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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Chin group documents forced labor incidents: report

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Thursday, 30 August 2012 13:22 Mizzima News

From January 2011 to date, the Chin Human Rights Association (CHRO) has documented 20 separate incidents of forced labour, some involving orders to multiple villages, according to a new report released on Thursday.

Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO)
Fifty per cent of the incidents involved orders from the Burmese Army and the other half were orders from the local authorities, it said.

The labour frequently involved serving as porters or construction, planting jatropha, and other forms of manual labour.

In May 2011, the International Labour Organization (ILO) held an official awareness-raising workshop in Hakha, the capital of Chin State, involving more than 160 officials, including administrators, judges, police and Burmese Army personnel.

This was the first official workshop of its kind held in Chin State and an important step towards tackling the issue of forced labour in the area.

At the time of writing, CHRO had documented 12 separate incidents of forced labour since the workshop took place, 50 percent portering exacted by the Burmese Army and the other half by civilian authorities, including the Chief Minister of Chin State.

At the time of writing, CHRO had not documented any incidents of portering or other forms of forced labour exacted by the military in Chin State in 2012.

Poor infrastructure in Chin State makes it very challenging to collect timely information and much of rural Chin State is very remote and difficult to access; it is therefore very possible that portering or other forms of forced labour exacted by the military has taken place which CHRO has been unable to document, it said. 

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