Events in Burma – New or Recycled?
September 8, 2011
Burma Briefing No. 15 This briefing analyses recent events in Burma, many of which have been hailed as ‘new’, ‘unprecedented’ and ‘progress’. It finds that most of what has taken...
War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in Burma
July 25, 2011
Burma Briefing No. 14 For twenty years the United Nations has documented human rights abuses in Burma which may be in violation of international law. In March 2010 the United...
Germany and Burma – Business before human rights
June 23, 2011
Burma Briefing No. 13 Commentary on an article published on 20th June 2011 in the Financial Times by Markus Loening, Germany’s federal commissioner for human rights policy. It is rare...
Crisis in Shan State
May 4, 2011
Burma Briefing No. 12 On 13th March 2011 the dictatorship in Burma broke a 22 year long ceasefire agreement with the Shan State Army – North. Sixty-five clashes were reported...
Burma’s New Constitution – Denying Ethnic Rights
March 31, 2011
Burma Briefing No. 11 This briefing looks at the wide-ranging negative impacts Burma’s new Constitution will have on ethnic groups in Burma. The Constitution is likely to lead to the...
Political Prisoners in Burma – A Crime Against Humanity
March 10, 2011
Burma Briefing No. 10 In the past two years there has been an increasing trend to look at Burma through the lens of international law, rather than just as a...
What Next For EU Burma Policy?
March 2, 2011
Burma Briefing No. 9 The European Union has a common foreign policy on Burma, known as a Common Decision. The Common Decision currently has to be renewed every April. EU...
India’s Detention of 34 Resistance Fighters from Burma
February 9, 2011
Updated 19 May 2011 Burma Briefing No. 8 Update May 2011: The thirty-four pro-democracy resistance fighters from Burma have now been released from prison in India. For more details, see...
Support for a United Nations Commission of Inquiry
January 13, 2011
Updated 16 August 2011 Burma Briefing No. 7 This briefing details the growing international support for a UN Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma....
Aung San Suu Kyi
November 10, 2010
Updated 17 June 2011 Burma Briefing No. 6 Aung San Suu Kyi has now spent more than 15 years in detention, most of it under house arrest. According to Burmese...