Burma: Burma’s National Human Rights Commission: An Empty Gesture

Burma: Burma’s National Human Rights Commission: An Empty Gesture   The international community should call on the regime to take the necessary steps to make Burma NHRC a truly independent and effective mechanism   On 5 September, Burma’s regime announced that it had established a National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) charged with promoting and safeguarding the fundamental rights of citizens in accordance with the 2008 Constitution.   Looking at the work and information...

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