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Opinion: UN may not be the answer to Burma’s humanitarian needs

By Francis Wade Tue, Mar 27, 2012 1:51PM UTC View Comments

Late last year I wrote a comment piece on the lack of aid getting to victims of the Kachin conflict that triggered some healthy debate about the UN’s role in Burma. At the time the organisation was attempting to gain access to rebel territory in the northern state where tens of thousands of internally displaced...

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UN: Thai lese-majeste laws “violate international human rights obligations”

By Siam Voices Sat, Dec 10, 2011 12:50AM UTC View Comments

By Prach Panchakunathorn Earlier on 9 December 2011, the spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights stated in a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland: “We are concerned about the ongoing trials and harsh sentencing of people convicted of lèse majesté in Thailand and the chilling effect that this is having on freedom of...

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UPDATED: Thai media misquote sparks UN outrage

By Siam Voices Mon, Oct 24, 2011 1:17PM UTC View Comments

By Saksith Saiyasombut The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) issued quite an angry press release Friday over what seems to be a misquotation in a Thai media outlet: The United Nations has demanded an immediate retraction from the Thai ASEAN News Network for the serious misquotes of Dr....

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UN: NKorea holds up to 200,000 political prisoners

By AP News Thu, Oct 20, 2011 1:00PM UTC View Comments

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A United Nations envoy says North Korea is estimated to hold up to 200,000 people in political prisons, a sharp increase from a decade ago. Special U.N. rapporteur on North Korean human rights Marzuki Darusman gave the estimate in his report to the U.N. General Assembly. He cited a comparison...

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UN humanitarian chief arrives in NKorea

By AP News Mon, Oct 17, 2011 10:45AM UTC View Comments

PYONGAYANG, North Korea (AP) – U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has arrived in North Korea to get a look at the country’s chronic food shortage. Footage from Associated Press Television News in Pyongyang showed Amos stepping off a shuttle bus and being greeted at the airport Monday. Amos is to meet North Korean officials and...

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