Human Rights Education Institute of Burma

The Thai Labour Ministry has announced a consolidation of agencies designed to combat human trafficking and improve migrant workers’ conditions.

While welcoming the release of 25 Burmese political prisoners last week, Burma Campaign UK (BCUK) said the international community should demand the release of all remaining prisoners immediately.

Burmese security forces have responded to sectarian violence in northern Arakan (Rhakine) State with mass arrests and unlawful force against the Rohingya Muslim population, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday in a statement.

In light of recent Burmese government statements and actions following media coverage of the unrest in Rakhine State, Reporters Without Borders (RWB), a freedom of the press watchdog, warned on Friday Burma is tightening restrictions on the press in spite of recent promises to end censorship.

Police arrested 30 Burmese migrants who illegally crossed into Mae Sot yesterday, while they were in the process of being trafficked to Bangkok and central Thailand.

At least 7,000 to 10,000 Kachin refugees from Burma have sought refuge across the border in Yunnan Province in southwestern China, according to a Human Rights Watch report released on Tuesday.

Burmese President Thein Sein on Monday outlined the government’s focus to provide a new minimum wage and its efforts to bring economic development to average workers in rural and urban areas.

The Chinese government is guilty of systematic human rights violations against Kachin refugees fleeing violence in Burma, including the denial of vital humanitarian assistance and forced repatriation, a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned.