BURMA BULLETIN Issue 121 - January 2017

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BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 121 - JANUARY 2017. IN THIS ISSUE: ANTI-MUSLIM STANCE GROWS IN BURMA/MYANMAR • Muslim human rights defender and NLD legal advisor Ko Ni murdered •Rohingya reports Tatmadaw abuses •Burma?s government denials •International community calls for justice HUMANITARIAN •Malaysia sends food flotilla DISPLACEMENT •Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh •Kachin IDPs forced to flee again HUMAN RIGHTS •UN Special Rapporteur visits Burma •Tatmadaw detains two Kachin pastors •Muslim ceremonies halted •Telecommunications Law WOMEN?S RIGHTS •Still no justice for two Kachin teachers raped and murdered two years ago ETHNIC AFFAIRS & CONFLICT •Discussions of peace conference MILITARY •Burma?s President honors Tatmadaw •Tatmadaw soldier found guilty DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE •Digital ID Cards tested PARLIAMENT WATCH •Myanmar Companies Act ECONOMY •Rangoon/Yangon?s new bus system NATURAL RESOURCES •Burma faces possible EITI suspension •Palm oil production in Tenasserim Division hurts local livelihoods INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS •Israel sells arms to Burma/Myanmar REPORTS

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ALTSEAN-Burma

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2017-01-00

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2017-03-06

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  • Individual Documents

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English

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