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Press Release
Unprecedented Dublin Concert Celebrates Life and Work of Aung San Suu Kyi; Features All-Star Line-Up of Artists, Musicians and Actors
Artists from all corners of the globe will be on hand for Electric Burma: A Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi, slated for Monday, June 18 at Dublin’s Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.
June 8, 2012
Press Release
Ahead of Sunday Elections, Amnesty International Calls on Myanmar to Protect Human Rights, Including the Release of ‘Prisoners of Conscience’ and Safeguards for Ethnic Minorities
Ahead of Myanmar's elections on Sunday, April 1, Amnesty International said that despite Myanmar's steps toward improving the country's human rights record, much work remains to be done.
March 30, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Caution as U.S. Restores Full Diplomatic Relations with Myanmar
Suzanne Nossel, Amnesty International USA's new executive director, issued the following statement in response to announcement that the United States is restoring full diplomatic relations with Myanmar.
January 17, 2012
Press Release
Myanmar’s Political Prisoner Release a ‘Major Step’, But Gates Must Open ‘Even Wider’, Says Amnesty International
The release of at least 130 political prisoners in Myanmar today -- including well-known dissidents Htay Kywe, U Khun Htun Oo, Min Ko Naing, and U Gambira -- is a significant move, Amnesty International said.
January 13, 2012
Press Release
Clinton’s Visit to Myanmar Should Be Measured in Human Rights Improvement, Says Amnesty International
The success of the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's visit to Myanmar should be decided by whether the authorities respond immediately by undertaking bold and far-reaching human rights reforms, Amnesty International said in a statement today.
November 29, 2011
Press Release
Myanmar Political Prisoners Held in Dog Cells and Denied Water, says Amnesty International
The Myanmar authorities must act immediately to end the ill-treatment of some 15 political prisoners in Yangon’s Insein Prison, where they have been denied water and some reportedly held in “dog” cells, Amnesty International said today.
November 4, 2011
Report
Annual Report: Myanmar 2011
Head of state: Senior General Than Shwe Head of government: General Thein Sein Death penalty: abolitionist in practice Population: 50.5 million Life expectancy: 62.7 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 120/102 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 91.9 per cent Elections in Myanmar were carried out amid severe restrictions on freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly, and association. The authorities arrested government critics and ethnic minority activists for political activities. Some 2,200 political prisoners remained in detention, many suffering from ill-health. The government forcibly displaced residents of villages, or in some cases entire areas, to facilitate government-run or supported development and infrastructure projects. Background…
June 20, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Condemns Treatment of Myanmar Prisoners Kept in ‘Dog Cells’ After Protests
Amnesty International Condemns Treatment of Myanmar Prisoners Kept in ‘Dog Cells’ After Protests Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) – The Myanmar authorities must stop forcing prisoners into cells designed for military dogs, Amnesty International said today, after it emerged that the practice is being used as punishment against hunger striking activists. Seven prisoners, including two Buddhist monks who went on hunger strike at Insein prison in the main city of Yangon, were placed in solitary confinement between May 24 and 26, in the cells, Amnesty International has learned. "The shocking accounts of the cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment…
June 6, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Condemns Treatment of Myanmar Prisoners Kept in ‘Dog Cells’ After Protests
Amnesty International Condemns Treatment of Myanmar Prisoners Kept in ‘Dog Cells’ After Protests Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) – The Myanmar authorities must stop forcing prisoners into cells designed for military dogs, Amnesty International said today, after it emerged that the practice is being used as punishment against hunger striking activists. Seven prisoners, including two Buddhist monks who went on hunger strike at Insein prison in the main city of Yangon, were placed in solitary confinement between May 24 and 26, in the cells, Amnesty International has learned. "The shocking accounts of the cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment…
June 6, 2011
Press Release
Myanmar prisoners kept in ‘dog cells’ after protests
The Myanmar authorities must stop forcing prisoners into cells designed for military dogs, Amnesty International said today, after it emerged that the practice is being used as punishment against hunger striking activists.
June 3, 2011
Press Release
Myanmar prisoners kept in ‘dog cells’ after protests
The Myanmar authorities must stop forcing prisoners into cells designed for military dogs, Amnesty International said today, after it emerged that the practice is being used as punishment against hunger striking activists.
June 3, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Says Prison Sentence Reductions are Not Enough in Myanmar
Amnesty International Media Release For Immediate Release Tuesday, May 17, 2011 Human rights organization calls for immediate release of all prisoners of conscience Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) – The Myanmar government’s reduction of prison terms must be swiftly followed by the immediate and unconditional release of all prisoners of conscience, Amnesty International said today. The Myanmar government said on Monday it had reduced by one year the sentences of all current prisoners and commuted all death sentences to life imprisonment. "While the reductions are welcome news for political prisoners, they are astonishingly insufficient," said Benjamin Zawacki, Amnesty…
May 17, 2011