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Aid push to stem Kachin refugee crisis
Calls from eight Kachin groups on visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to press the government to draw to a close months of heavy fighting in the northern Burmese state have been welcomed by rights groups. PHR released a report detailing ongoing human rights violations by the Burmese army against Kachin civilians and further applauded Clinton’s request that the government drop its blockade on aid reaching the thousands displaced by fighting since June.
Myanmar gov't officials meet with Kachin rebels
Following PHR's calls for Secretary Clinton to make the plight of ethnic minorities in border areas of Burma a priority in talks with the government, she called for an end to violent campaigns against Burma's ethnic minorities.
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New Report: Burmese Army Continues Committing Human Rights Violations in Kachin State
PHR today released a report detailing human rights abuses committed by the Burmese Army in Kachin State, Burma. PHR’s investigation reveals that the much-publicized incremental political changes in central Burma have not translated into improvements for the ethnic populations in the remote areas of Burma.
Clinton Arrives in Burma Amid Calls for Cautious Rapprochement
The Wall Street Journal mentions PHR's report on human rights abuses committed by the Burmese Army in Kachin State, Burma. PHR calls on Secretary Clinton to focus on abuses against ethnic minorities during upcoming visit to Burma.
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PHR Welcomes the Release of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry Report
PHR welcomed today the release of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) Report and called on the Government of Bahrain to make substantive and irreversible human rights improvements in the country.
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