanmar, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, said in a statement that he welcomed the releases and that he hoped all political prisoners would be freed.
	english.pravda.ru /world/2004/11/21/57222.html (627 words)

	A/RES/50/194. Situation of human rights in Myanmar
		Strongly urges the Government of Myanmar to take all appropriate measures to allow all citizens to participate freely in the political process, in accordance with the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and to accelerate the process of transition to democracy, in particular through the transfer of power to democratically elected representatives; 11.
		Encourages the Government of Myanmar to create the necessary conditions to ensure an end to the movements of refugees to neighbouring countries and to create conditions conducive to their voluntary return and their full reintegration, in conditions of safety and dignity; 19.
		Requests the Secretary-General to continue his discussions with the Government of Myanmar in order to assist in its efforts for national reconciliation and in the implementation of the present resolution and to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-first session and to the Commission on Human Rights at its fifty-second session; 20.
	www.un.org /documents/ga/res/50/a50r194.htm (610 words)

	MYANMAR - Amnesty International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Myanmar: Human rights violations continue in the name of national security
		Myanmar: Increasing misuse of courts to silence peaceful dissent
		Human rights for human dignity : A primer on economic, social and cultural rights
	web.amnesty.org /library/eng-mmr/index (212 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Human Rights Deteriorating in Myanmar, Says UN Expert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Myanmar opposition party members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) sit next to a huge portrait of their detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi at a ceremony of Union Day in Yangon, February 12, 2006.
		A UN envoy said that human rights in Myanmar are deteriorating.
		"In Myanmar, there is no basic freedom," said Pinheiro, who is coming to the end of his six-year term as human rights envoy to Myanmar.
	english.epochtimes.com /news/6-2-24/38613.html (378 words)

	A/RES/48/150. Situation of human rights in Myanmar
		Again urges the Government of Myanmar, in conformity with its assurances given at various times, to take all necessary steps towards the restoration of democracy in accordance with the will of the people as expressed in the democratic elections held in 1990, and to ensure that political parties can function freely; 4.
		Strongly urges the Government of Myanmar to release unconditionally and immediately the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who is now in her fifth year of detention without trial, and other political leaders and remaining political prisoners; 13.
		Calls upon the Government of Myanmar to respect fully the obligations of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, in particular the obligations in article 3 common to the Conventions, and to make use of such services as may be offered by impartial humanitarian bodies; 14.
	www.un.org /documents/ga/res/48/a48r150.htm (356 words)

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		Welcomes the recent visit to Myanmar undertaken by the high-level team of the International Labour Organization, with the objective of assessing the practical implications and impact of measures taken by the Government to eradicate the practice of forced labour and the cooperation that was extended to it by the Government of Myanmar;
		Deplores the continued violations of human rights, in particular those directed against persons belonging to ethnic and religious minorities, including summary executions, rape, torture, forced labour, forced portering, forced relocations, destruction of crops and fields and dispossession of land and property, which deprives those persons of all means of subsistence;
		Strongly urges the Government of Myanmar to ensure full respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms, including economic and social rights, to fulfil its obligation to end the impunity of perpetrators of human rights violations, including members of the military, and to investigate and prosecute alleged violations committed by government agents in all circumstances;
	www.ibiblio.org /obl/docs/Resolutions-GA.html (8655 words)

	A/C.3/52/L.63 - Situation of human rights in Myanmar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Recalling the observation made by the Special Rapporteur that the absence of respect for the rights pertaining to democratic governance is at the root of all the major violations of human rights in Myanmar,
		Strongly urges the Government of Myanmar to take all appropriate measures to allow all citizens to participate freely in the political process, in accordance with the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and to accelerate the process of transition to democracy, in particular through the transfer of power to democratically elected representatives;
		Requests the Secretary-General to continue his discussions with the Government of Myanmar in order to assist in the implementation of the present resolution and to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-third session and to the Commission on Human Rights at its fifty-fourth session;
	www.hri.ca /fortherecord1997/documentation/genassembly/a-c3-52-l63.htm (810 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Expert on human rights in Myanmar "disappointed" with Government's ...
		Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation in Myanmar, expresses his disappointment with the lack of cooperation with his mandate on the part of the Myanmar authorities.
		Since his last mission to Myanmar in November 2003, the Special Rapporteur has requested twice from the Myanmar authorities to return to the country to carry out in situ missions, but without much success so far.
		However, the Myanmar authorities, despite indicating their agreement in principle to the Special Rapporteur's next visit, did not accept the proposed dates and suggested to work out mutually convenient dates.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/6bdf54607d3a213e85256ea600523a32 (532 words)

	UN Draft Resolution: Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar
		Recognizing that good governance, democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights are essential to achieving sustainable development and economic growth,
		(a) The report of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in Myanmar and the interim report of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Myanmar;
		(a) The ongoing systematic violation of human rights, including civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, of the people of Myanmar, in particular as outlined in previous resolutions concerning the situation of human rights in Myanmar, the most recent of which are General Assembly resolution 58/247 and Commission on Human Rights resolution 2004/61;
	www.state.gov /g/drl/hr/38087.htm (933 words)

	U.N. special envoy for human rights in Myanmar - Pravda.Ru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The U.N. special envoy for human rights in Myanmar said Friday that he didn't see many signs of greater freedom in the military-ruled state, but was guardedly optimistic that its rulers remained committed to a transition to democracy.
		Pinheiro said that recent long prison sentences given to a human rights lawyer and political leaders of the Shan ethnic minority were "not very helpful" for a political transition.
		Pinheiro was critical of the August decision of the U.N.'s Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to cut all its funding to fight the diseases in Myanmar, which the agency said was done because of government travel restrictions on aid workers.
	english.pravda.ru /world/2005/11/18/67975.html (604 words)

	SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN MYANMAR SUSPENDS MISSION AFTER FINDING LISTENING DEVICE DURING PRISONER INTERVIEWS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, has suspended his fact-finding mission to the country after discovering a listening device during interviews with inmates at Insein Prison on Saturday, 22 March.
		Pinheiro, who was scheduled to end this fifth visit to Myanmar on 26 March, has informed the country's authorities that he had found the bug, in the form of a wireless microphone, under the table in the room where he was conducting his interviews.
		Since his first mission to Myanmar, the Special Rapporteur has sought and received from the authorities assurances that there would be no interference with the conduct of his work and standard operating procedures.
	www.unog.ch /news2/documents/newsen/hr0322e.htm (246 words)

	Human Rights in Burma (Myanmar) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Karen Human Rights Group, the most comprehensive source of human rights information from the Thai/Burma border area.
		Shan Human Rights Foundation SHRF is emerging as a credible, first rate source of human rights information from the area of Burma with the worst human rights abuses in recent years.
		Situation of human rights in Myanmar, Report of the UN Special Rapporteur for Myanmar.
	burmafund.org /Pathfinders/Research_Library/human_rights_in_burma.htm (153 words)

	Derechos: Human Rights in Burma (Myanmar)
		Human rights and democracy in Burma continue to be a dream, rather than reality.
		The country is ruled under martial law by a dictatorship, and Burmese citizens do not enjoy freedom of expression, of assembly or due process guarantees.
		The authorities continue to persecute minorities, and there are many reports of extra-judicial executions, torture and forced labor and displacement.
	www.derechos.org /human-rights/seasia/burma.html (148 words)

	International Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		A/C.3/58/L.68/Rev.1Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar (18 November 2003)
		Situation of human rights in Myanmar (19 November, 2001)
		A/56/505 Situation of human rights in Myanmar (24 October, 2001)
	www.burmabureaugermany.com /index.php?id=25 (1549 words)

	Karen Human Rights Group \| Documenting the voices of villagers in rural Burma
		KHRG - The Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) is a small and independent group documenting the human rights situation of people in rural Burma/Myanmar.
		The Karen Human Rights Group is a small and independent group documenting the human rights situation of people in rural Burma.
		The group was first formed in December 1992 to help villagers in rural Burma to get their story to the outside world by translating their stories and testimonies into reports for worldwide distribution, accompanied by supporting photos and documentary evidence of the human rights situation.
	www.khrg.org (655 words)

	Situation of human rights in Myanmar
		Deplores the continuing serious violations of human rights in Myanmar and, in particular, the fact that a number of political leaders, including leaders and elected representatives of the National League for Democracy, remain deprived of their liberty;
		Again urges the Government of Myanmar to take, in conformity with the assurances given at various times, all necessary measures to guarantee democracy in full accordance with the will of the people as expressed in the democratic elections held in 1990, and to ensure that all political parties may freely exercise their activities;
		Requests the Government of Myanmar to ensure that all persons, without discrimination, are afforded the minimum guarantees for a fair trial according to due process of law and in conformity with applicable international standards, that laws are given due publicity and that the principle of non-retroactivity of laws is respected;
	www.unhchr.ch /Huridocda/Huridoca.nsf/TestFrame/d45ee6ad05f713aa80256694004ff07a?Opendocument (1013 words)

	Situation of human rights in Myanmar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Reaffirming that all Member States have an obligation to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms as stated in the Charter of the United Nations and as elaborated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights and other applicable human rights instruments,
		Mindful that Myanmar is a party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Geneva Conventions of 1949 on the protection of victims of war,
		(f) That the Government of Myanmar still has not implemented its commitment to take all necessary steps towards democracy in the light of the democratic elections of 1990, while noting that the absence of respect for the rights pertaining to democratic governance is at the root of all major violations of human rights in Myanmar;
	www.hri.ca /fortherecord1998/documentation/commission/1998-63.htm (758 words)

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