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BURMA: Court sentences ailing Phyo Wai Aung to death after patently unjust trial 

CAMPAIGN PAGE: FREE PHYO WAI AUNG http://www.humanrights.asia/countries/burma/phyo-wai-aung ———————————————&#...

BURMA: A litany of abuses–the torture and trial of Phyo Wai Aung 

On Tuesday, May 8, a judge in Rangoon will read the verdicts in four cases brought against a young engineer, Phyo Wai Aung, for alleged involvement in a bombing attack of 15 April 2010 that killed 10 ...

SOUTH KOREA/BURMA: South Korean corporate and government should not exploit Burma’s liberal movement 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following joint statement from a group of Korean NGOs. For inquiries, please contact to Mr. Na Hyun Phil from Korean House for International Solidarity by e...

BURMA: Cynical manipulation of legal system prefigures continued authoritarianism 

Two cases in Burma’s courts that recently have attracted some public attention reveal aspects of a legal system being cynically manipulated, aspects that afford strong guarantees for the continu...

BURMA: Religious elder sentenced to 20 years in jail for peaceful practice of faith 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission has received detailed documentation on the case of an elderly religious leader in Burma who has been imprisoned after being sentenced to 20 years in jai...

BURMA: Appeal for retrial or release of accused and dismissal of judge in Phyo Wai Aung case

CAMPAIGN PAGE: FREE PHYO WAI AUNG http://www.humanrights.asia/campaigns/phyo-wai-aung ————————————————&...

BURMA: Repeated re-arrest of released monk 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission regrets to inform you that following the recent release of prisoners of conscience and others from Burma’s jails, U Gambira, a monk who led the 20...

BURMA: WOMEN’S DAY — No protection for women 

In October 2011 a 28-year-old woman Sumlut Roi Ja, who is the mother of 14-month-old girl, was abducted and allegedly gang-raped by the military. She was residing in Hkai Bang village, Momouk District...

ASIA: WOMEN’S DAY– Discrimination and violence hamper gender equity 

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of the International Women’s Day Today marks the International Women’s Day, a day to reflect on the gains achieved by women...

MYANMAR: Demand open trial, retrial and dropping of contempt proceedings in case of Phyo Wai Aung 

February 22, 2012 An Open Letter from the Asian Human Rights Commission to the Chief Justice of Myanmar/Burma U Tun Tun Oo Chief Justice Office of the Supreme Court Office No. 24 Naypyitaw MYANMAR Tel...

BURMA: Appeal for release from jail of former army officer & two other men 

Dear friends, As the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has noted in a recent update (UAU-004-2012), we are very happy to see the release in recent months of many people on whose behalf we have camp...

BURMA: Prisoners released and others still detained 

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BURMA: Farmers’ land fight celebrated in new booklet

(Hong Kong, January 10, 2012) A Burma-based rights group has released a new publication documenting and recounting the courageous fight against land expropriation, intimidation and false prosecution o...

BURMA/MYANMAR: Bar councils exhorted to support Burmese lawyers

A Press Release by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (Hong Kong, December 23, 2011) The Asian Legal Resource Centre on Friday issued an appeal to bar councils worldwide to support lawyers in Burma who h...

MYANMAR: Appeal to review cases of 32 lawyers disbarred for political reasons

An Open Letter to the Chief Justice of Myanmar (Burma) U Tun Tun Oo Chief Justice Office of the Supreme Court Office No. 24 Naypyitaw MYANMAR Tel: + 95 67 404 080/ 071/ 078/ 067 or + 95 1 372 145 Fax:...

ASIA: Torture Prevention and Rehabilitation in Asia 

Danilo Andres-Reyes1 Obstacles in the implementation of norms & standards of rights in developing countries2 Reading from the abstracts of papers from other participants and guest speakers for thi...

ASIA: The state of human rights in Asia on International Human Rights Day 2011 

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the Occasion of the International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2011 On the occasion of the annual International Human Rights Day, held on December...

BURMA: Abuses remain “systemic, entrenched”, AHRC warns

(Hong Kong, December 9, 2011) Despite signs of political change and the easing of restrictions on freedom of expression in Burma, rights abuses remain “systemic, deeply entrenched and vast in sc...

BURMA: Mother of infant allegedly kidnapped and raped by Burmese military army

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that the Burmese military attached to the Mu Bum post abducted a 28-year-old woman and allegedly gang-raped her on 28 Oc...

BURMA: UN body rules imprisonment of two men “arbitrary”

(Hong Kong, November 24, 2011) The Asian Human Rights Commission today welcomed a finding from a United Nations body that the imprisonment of two men in Burma is arbitrary, and iterated calls for thei...