issue because of unstable political and economic situation made by military regime. Myanmar faces internal human trafficking and succeed solve 173 cases and imprisoned 234 traffickers in 20101. Myanmar also has 808.075 stateless persons come from Rohingya Clan2 and about 339.200 displaced person3. Besides those two problems‚ there are lot of our citizen flee abroad. These refugees are very vulnerable to become trafficking victim because there are no refugee camps in the destination country4. Respond
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Human Trafficking in Thailand The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines human trafficking as‚ “organized criminal activity in which human beings are treated as possessions to be controlled and exploited (as by being forced into prostitution or involuntary labor)” (“Human trafficking”‚ Merriam-Webster). This definition captures what human trafficking really does‚ it turns people into possessions and takes away their humanity. Many countries over the world have taken immense steps to end their issues
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Military rule On 2 March 1962‚ the military led by General Ne Win took control of Burma through a coup d’état and the government has been under direct or indirect control by the military since then. A new constitution of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma was adopted in 1974. In May 1990‚ the government held free elections for the first time in almost 30 years and the National League for Democracy (NLD)‚ the party of Aung San Suu Kyi‚ won 392 out of a total 489 seats (i.e.‚ 80% of
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Bangladesh-Myanmar‚ two neighboring states of third world‚ have been maintaining bilateral and diplomatic relations since 1972 when Myanmar recognized Bangladesh as a sovereign independent state. It was Burma‚ present Myanmar‚ among the first few states to recognize Bangladesh whether for any specific reason or not. As a next door neighbor‚ Myanmar shares some historical ties with Bangladesh‚ for example-the British colonial legacy. Concededly‚ these two states are geographically apart‚ maintain
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Genocide is the premeditated killing‚ harming‚ or harassment of part or all of a specific group of people with a common phenotype‚ nationality‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ or religion‚ not to be confused with an “ethnic cleansing”‚ which is the purposeful removal of a specific group of people from a geographical area. An example of genocide is the Rwandan genocide in 1994. The Tutsi people were targeted and oppressed by the Hutu government after being blamed for their president being assassinated‚ and because
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has plans to fast track the integration of its member countries over the next few years. Aside from encouraging cooperation through traditional diplomatic and cultural activities‚ there are also ambitious proposals for ASEAN to issue a single visa and currency‚ and even form a united regional Olympic team. The advantages of a united ASEAN are easy to imagine. A cohesive ASEAN would likely bring tremendous benefits to Southeast Asians in the forms
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promote a friendly relationship with Bangladesh. Both the countries always continued a cordial relationship‚ but they failed to develop economic cooperation in light of their proximity and apparently complementary economic interests. The influx of Rohingyas from Myanmar to Bangladesh has created concerns about a stable relationship. However‚ the issue remains a controversial one between the countries. At the same time‚ the issue surprisingly did not affect bilateral relations severely. On the other
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Racial tensions‚ whether used to provoke and make light of another or because it is engraved into our culture‚ causes serious rifts in communities. In the instance where some people conclude that skin tones do not constitute other people as human beings‚ that creates an enormous issue. That is a keystone in some of the unjust laws that perpetuate in many countries around the world. Australian aborigines had lived on the continent thousands of years before the Europeans arrived. The dramatization
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Hate: a strong feeling which can be developed without a reason or motive. Such a word can help describe the relationship between the Buddhists and the Muslims in Myanmar. Filmmaker Adam B. Ellick documentary 21st Century Concentration camps brings to a light a growing issue between the reservations of Muslims and Buddhists. These Muslims in Myanmar are constantly oppressed and face harsh conditions in “concentration camps”‚ while the rest of the world remains oblivious to their situation. Throughout
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Italy- In Italian Schools‚ Reading‚ Writing and Recognizing Fake News This article states how Italian schools are now doing an extraordinary experiment by the government to teach children in school about recognizing fake news. This teaches kids to realize when they are reading conspiracy theories from newspaper or online. This impacts the children in a positive way because their brain will not be harmed by false news. They will also not be tricked into thinking a incorrect statement which will benefit
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