Laws, decrees, bills and regulations relating to population (commentary)

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Title: Gendered rumours and Muslim scapegoats in Myanmar
Description: "In Myanmar, rumours abound about the assault and coercion of Buddhist women. What makes this trope of everyday storytelling—often factually inaccurate—so resistant to ?debunking”? Based on more than four years of in-depth qualitative research, we argue that rumours are durable because they resonate with, and allocate blame for, the suffering and stagnation of the 1990s and 2000s. We see these dynamics at play in support for the four ?Protection of Race and Religion” laws. Drafted with assistance of Buddhist organisation Ma Ba Tha, they were passed in the final months of the U Thein Sein government and remain a thorn in the side of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi?s National League for Democracy government..."
Creator/author: Gerard McCarthy & Jacqueline Menager
Source/publisher: "New Mandala"
Date of publication: 2017-07-12
Date of entry/update: 2017-12-22
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: Myanmar: UN rights experts express alarm at adoption of first of four ?protection of race and religion? bills
Description: GENEVA (27 May 2015) ? "A group of United Nations human rights experts today expressed alarm at the enactment of the Population Control Healthcare Bill in Myanmar, the first of four in a package of bills that seek to ?protect race and religion?. The bills are highly discriminatory against ethnic and religious minorities as well as against women. ?These bills risk deepening discrimination against minorities and setting back women?s rights in Myanmar,” said the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee. ?At a time when thousands of Rohingya are already fleeing the country by boat, this sends precisely the wrong signal to these communities.” On Saturday, State media reported that the President of Myanmar had signed the Population Control Healthcare Bill. While the stated objectives of the Bill are to improve living standards, alleviate poverty, ensure quality healthcare and develop maternal and child health, its provisions are extremely vague and lack any protection against discrimination, the independent experts noted. Under the newly adopted law, certain areas can be designated for special health care measures, including birth spacing. ?Any coercive requirement for birth spacing with the aim to ?organise? family planning would constitute a disproportionate interference in the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and could amount to a violation of women?s human rights,” said the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Dainius Pûras, noting that the Bill allows township groups to ?organise? married couples to practice 36-month birth spacing between pregnancies. ?Women should be able to choose freely and responsibly the number and spacing of their children.”..."
Source/publisher: United Nations
Date of publication: 2015-05-27
Date of entry/update: 2015-05-29
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: New Religious Legislation in Myanmar
Description: "Since Myanmar?s opening in 2011, the country has seen a rise in Burman-Buddhist nationalism. Monk-led groups such as ?969? and the Organization for Protection of Race and Religion (?MaBaTha?) and their messages of religious chauvinism enjoy strong popular support. Islam and its followers are particular targets. In addition to sporadic outbreaks of mob violence, this nationalist sentiment has expressed itself in calls for laws to promote and protect Buddhism. This paper provides an overview of the current status of this draft legislation. It looks at origins of the bills currently before the legislature, a summary of their key provisions, the likely next steps and their political implications. It also discusses the recent moves to disenfranchise over a million Temporary Registration Card holders ? most of whom are Muslim, and many of whom are in Rakhine State..."
Creator/author: Richard Horsey
Source/publisher: Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum
Date of publication: 2015-02-13
Date of entry/update: 2015-02-21
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
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