News Myanmar Justice: Travel ban on Myanmar military leaders not enough; UN investigator calls for assets freeze
Sanctions imposed this week by the United States on Myanmar's military leaders over human rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims do not go far enough, UN special rapporteur Yanghee Lee said on Thursday. The United States banned Myanmar military Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing, three other senior commanders and their families from entering the United States in the strongest steps yet taken by Washington in response to the massacre of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Lee said a travel ban was not enough and called for the commanders' assets to be frozen.Â
News Myanmar Justice: US sanctions Myanmar generals over killings of Rohingya
The human rights group Fortify Rights, which has reported frequently on Myanmar, said on Twitter that the State Department action "alone is not sufficient but a step toward more justice and ...
News Myanmar Justice: Despite int'l sanctions, Myanmar officials attend Tel Aviv weapons expo
Israel supposedly stopped selling advanced weaponry to Myanmar in 2017 following petitions filed by human rights activists and attorney Eitay Mack to Israel’s High Court of Justice. Based on court ...
News Myanmar Justice: PM’s call to OIC to hold Myanmar to account
The prime minister’s powerful call at the 14th OIC Summit is very appropriate—both in terms of the timing as well as the forum. And we strongly reiterate her views. Although it is not the first time that the PM has called upon the second largest international organisation to bring to bear its weight to resolve the issue, this time her call was to carry forward the Gambia-led initiative introduced in the OIC foreign ministers conference in March to hold Myanmar to account for its genocidal acts against the Rohingya minority in Rakhine.
News Myanmar Justice: Atrocities on Rohingyas: OIC for suing Myanmar at ICJ
MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA (THE DAILY STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) has called for launching the case of Myanmar's human rights violations against the Rohingya Muslims at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
News Myanmar Justice: OIC considers legal action against Myanmar at the ICJ
The Organisation of Islamic Conference has called for launching the case of Myanmar’s human rights violations against the Rohingyas at the International Court of Justice. The 14th Islamic Summit ...
News Myanmar Justice: Pulitzer-winning journalists jailed for reporting on Rohingyas freed in Myanmar
Myanmar's military launched a brutal counterinsurgency campaign ... in particular editor-in-chief Steve Adler and Chief Counsel Gail Gove, in their pursuit of justice for their brave reporters Wa Lone ...
News Myanmar Justice: More than 500 days in prison: For journalists jailed in Myanmar, a long fight for freedom
“I believe in justice, democracy and freedom,” he said. An initial appeal was rejected by the Yangon High Court in January. “It was a suitable punishment,” High Court Judge Aung Naing said, upholding ...
News Myanmar Justice: Suu Kyi tries to save face with Myanmar reporters' release
With the judicial process having run its course all the way to Myanmar's top court, Suu Kyi "may have been convinced the twisted passage of justice had been served," Yangon-based analyst David ...
News Myanmar Justice: Myanmar: Deaths in Army Custody Need Independent Inquiry
“An independent and impartial investigation is needed to bring to justice anyone responsible for wrongdoing.” Fighting between the Myanmar military and Arakan Army has displaced over 33,000 people in ...
