Sustento - Exploring possibilities for building a sustainable society » myanmar http://sustento.org.nz Mon, 14 May 2012 03:25:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 UN Declaration of Human Rights: Article 10 http://sustento.org.nz/un-declaration-of-human-rights-article-10/ http://sustento.org.nz/un-declaration-of-human-rights-article-10/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:22:09 +0000 Raf Manji http://sustento.org.nz/?p=255 Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.

In many countries it’s hard to fund an impartial tribunal never mind actually get a hearing. Nowhere is this more difficult than the abusive regime in Burma which jailed at least 11dissidents, involved in the recent monk led uprising, to 65 years in jail.

No defense. Closed session.

Nice to see Obama looking to close Guantanamo Bay. The need for due process has never been more pressing.

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