Archive for August 31st, 2007

UN Special Rapporteur Deplores Arrest of Non-violent Protestors in Burma

August 31, 2007

In a press statement issued few minutes back, Mr. Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burma has deplored the arrests made by the authorities since 21 August 2007. He has also appealed to the ruling military junta to immediately release the non-violent protestors and condemned that citizens expressing [...]