On November 11, 2019 The Gambia filed at International Court of Justice Application of proceedings against Myanmar, violations of Genocide Convention committed by Myanmar against Rohingya people. ..…

Recent events also appear to indicate that Min Aung Hlaing is softening the ground for an election run, though it’s unclear why he would want to become president, a largely ceremonial role, when he now has more power as head of the military. . Myanmar’s president is not directly elected..…

Internally displaced people who fled Mann Lee Namtu Township on March 1 take refuge at Hsipaw Town, Shan State Shar Htat Paing Facebook.. 367... ..…

Apart from Ukranian and Chinese weapons, photographic evidence of Israeli ACE assault rifles in the arsenal of South Sudan's military and government-aligned militias and opposition forces.. ..…

In reaction to another report by the mission earlier this month about the alleged corporate enablers of the military, Myanmar’s foreign ministry said that in establishing the fact-finding mission, the U.N. ..…

By airstrike that killed dozens of children, People are seen near bus destroyed, in photograph taken on August 12, 2018 Saada, Yemen. © 2018 Mohammed Hamoud Getty Images The United Nations secretary-general omitted countries responsible for grave violations against in armed in his new list of shame, today. ..…

The 390 members of parliament from Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy have lived in ex-military buildings Naypyidaw, the capital of Myanmar, since taking March 2016. ..…

The UN expert also criticized the Myanmar’s authorities decision to shut down internet access in the two restive states, saying that the blackout was jeopardizing villagers, hampering aid deliveries and shielding the military. . Myanmar Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Kyaw Moe Tun, told..…

The key trends Asia last week included challenges against Afghan by Taliban in strategic districts and cities fighting between state forces and domestic armed groups Pakistan, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and Myanmar India and Pakistan and violence and tensions Indonesia, Malaysia, India, and Sri..…

YANGON — group of Arakanese activists Rakhine's Mrauk-U have been using media to reach out with offers of help to Grade 11 students living in camps for displaced persons. ..…

The United Wa State Army has dismissed the capital of Wa, April to celebrate the anniversary of its agreement with the government.. ..…

The Office of Prosecutor of International Criminal Court on Thursday requested authorization to conduct investigation into alleged crimes against Rohingya Myanmar and Bangladesh. ..…

Intolerance for satire In a related development, New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called on Myanmar authorities to drop charges against four holiday performers and a prominent filmmaker for criticizing the government and the military. . “Myanmar’s authorities are..…

Congress is preparing to to debate legislation demanding that the governments and military Burma and Guatemala respect human rights of everyone in their countries, including long-oppressed minority groups.. ..…

He was just 14-year-old schoolboy Mosul, Iraq. ..…

On one hand, Muslim thrones order to perpetuate their dynastic rule and to remain immune to any revolution against their despotism are massacring their co-religionists and on the other, the anti- Muslim islamophobes impressed by the writings of Samuel Huntington's clash of civilizations subjecting Muslims to..…

NAYPYITAW - Myanmar's army has killed rebel fighters in Rakhine State, on Friday, as government troops battle to contain in the troubled region... ..…

Yet three years on, the initial outpouring of hope and optimism around the world after the ascent to power of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy has been replaced with rising condemnation of Rohingya crackdown and alleged army abuses in the northern states of Kachin and Shan.. ..…

Arakan Army ambushes have been reported Buthidaung, Rathedaung, Mrauk U, Ponnagyun and Kyauktaw townships, and Paletwa in neighboring Chin state, representing the significant spike in engagements since fighting at the end of 2017.. ..…

By actors and politicians highlighted ongoing barriers to justice for victims, In Australia, while #MeToo movement has spurred women to come forward with their experiences of sexual harassment and abuse, number of high-profile cases of alleged sexual harassment. ..…

report released on Monday by Public International Law and Policy Group said there were reasonable grounds to believe Myanmar military had committed crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes against the minority group... ..…

For overview of conflict more broadly Myanmar, Crisis Group Asia Report N°214, Myanmar New Peace Initiative, November 2011, Sections I and II.Hide Footnote In 1949, remnants of Chinese Kuomintang Army invaded Myanmar and formed series of base areas Shan State along the border with Thailand. ..…

victory by the ruling, military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party would maintain the current status quo and slow the prospect of reforms to the military's considerable political and economic influence. ..…

Mutual distrust, power struggles and tension over the hoarding of resources, including gold, gems and timber, have characterized the long history between the rulers of Myanmar - primarily of Burman background - and the many other smaller ethnic groups that comprise this Southeast Asian nation of more than 50..…