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    David MathiesonHuman Rights Watch's David Mathieson says there have been some surprising openings in political and press freedoms in Burma, but the country still has a long way to go.

  • ASEAN: Set Benchmarks for Burma on Rights
    The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should set clear human rights benchmarks for Burma as a condition for its chairmanship of the regional grouping in 2014.
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Burma

  • ASEAN: Set Benchmarks for Burma on Rights
    Nov 16, 2011
    The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should set clear human rights benchmarks for Burma as a condition for its chairmanship of the regional grouping in 2014.
  • Burma: A Year After Elections, Rights Concerns Persist
    Nov 3, 2011
    Positive actions by Burma’s new government should not obscure the serious human rights problems persisting in the country one year after the November 2010 elections.
  • Burma’s Continuing Human Rights Challenges
    Nov 3, 2011

    One year ago Burma conducted tightly controlled elections that transferred power from a ruling military council to a nominally civilian government in which the president and senior government officials are all former generals. In 2011 the new government has taken a number of positive actions, enacted new laws that purport to protect basic rights, and promised important policy changes. The real test, however, will be in the implementation of new laws and policies and how the government reacts when Burmese citizens try to avail themselves of their rights.

  • Japan’s Special Relationship with Burma?
    Oct 20, 2011

    The visit by Burma’s foreign minister to Japan this week, the first by such a senior official in 16 years, is an opportunity for Tokyo to put the long and vexed relationship between the two countries on the right track.

  • Japan: Press Burma’s Foreign Minister on Rights
    Oct 20, 2011
    Japanese officials should press Burma’s visiting foreign minister on the need for genuine reforms to improve human rights in Burma.
  • Burma: Army Committing Abuses in Kachin State
    Oct 17, 2011
    Burma’s armed forces have committed serious abuses against ethnic Kachin civilians in renewed fighting in Kachin State.
  • Burma's Prisoner Shell Game
    Oct 14, 2011

    A small amnesty is no proof that the Burmese regime has changed.

  • Burma Frees at Least 200 Political Prisoners
    Oct 12, 2011
    The Burmese government yesterday freed at least 200 of its estimated 2,000 political prisoners. Officially, Burma denies having any such prisoners – but Human Rights Watch has worked hard to make sure these imprisoned activists weren’t forgotten. We held high-level meetings with UN and government officials visiting Burma, arming them with the evidence they used to pressure Burma into releasing these journalists, artists, and Buddhist monks.
  • Burma: Release Remaining Political Prisoners
    Oct 12, 2011

    The release of at least 120 political prisoners in Burma should be followed by legal and policy reforms to ensure respect for fundamental rights and freedoms, Human Rights Watch said today.

  • The Myitsone Dam Decision in Burma
    Oct 4, 2011

    Burmese President Thein Sein burnished his perception as a reformist last week by suspending one of the country's largest -- and potentially most destructive -- foreign investment projects. The Myitsone hydro-electric dam, the largest of seven dams to be constructed by the Beijing-controlled China Power Investment Corporation, would have flooded an area of more than 700 square kilometers, and displaced tens of thousands of villagers in northern Kachin State, close to the state capital of Myitkina. Several thousand have already been displaced by the first dam, built to provide the electricity for the larger ones in the series.

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