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22 Jun 2014, 9:30 pm by Karen Tani
We invite papers exploring these questions with respect to one or more countries in South Asia, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma/Myanmar, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sikkim, or Sri Lanka, or papers offering comparative perspectives, drawing from the postcolonial experiences of countries in other regions, that offer relevant insights into the experiences of these South Asian countries. [read post]
24 Jul 2014, 4:34 am by Nietzer
  U.S. restrictions on Burma historically restricted many transactions with Burma by U.S. persons, including investment in Burma and imports of Burmese products to the United States. [read post]
31 Jan 2020, 2:43 pm by Quinta Jurecic
President Trump has issued a new travel ban that restricts entry into the United States from Burma (Myanmar), Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania. [read post]
15 Dec 2022, 5:54 pm
It is not clear that, for example, the company runs a greater risk of contributing to human rights harms in Burma by leaving or by staying. [read post]
18 Jan 2017, 9:00 am
Back in Burma, in the city of Rangoon, I was a teacher and my husband, Haroon, sold condensed milk he transported from the countryside. [read post]
13 Mar 2014, 2:29 am by Jillian C. York
  Two countries particularly deserving of praise in this area are Tunisia and Myanmar (Burma), both of which have stopped censoring the Internet in recent years and are headed in the right direction toward Internet freedom. [read post]
26 Nov 2013, 5:26 am
Malik begins his piece with the dire situation of the Myanmar’s (Burma’s) Rohingya:“The Rohingya are Muslims who live mostly in Rakhine, in the north west of the country, bordering Bangladesh. [read post]
2 May 2016, 9:38 am by Eugene Volokh
The motorist, a former refugee from Burma who is now a naturalized U.S. citizen, was the group’s volunteer tour manager. [read post]
The updated list refers to the following: Afghanistan, Bahamas, Barbados, Botswana, Cambodia, Ghana, Iraq, Jamaica, Mauritius, Mongolia, Myanmar/Burma, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zimbabwe. [read post]
29 Aug 2009, 10:34 am
And for the tens of millions without insurance coverage, we're Burundi or Burma: In the world's poor nations, sick people pay out of pocket for medical care; those who can't pay stay sick or die. [read post]
7 Mar 2021, 5:37 pm by JURIST Staff
AARP Burma, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, said Sunday that the number of persons arrested, charged, or sentenced since February 1 stood at 1790, with 1472 actively persecuted. [read post]
21 Mar 2012, 6:30 pm by EEM
Asia (Afghanistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka):Afghanistan: A Case Study - Strengthening Principled Humanitarian Response Capacities (ODI, Jan. 2012) [text]A Commentary on the December 2011 Sri Lanka Operational Guidance Note (Still Human, Still Here, March 2012) [text]Roadmap for the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) in Asia: Personalities, Institutions and Processes, NTS Perspectives, no. 8 (Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies, Feb. 2012) [text via ReliefWeb]"Untold Miseries": Wartime… [read post]
4 Apr 2009, 3:02 am
We are much better placed to be fighting for the principles we believe in -- protection of human rights universally, fighting against the anti-Israel crap, and for meaningful action on issues that we care about and ought to be the top of the agenda -- things like Zimbabwe, Sudan, Burma, by leading and lending our voice from within.'In an interview well worth reading, Rice also indicated that the February announcement that the United States was pulling out of Durban II, the World… [read post]
They recommended that money generated by such joint ventures should instead be funneled into a trust account “held until such time as Burma has a legitimate and democratically-elected government or used for humanitarian purposes. [read post]
21 Dec 2015, 12:49 pm by Donna Sokol
  The following list presents, in order of popularity, the 15 most viewed GLM articles since the launch of the updated GLM: Georgia: New Visa and Migration Rules Burma: Four “Race and Religion Protection Laws” Adopted South Korea: Permanent Dual Nationality Allowed after 60 Years U.N. [read post]
9 Aug 2012, 12:47 pm by Danielle Beach-Oswald
The eight countries that were recommended to be re-designated as CPC’s were Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Uzbekistan. [read post]
28 Mar 2009, 2:35 pm
On January 16, the administration named Burma, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, the People's Republic of China, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Uzbekistan, but, as in the past, gave waivers to Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan.The puzzling part of this, however, is that according to USCIRF, while the designation was made, "the list was not made available until this week, when the Obama State Department released the list in response to a U.S. [read post]
12 Mar 2009, 11:53 pm
The Dirty Dozen of censorship are Burma, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. [read post]
On January 31, the State Department announced additional sanctions on MOGE, Myanmar’s Ministry of Energy, the Union Electoral Commission and their Air Force, citing the junta’s “scorched-earth campaign [that] continues to inflict harm and claim the lives of innocent people, fueling a worsening armed conflict within Burma and insecurity beyond its borders. [read post]