14 March 2014: 131 civil society and political parties, and over 30,000 people from four ethnic states, Shan, Karenni, Karen and Mon, have called on the government of Burma to suspend planned construction of dams.
08 March 2014: More than 600 Burmese refugees staged a rally in Delhi today, asking equal rights and safety for them in India as they commemorated International Women’s Day.
06 March 2014: Ms. Yanghee Lee, 58, from the Republic of Korea, is appointed to replace Tomas Ojea Quintana, the outgoing UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burma.
21 February 2014: Tomás Ojea Quintana, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Burma, suggested that peace negotiations between the Central government and ethnic armed groups need to be strengthened and well monitored.
18 February 2014: President Thein Sein promised that ministers for national races affairs will be able to communicate directly with the Union government of Burma to work for the people.
12 February 2014: Tomás Ojea Quintana, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Burma, is set to make his final official journey to Burma from 14 to 19 February.
12 February 2014: The Network for Human Rights Documentation (ND-Burma) said that human rights violations committed by Burma’s authorities continue in the country.
28 January 2014: U Khin Yi, Minister of Immigration and Population, and U Win Myint, Minister of Commerce, last week travelled to Chin State nearly two weeks after a visit by Aung San Suu Kyi.
25 January 2014: Ethnic armed organizations in Burma have wrapped up their six-day conference today with a common resolution to stand united in building a genuine federal Union of Burma.
15 January 2014: Famous Chin actress and model Mai Zung Cer Mawi, aka Thet Mon Myint, and her boyfriend are visiting her native town of Falam in Chin State.
