Full Coverage: Myanmar
August 2006
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31.08.2006
From caste discrimination to forced disappearances and torture, participants at a conference on human rights in Asia detail the abuses faced in 12 Asian nations.
more...From: Asian Human Rights Commission Related topics/regions: [Bangladesh] [Cambodia] [China] [India] [Indonesia] [Japan] [Nepal] [Pakistan] [Philippines] [South Korea] [Sri Lanka] [Thailand] Image: Bangladeshi woman and child. © Shahidul Alam/Drik / New Internationalist
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24.08.2006
DHAKA, Aug 23 (Reuters): Bangladesh on Wednesday sought international assistance, including from the United States, to help find a new home for thousands of refugees from Myanmar, saying it couldn't afford to keep them any longer. Some 21,000 Rohingya Muslims from mainly Buddhist Myanmar have been living in two camps in Cox's Bazar district, 450 km (280 miles) southeast of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka for more than a decade.
more...Related topics/regions: [Bangladesh] [Migration] [Refugees] [Shelter & housing] |
18.08.2006
While a major international conference on HIV/AIDS opened Sunday in Canada with a message to help those affected by the disease, on this side of the globe, in Burma, the ruling military regime moved to arrest sufferers and campaigners.
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17.08.2006
Hiv/aidsiin sairastuneita sekä hiv-kampanjaan osallistuneita pidätettiin viime sunnuntaina Burmassa. Maan sotilashallitus osoitti jo vuosi sitten piittaamattomuutensa hiv-työtä kohtaan, määrättyään hiv-positiivisten hoitokodin suljettavaksi. YK epäilee maan hallituksen olevan kyvytön vastaamaan hiv-ongelmaan. Burmassa arvioidaan olevan satoja tuhansia hiv/aidsia sairastavia.
more...From: OneWorld South Asia Related topics/regions: [AIDS] Image: Containing HIV
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15.08.2006
BANGKOK, Aug 15 (IPS) - While a major international conference on HIV/AIDS opened Sunday in Canada with a message to help those affected by the disease, on this side of the globe, in Burma, the ruling military regime moved to arrest sufferers and campaigners.
more...From: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related topics/regions: [Asia and the Pacific] |
02.08.2006
Kansainvälinen työjärjestö ILO on osoittanut Burman hallinnon viivyttelevän pakkotyön lopettamista. Pakkotyö on Burmassa laitonta, mutta sitä käytetään erityisesti armeijaa hyödyntävissä aputehtävissä. Ellei Burman johto ole edistynyt pakkotyön lopettamisessa tulevaan marraskuuhun mennessä, ILO voi viedä asian Haagin kansainvälinen oikeuden käsittelyyn.
more...From: Suomen Ammattiliittojen Solidaarisuuskeskus Related topics/regions: [Labour] Image: Burmalainen lapsisotilas © Nic Dunlop
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