Another Step to Freedom
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
MYANMAR has abolished a draconian 66-year-old law that was used by the previous junta to jail thousands of dissidents. President Htin Kyaw signed the legislation on Tuesday last week, abolishing the Emergency Provisions Act.
This repressive law gave authorities the power to detain people without charges and allowed the courts to indict with little evidence. Anyone who engaged in activities that were considered an offense against the state, inclu
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