Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience

30 Jul

Posted by Otto as Human Rights

Amnesty International have announced that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is being awarded its most prestigious honour – the “Ambassador of Conscience” Award for 2009.
This year’s award will be announced in Dublin by Amnesty International and the Irish rock band U2, previous recipients of the award and long-time supporters of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
“This [...]

Tags: Burma, Myanmar

Sri Lanka: Free Civilians From Detention Camps

30 Jul

Posted by Otto as Human Rights

The United Nations reported that as of July 17, 2009, the Sri Lankan government was detaining 281,621 people in 30 military-guarded camps in the four northern districts of Vavuniya, Mannar, Jaffna, and Trincomalee.
In violation of international law, the Sri Lankan goverment has since March 2008 confined virtually all civilians displaced by the fighting between government [...]

Tags: Sri Lanka