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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UN rights envoy prepares for Burma visit

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Saturday, 13 February 2010 00:25 Mizzima News

(Mizzima) - United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights, Tomas Ojea Quintana, is set to visit military-ruled Burma next week, a trip originally slated to occur in November of last year.

In a brief statement released on Thursday, Quintana said he hopes to meet with National League for Democracy General Secretary Aung San Suu Kyi and other detained political leaders during his stay, while maintaining his call for the release of all political prisoners.

The envoy’s third visit to Burma will take place from February 15th to 19th, and Quintana will present his findings in March at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

The trip comes at a critical juncture for Burma, as the country gears up for its first general election in 20 years.

“2010 appears to be a critical time for the people of Myanmar [Burma],” stated the envoy, “as the government plans to hold a national election after 20 years.”

Amidst widespread speculation that the polling will fail to be free and fair, Quintana stressed he will work toward ensuring respect for human rights and humanitarian law on the part of Burma’s armed forces, as well as securing government accountability and the independence of the judiciary.

The goals follow four key recommendations Quintana extended to the junta following an earlier visit to the country.

During his stay he is to visit Sittwe in western Burma’s state of Arakan. According to rights groups, ethnic Arakanese have long suffered a litany of human rights violations at the hands of Burma’s military authorities.

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