In Burma Today, although the military regime claims that it has achieved unity with the ethnic nationalities, the truth is that our ethnic nationalities are suffering greatly from repression of all kinds  
e.g. In the Mon State, the teaching of Mon language in schools has been prohibited.  

UN Envoy returns from Myanmar - Professor Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in Myanmar, retuned from his latest visit to the country on the 10th of November, 2003. He spoke with Karishma Vyas from the UN Information Services about the outcomes of his visit.