Mizzima awarded global JTI certificate for reliable news on Myanmar

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Mizzima Mizzima, one of Myanmar ’s most prominent news outlets and a press freedom advocate, obtained the Journalism Trust Initiative ( JTI ) certification from global audit firm Bureau Veritas , JTI says in a press statement 5 January.  Operating in clandestine mode within Myanmar and supported by an exiled team, Mizzima strives to fulfil its role as reliable source of news and information for the Myanmar public. “Your Journalism Trust Initiative certification affirms what audiences already know: that principled, transparent journalism matters. Congratulations on this achievement and on your continued contribution to informing citizens about Myanmar,” says Benjamin Sabbah , director of Journalism Trust Initiative “Myanmar’s ongoing conflict has created an intensely contested media landscape, where mis- and disinformation are increasingly deployed to reinforce state propaganda and the prevailing “official” narrative. Although Mizzima is already regarded as one of the most trusted ...
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ASEAN inaugurates human rights commission

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by Salai Pi Pi
Friday, 23 October 2009 20:28

New Delhi (Mizzima) - Leaders of Southeast Asian nations on Friday inaugurated a new regional human rights body as they kicked off the meeting at the 15th ASEAN summit in Hua Hin, Thailand.

The heads of the government of ASEAN on Friday announced the ‘Cha-am-Hua Hin Declaration on the Inauguration of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) aimed at further promoting and protecting human rights in the region.

According to a press release, the set up of the AICHR is “another significant milestone” in the development of the regional body and “provided the concrete expression of Article 14 of the ASEAN Charter and ASEAN’s commitment to build a more people oriented ASEAN Community.”

But Debbie Stothard, coordinator of the Alternative ASEAN Network said, ASEAN’s human rights body should be set up in keeping with international standards for human rights commission if it aims at promoting and protecting human rights in the region.

“This commission should be set up to be effective and impartial,” Stothard said.

The AICHR is made up of representatives appointed by ASEAN Member States, to be chaired by the representative of the country, which holds the Chairmanship of ASEAN.

“There is no transparency in selecting representatives by the respective countries to the body except Thailand and Indonesia,” said Stothard. Other members just picked up their own representatives as the commissioners for the human rights body, she added.

Debbie also urged ASEAN to reject military ruled Burma, which is known for violating human rights and repressing democracy activists in the country, from the newly founded human rights body.

“The country like Burma should not be included in the body as the regime keeps on violating human rights in the country,” she added.

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