Burmese Military Nomination for President Shows no Desire for Democratic ReformsMarch 14, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Burma's military led party has nominated a former Lt. General Myint Swe as their party's choice for president. Under Burmese law, each party nominates a president and vice...
Ethnic Burmese Lawmaker has Opportunity to be First Christian Vice President in HistoryMarch 11, 2016 — ICC NOTE: As Myanmar continues the process of forming its new government, presidential nominees are being selected by each house of parliament. In the latest round of nominations Henry Van...
Ratification to Allow Burmese Party Leader to Become President Likely to FailMarch 1, 2016 — ICC NOTE: As the National League for Democracy continues to solidify itself as the new head of the Burmese government, the NLD's attempt to ratify the Junta written constitution to...
Religious Intolerance Growing in Asia-Pacific RegionFebruary 25, 2016 — ICC Note: In a report by Amnesty International, the human rights group stated that religious and ethnic intolerance grew in the Asia-Pacific region in 2015. Countries like Pakistan, Vietnam, India, and...
Ethnic Karen People have a Renewed Hope for an Independent Nation in BurmaFebruary 19, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Karen people in eastern Myanmar (Burma) have been under extreme religious and ethnic persecution for decades. Since Burma's independence from the British Empire in the late 1940's...
1 Year Later No Justice for Christian Missionaries Brutally Raped and Murdered by Burmese ArmyFebruary 5, 2016 — ICC NOTE: One year ago two Kachin Christian missionaries aged 20 and 21 were brutally raped and murdered by the Burmese military. There bodies were found mutilated in Kaung Kha village,...
Ethnic Karen Christian Selected to lead Upper House in Myanmar’s New GovernmentFebruary 3, 2016 — ICC NOTE: An Ethnic Karen Christian lawmaker has been selected from Augn San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party to be the speaker of Myanmar's House of Nationalities. The...
Myanmar’s New Leader Nominates Ethnic Burmese for Key Leadership RolesJanuary 28, 2016 — ICC NOTE: As Myanmar continues to transition from military controlled government to a pro-democracy party, Aung San Suu Kyi, the party's leader, has the difficult task of joining the various...
Peace in Ethnic Myanmar Shaky According to Christian PopulationJanuary 6, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Myanmar has waged civil war after civil war since their independence from Britain in 1948. The military controlled government has grappled with many ethnic armies representing the outlying...
