“Malaysia and Indonesia have agreed to take in ‘boat people’, but ongoing state-sponsored violence and negligence ensure the flood of migrants will go on,” writes Shaivalini Parmar, Myanma...
Four journalists and the boss of the now defunct Unity magazine in Myanmar have been sentenced to ten years imprisonment with hard labour. Journalists who protested against the sentences over the week...
The world celebrates reforms in Burma, while ethnic cleansing is reported from the western parts. The short film “Stateless in their own country” provides a unique insight into the violence, persecuti...
Human rights lawyers in Burma do not waste any time when trying to make use of emerging opportunities as their country is opening up. But rule of law is weak, civil society initiatives are nascent and...
On 22 April, the EU will review its suspended sanctions on Burma. A permanent lifting of sanctions is premature, says Civil Rights Defenders and the Swedish Burma Committee. The two organisations urge...
Op-Ed article published in Swedish at Newsmill on the International women’s day: The world must pay attention to the brave Burmese women whose struggle for human rights places their lives and health a...
Civil Rights Defenders welcomes the release of the Burmese Nobel Peace laureate and opposition’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday. She was released when her house arrest expired, just days after Bu...
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