Parliamentary Questions – Avoiding Embarrassing Answers
January 30, 2014
Burma Briefing No. 30 As the British government faces a growing number of questions about Burma in the British Parliament, including relating to controversial policy decisions, the government is increasingly...
Training War Criminals? – British Training of the Burmese Army
January 14, 2014
This briefing examines the British government’s controversial military training to the Burmese Army. The training is taking place despite the Burmese Army still committing serious human rights abuses which violate...
Thein Sein – President of Burma
July 14, 2013
This briefing highlights Thein Sein’s decades-long involvement in human rights abuses in Burma. Thein Sein spent 40 years as a soldier in one of the most brutal military dictatorships in...
Thein Sein In His Own Words
July 12, 2013
Burma Briefing No. 27 This briefing provides revealing quotes, past and present, from Burma’s President Thein Sein. There is a growing disparity between the words of Thein Sein, and the...
Human Rights Abuses Since Thein Sein Became President
July 10, 2013
Burma Briefing No. 26 President Thein Sein has been hailed by the British government and many other world leaders as a reformer. He has even been described as courageous. In...
Burma’s Forgotten Political Prisoners
May 21, 2013
Burma Briefing No. 25 The international community is normalising relations, praising reforms and lifting pressure on Burma despite the fact that the military-backed government keeps hundreds of political prisoners in...
Drop the Charges against Andy Hall
May 7, 2013
Burma Briefing No. 24 Andy Hall is a researcher who defends the rights of migrants in Thailand, including migrants from Burma. Earlier this year he was involved in exposing how...
Burma’s Treatment of the Rohingya and International Law
April 8, 2013
Burma Briefing No. 23 This briefing paper examines Burma’s treatment of the Rohingya in the context of international law, treaty obligations, and international guidelines and norms. It examines two particular...
The European Union Must Not Abandon Human Rights Benchmarks
April 5, 2013
Burma Briefing No. 22 The European Union is currently reviewing its policy on Burma, including whether to continue with the suspension of EU sanctions, or to lift them altogether. A...
Examples of Anti-Muslim Propaganda
March 29, 2013
Burma Briefing No. 21 This briefing paper provides examples of some of the anti-Muslim propaganda being spread in Burma. Examples are provided here in the original Burmese and English translations.