In but the latest sign of a subtle shift in U.S. foreign policy by the administration of Barack Obama, the U.S. has indicated that it will seek election to the United Nations Human Rights Council.The announcement, delivered yesterday, reverses a policy of the Bush era which witnessed steady opposition to both the Human Rights Council and its forerunner, the U.N. Commission on Human Rights. "The decision is in keeping with the Obama Administration's 'new era of engagement' with other nations to advance American security interests and meet the global...
Apr 6, 2009
Forced relocation for border fence in Maungdaw
Some families in Maungdaw Township have been ordered by the Burmese army to relocate because their houses are located near army godowns where many goods, including barbed wire fencing and cement, are being stored, said a resident who is among those being asked to move. “They ordered us last week to move from the village as our houses are close to the army godown but they did not instruct on where we have to go,” he said. The households that have been asked to move are in Ka Yin Chaung Village in Maungdaw, and have been in the village for generations....
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