News Summary: 1. Myanmar: Limited human rights improvements -- serious concerns persist AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE - AI Index: ASA 16/013/2003 (Public) News Service No: 075 - 1 April 2003. "Almost two months after its first-ever visit to Myanmar, Amnesty International welcomed some limited improvements in the human rights situation, but at the same time expressed disappointment that other urgent steps have not yet been taken by the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), the military government. The SPDC has told the organization that political prisoners now have access to reading materials and social contact, which are positive developments. However over 1200 political prisoners are still held in prisons throughout the country, and the pace of releases has decreased considerably in the last four months..."