Thursday, 07 March 2013 11:01
Progress Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar
The mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar was established pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolution 1992/58, and was recently extended by Human Rights Council resolution 19/21. The present report is submitted pursuant to Council resolution 19/21 and General Assembly resolution 67/233, and covers human rights developments in Myanmar since the Special Rapporteur’s report to the Council (A/HRC/19/67) in March 2012 and to the Assembly (A/67/383) in October 2012.
Tuesday, 27 March 2012 19:48
Untold Miseries
They pointed the knife against my stomach and they put it on my brother’s throat.... We were asked repeatedly where the KIA [Kachin Independence Army] is and in which house the weapons are hidden, and then the soldier said, “If you don’t show us and don’t give us the answers then you will be killed and your hands will be cut off.” And then we were tied up.
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Sunday, 11 March 2012 10:09
Progress report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar
The recent wave of reforms has had a positive impact on the situation of human
rights in Myanmar. The upcoming by-elections on 1 April 2012 will be a key test of how
far the Government has progressed in its reform process. There is, however, a risk of
backtracking on the progress achieved to date. At this crucial moment in the country’s
history, remaining human rights concerns and challenges should be addressed, and justice
and accountability measures, as well as measures to ensure access to the truth, should be
taken.
The recent wave of reforms has had a positive impact on the situation of human rights in Myanmar. The upcoming by-elections on 1 April 2012 will be a key test of how far the Government has progressed in its reform process. There is, however, a risk of backtracking on the progress achieved to date. At this crucial moment in the country’s history, remaining human rights concerns and challenges should be addressed, and justice
and accountability measures, as well as measures to ensure access to the truth, should be taken.