Meeting in Geneva, the United Nations Human Rights Council revealed it remains as divided as ever regarding the political machinations currently ...

The U.S. Embassy in Burma has confirmed it is discussing a possible trip to the country by Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell, ...

Burma’s military government must be brought to justice for crimes against Burmese women including rape, sexual violence and trafficking in addition to physical torture and harassment, ...

A young Karen woman has been included in the list of this year’s recipients of the Young Global Leader award. Zoya Phan, daughter of Padoh Mahn Sha, ...

The eradication of drug production in Burma is contingent upon a reduction in the number of ethnic armed forces, stipulates a United Nations Office of Drug Control ...

The Thai government’s policy that threatens massive deportation of millions of migrant workers from Thailand has alarmed the UN expert ...

United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights, Tomas Ojea Quintana, is set to visit military-ruled Burma next week, a trip originally slated to ...

United States President Barack Obama in his budget proposal for 2011 has earmarked USD 34.8 million to support democracy and human rights ...

The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned Burma’s military rulers for the harsh sentencing of a journalist to 13 years in prison and ...

Burma’s military junta nurses nuclear ambitions, though there is insufficient evidence to prove the regime is building a secret nuclear reactor or facilities, ...