Tag: Burma
Breakdown of Burmese ceasefire
On Wednesday, Wellington’s Kachin community arrived in Parliament grounds to protest the increasing violence happening in their home province. Kachin state is the Northern most state Read More
Auckland Burmese celebrate democracy leader’s 66th birthday
Yesterday I spoke at an Auckland celebration of the 66th birthday of Burmese democracy leader (and Nobel Peace Prize winner) Aung San Suu Kyi. She Read More
Select Committee calls for UN Commission on Burma
Pressure has been building since March for the UN to set up a Commission of Inquiry into the Burmese regime’s human rights abuses.