Forced Labour, Extortion Persist in Chin State

Villagers in Chin State are still facing forced labour and arbitrary extortion committed by Burma Army soldiers on patrol and local government authorities, sources from the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) said. Almost 92 percent of people surveyed in Chin State had been subjected to at least one incident of forced labour in the year before February/March 2010, according to a January 2011 report 'Life Under the Junta: Evidence of Crimes Against Humanity in Burma’s Chin State' by the Physicians for Human Rights.

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Score-settling after Libya's war casts shadow

In the aftermath of Libya's war, ethnic tensions are growing. Richard Sollom, deputy director of Physicians for Human Rights, said the interim government must quickly establish the rule of law and allow investigators from the International Criminal Court to examine allegations of war crimes by both sides.

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Chin target government with anti-poverty plea

Chin state, the poorest in Burma, is asking the government for assistance in dealing with poverty and famine. The state has also suffered from widespread human rights abuses, according to PHR research.

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Following Death of Qaddafi, PHR Calls for Justice and Accountability for All

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) today renewed its calls for justice and accountability in Libya in the wake of questions surrounding the circumstances of Muammar Qaddafi’s death.

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More Mass Graves Found in Libya

The Red Cross has reported that mass grave sites continue to be found across Libya. PHR has called for all exhumations to be ceased and the cites to be guarded until proper forensic procedures can take place.

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