The law dates back to 1959, when it was created by General Ne Win, and was amended in November 2010 by then-dictator Than Shwe. It was, however, never enforced under Ne Win, Than Shwe, Thein Sein’s ...

Medley has shown people of all faiths the power of standing in solidarity with the oppressed not just from their own group or ...

The East Aceh Police has named four foreign nationals as suspects in the smuggling of 76 Rohingya refugees who arrived on ...

The US has long been the largest donor for the Rohingya humanitarian response. According to the UN, out of the $852.4 million ...

In light of a new report, refugees in Bangladesh share harrowing tales of sexual assault, shootings by rebels and junta ...

International news outlets generally devote little attention to religious freedom almost anywhere around the world, except for large-scale tragedies such as the repression of Muslim Uyghurs in western ...

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has asked that government institutions, including law enforcement, respect ...

UN agencies on Tuesday offered a dire assessment of the global impact of deep cuts to grassroots humanitarian funding by the ...

UN official says Afghanistan likely to suffer from “1,200 additional maternal deaths and 109,000 additional unintended ...

Sri Lanka's cabinet has cleared signing new agreements with the Japan International Co-operation Agency after loans were ...