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Myanmar parliament rejects motion to join ICCPR amid claims that proposal process was unconstitutional13 September 2019
The Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) has rejected a motion from the ruling National League for Democracy for Myanmar to sign the 1996 UN convention to protect and r…
In Myanmar, constitution amendment committee returns nearly 4,000 recommendations16 July 2019
The Union Parliament’s Charter Amendment Committee—tasked with making the military-drafted Constitution democratic—has put forward more than 3,700 recommendatio…
Myanmar Charter Amendment Committee completes review of constitution for amendments and will send report to Parliament 17 June 2019
The Union Parliament’s Charter Amendment Committee on Thursday completed reviewing the entire Constitution for possible amendments. It will submit a report on i…
Myanmar military and former ruling party propose constitutional amendments to decentralize government 30 May 2019
YANGON—Myanmar’s military and the former ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) have jointly proposed four amendments to the 2008 Constitution, in…
Op-ed: Civilianizing Myanmar by reducing role of the military in Parliament could take another three decades28 May 2019
Believe it or not, Myanmar’s current political transition to democracy is likely to require another 30-year cycle to complete.
The country’s powerful military…
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