U.N. Security Council Takes Up Discussion of Rights in Burma
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Members of the U.N. Security Council met yesterday behind closed doors to discuss the political situation in Burma for the first time, and afterward the U.S. ambassador, John R. Bolton, said the United States would push for a resolution on human rights and freedom for political prisoners to be voted...
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A U.N. special envoy will meet Burma's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday, the United Nations said
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BANGKOK, Oct. 24 -- While activists focus on increasing pressure on Burma's military leaders to open a dialogue with the country's pro-democracy activists, diplomatic consensus is eroding on what steps to take next.
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Asian and EU leaders call on Burma to pursue democratic reforms, but no mention is made of Aung San Suu Kyi.
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The government has weighed into the debate over the United Nations, saying arguments about Security Council enlargement must not sideline a wider revamp of the world body.
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Proposals to hold a May constitutional referendum and general elections in 2010 represent significant steps forward for Myanmar, a U.N. diplomat said Tuesday.
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China will be asked to do more to encourage the military rulers of Myanmar to engage in dialogue with the opposition, the U.N. special envoy to the troubled Southeast Asian nation said on Thursday.
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The US House of Representatives passed a resolution calling on the United Nations Security Council to take immediate action to restore democracy and the rule of law in military-ruled Myanmar.
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Detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a representative of Myanmar's ruling junta Friday for the first time in nearly two months, a government official said.
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UN diplomats express growing concern over Burma, after days of protests in the military-ruled nation.
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Accusing Myanmar of crushing dissent, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday the southeast Asian country's recent national convention to draw up a constitution was undemocratic and exclusionary.
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The United Nations reacted  cautiously on Monday to Myanmar's announcement of a  constitutional referendum and elections, saying the political  process there needs to include a range of parties.
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A top State Department official said yesterday that a U.N. envoy's meeting with Burma's leadership this month has yielded little progress and that the United States will push ahead next month for passage of a "strongly critical" U.N. Security Council resolution.
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NYAUNG-HNA-PIN, Burma -- Burma's military government opened yesterday what it says will be the final session of a national convention aimed at completing a process launched 14 years ago to draw up guidelines for a new constitution.
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UN secretary-general Kofi Annan led international demands for the swift release of Burma&#39;s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose house arrest has been extended for another year by the military regime.
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Despite China's objections, the Security Council backed a US proposal to put the issue of political repression and human rights violations in Myanmar on its formal agenda.
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The United Nations reacted cautiously on Monday to Myanmar's announcement of a constitutional referendum and elections, saying the political process there needs to include a range of parties.