Aung San Suu Kyi News

GENEVA: A UN commission issued a resolution on Thursday expressing 'grave concern' over widespread rights abuses in Myanmar and detention of political prisoners including opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

The United States said on Thursday it was pleased by Myanmar's willingness to carry out UN sanctions on North Korea but said better ties hinged on its treatment of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Malalai Joya, a former MP from Afghanistan, poses for a portrait in Toronto. In Afghanistan ruling politicians have publicly called Malalai Joya a "prostitute," "infidel," "traitor" and "communist." Some, whom she calls "criminals," "killers," "warlords" and "mafia drug lords," have threatened to rape her and, on four occasions, tried to kill her.

The Obama Administration said that it is hopeful recent developments in Burma would lead to dialogue between the opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the Burmese military junta.

Earlier this year a woman passes a banner calling for the release of Myanmar opposition icon Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who has spent most of the past 20 years in detention at the behest of the countrya TMs ruling military junta.

Calls from the French foreign ministry to release Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi have been welcomed by campaigners in France who say that Western engagement with the regime is long overdue.

A key United Nations committee is strongly condemning human rights violations in Myanmar and urging the government to release of all political prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi.

A special committee of the U.N. General Assembly condemned North Korea and Myanmar on Thursday for what it said were widespread human rights violations in the two Asian countries.

The meeting between US President Barack Obama and his Asean counterparts has been mostly well-received, though some misgivings remain.

Malalai Joya, an Afghan activist for women's rights , was in Toronto tonight on a cross-Canada tour to promote her new book, A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice .

US President Barack Obama arrives at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai yesterday at the start of his four-day trip to China.

Success in this region, in the remote mountains near the Afghan border, could have a direct bearing on how many more American troops are ultimately sent to Afghanistan, and how long they must stay.

If the government of Burma is truly serious about staging an election next year, it must seriously consider the words and actions of US President Barack Obama.

A 73-year-old mother broke into tears when she heard the message from her son, Tun Tun Oo, who is in Meik-Hitla Prison, one of thousands of political prisoners in Burmese jails.

Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is seeking cooperation with the Myanmar junta after years of political deadlock.

President Mahinda Rajapaska, President of The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka warmly welcomes Head of State of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe.

November 16, 2009 AUNG SAN SUU KYI, OMAR KHADR, AND BARACK OBAMA: A DREADFUL TALE OF WHAT AMERICA HAS BECOME John Chuckman During his trip to Asia, President Obama called for the government of Burma to release Aung San Suu Kyi, a noted dissident who has spent years under house arrest.

Washington, D.C. a ' Supporters of Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi voiced guarded hope after US President Barack Obama raised her case directly with the junta, but some accused Southeast Asian leaders of undercutting his message.

From December 5-13, Local Activists Host Write-a-thon Events across the United States and in More Than 30 Countries Worldwide on Behalf of Victims of Human Rights Abuses Since it takes more than a Twitter post to free a prisoner of conscience, tens of thousands of human rights activists around the world will participate in Amnesty International's ...

The regime in Burma is like climate change-if you don't contain it now, it could be catastrophic.