BURMA BULLETIN Issue 138 - June 2018

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KEY STORY: UN and Burma raise alarms over secretive repatriation deal; A leaked draft emerges, as Burma rejects review of citizenship laws; Signing of MoU comes amid continuing sanctions efforts;International Criminal Court pressure grows; ?Sham? Arakan commission established; rumors of military-government rift over its operation... HUMAN RIGHTS: Reuters journalists trial decision on 9 July... ETHNIC AFFAIRS AND CONFLICT: Third session of Panglong Peace Conference set to start on 11 July; KIA accuses Tatmadaw of human rights abuses on the seven-year anniversary of fighting in Kachin State... HUMANITARIAN: Government announces plans to close all IDP camps in four states; Kachin aid group forced to stop humanitarian work in rebel-held areas...KIA ECONOMY/NATURAL RESOURCES: Fighting in Kachin State scares off investors; Businesses fail to conduct human rights due diligence; New Yangon City Project CEO reveals joint venture with Chinese partner... DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE: Anti-Corruption Commission will not pursue legal action against former minister... PARLIAMENT WATCH: Counter-terrorism proposal approved without vote... WOMEN?S RIGHTS: Prisons Department rejects MNHRC recommendation to close labor camp... REPORTS

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Altsean-Burma

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2018-06-00

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2018-08-04

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English

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