Myanmar’s new government needs to take bold action to dismantle a number of repressive laws during the next session of parliament, a new report from Human Rights Watch urged on Wednesday.
Despite a wide-ranging executive pardon that saw the release of scores of political prisoners in April and some preliminary legislative changes, the New York-based rights group said that a number of laws that remained on the books left the possibility of future prosecutions against activists and reporters.
“The new government, led by the National League for Democracy, has moved quickly to release many of those imprisoned for peaceful expression or protest and to drop charges against others,” said HRW director Brad Adams. “But it’s crucial that the legal infrastructure of repression be dismantled so that there is no chance Burma will ever hold political prisoners again.” (Courtesy of frontiermyanmar.net)
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