YANGON, Myanmar ? A Myanmar opposition lawmaker is welcoming Parliament's approval of a bill guaranteeing the right to stage a protest.
Thein Nyunt of the New National Democracy Party said Thursday the law was significant because the right to protest had not previously existed.
The law's passage Tuesday came as elected President Thein Sein pushes forward reforms after decades of repression under military regimes. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton plans to visit next month to encourage the process.
The law says protesters must seek permission five days beforehand and provide details about slogans and speakers. Protests are prohibited at factories, hospitals and government offices. Staging a protest without permission carries a penalty of one year in prison.
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