A proposed UN Commission of Inquiry (CoI) to investigate war crime in Burma has received growing support, with the governments of the Netherland and New Zealand giving their approval. (more…)

Washington—Burma’s Foreign Minister Nyan Win said on Tuesday that despite challenges the country has made progress towards achieving most of its millennium development goals (MDGs), especially in the areas of poverty alleviation, food security and promotion of health and education. (more…)

Delegates from 12 countries delivered a scathing denunciation of the human rights situation in Burma late last week at a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. (more…)

FIDH, Human Rights Watch, Info-Birmanie and French Human Rights League demand the set-up of an international commission of inquiry (more…)

Tokyo – Japan should publicly support the establishment of an international Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma, Human Rights Watch and five other nongovernmental organizations said in a letter to Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara made public today. (more…)

The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma (ND-Burma) today released its latest Periodic Report documenting human rights violations in Burma from January to July of this year. (more…)

Rangoon – Burmese people should not vote for candidates who are “yes-men” in the forthcoming election, independent candidate Yan Kyaw said today, in stinging but indirect remarks against his opponents in breach of junta electoral rules banning open criticism. (more…)

Troops from the Burmese army attacked at whole village in Rangoon division last month, punching and kicking residents from 22 households “indiscriminately”, eye-witnesses have said. (more…)

Two candidates of the USDP slated to contest from Hakha and Thantlang township constituencies in Chin state in the 7 November general elections in Burma have been barred by the Election Commission last week. (more…)

China has agreed to give Burma a 30 billion yuan (US $4.2 billion) interest-free loan. The agreement was reached during junta chief Snr-Gen Than Shwe’s five-day state visit to China on Sept. 7-11, according to Burma’s Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development (MNPED). (more…)

Dhaka: The Burma-Bangladesh Fourth Joint Trade Commission, or JTC, will meet in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, tomorrow with the aim of boosting bilateral trade relations between the two neighbor countries, official sources said. (more…)

Asian human rights groups have condemned the Burmese regime for its new decree that restricts workers’ rights by banning labor protests with threats of recrimination. (more…)

The military junta can’t be taken seriously when it won’t even allow Suu Kyi to vote. (more…)

Burma Campaign UK today welcomed Netherlands backing for a UN Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma. (more…)

[Wellington, New Zealand] The Burma Campaign New Zealand applauds the New Zealand Government for their decision to support the establishment of a United Nations Commission of Inquiry into crimes against humanity in Burma. (more…)

New York – The Philippine government should publicly support the establishment of an international Commission of Inquiry for Burma, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter <http://www.hrw.org/node/93166> to President Benigno Aquino III. (more…)

Beijing/Jakarta/Brussels: As Myanmar approaches its first elections in two decades, China’s primary concerns are the security and stability of its south-western border and protecting its strategic and economic interests in the country. (more…)

In Burma and it’s not just landmine victims seeking treatment in Mae Sot. (more…)

Burma’s detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been officially barred from voting in the forthcoming general election, the first poll in the military-run state in two decades. (more…)

Members of the disbanded National League for Democracy party (NLD) continued their election boycott activities despite the regime’s warning of jail threats on Saturday. (more…)