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Human Rights Key to Lifting Sanctions: NLD

Wednesday, 09 February 2011 10:29

Burma's outlawed opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), urged the country's military regime on Tuesday to improve its human rights record if it wants Western sanctions to be removed.

Alleging human rights violation, NLD to appeal to UN

Wednesday, 09 February 2011 10:24

Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – The Burmese junta’s decision to dissolve the National League for Democracy party will be the subject of a complaint letter sent to the UN Human Rights Council by NLD leaders.

Maldives condemns Burma’s rights record at UNHRC review

Monday, 31 January 2011 13:53

Myanmars opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi holds a bouquet of flowers as she appears at the gate of her house after her release in Yangon on November 13, 2010. PHOTO/ AFP By David Stephens

MALE, January 30 (HNS) - The Maldives Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Iruthisham Adam, while speaking for the country at the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of Burma (Myanmar), sternly criticised the military-led government’s human rights track record, calling for substantial and transparent reforms.Some of these proposed changes included ratifying key UN human rights treaties

Burmese Junta Defends Itself in Geneva

Friday, 28 January 2011 11:05

Burma defended its human rights record at the Universal Periodic Review held by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR), in Geneva on Thursday.

Burma faces flak over rights record

Friday, 28 January 2011 11:01

Burma came under pressure in the UN human rights council on Thursday to speed up genuine democratic reform, as Western nations blasted "alarming" abuse and some Asian neighbours sought more change.

US Envoy to UN Rights Council Criticizes Burma's Record

Friday, 28 January 2011 10:59

Ambassador says US remains "deeply concerned" about Burma's human rights record, citing "systematic violations of... fundamental freedoms" in the military-run Southeast Asian nation.