THE BIG PICTURE: IN THE AFTERMATH OF A CYCLONE
Cyclone Nargis cut a swathe of destruction through Burma when it made landfall on 3rd May, leaving a death toll which may yet range as high as 100,000. While the Irrawaddy Delta region bore the brunt of the cyclone, damage was also seen in areas closer to Rangoon and the city itself as shown here […]
In the aftermath of last year’s uprising, Burma’s human rights crisis continues
It’s more than five months since tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Burmese cities and the nation’s military regime responded with a bloody crackdown which left an official death toll of 10, although sources within Burma put the actual figure at many times that number. While there remains hope that the […]
Christian human rights group welcomes EU sanctions on Burma
The European Union has agreed to impose targeted sanctions against Burma’s military regime following the recent crackdown on protesters in the Asian nation. The measures include a ban on investment in and imports of Burmese timber, metals and gems. The move comes after the United Nations Security Council issued a statement “deploring the use of […]
BURMA: CRACKDOWN ON PROTESTORS CONDEMNED AMID CALLS FOR A RENEWED PUSH TOWARD DEMOCRACY
DAVID ADAMS reports…
ESSAY: WHY THE UN MUST INTERVENE IN BURMA
In a speech given to a UN conference late last month, CHEERY ZAHAU, co-ordinator of the Women’s League of Chinland, calls for the United Nations to act on the situation in Burma…