Burma: Revise or Reject Draft Association Law

Email Burma’s draft associations law fails to meet international human rights standards and should be significantly revised or discarded, Human Rights Watch said today. If passed in its current form, the law would permit excessive government control over civil society groups, hindering freedom of speech and association at the expense of Burma’s reform and development. (Bangkok) – Burma’s draft associations law fails to meet international human rights standards and should be significantly revised or discarded, Human Rights Watch said today.read more

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