Burma Briefing
Rohingya refugee crisis is a policy success for President Thein Sein
May 29, 2015Burma Briefing No. 38 As thousands of Rohingya refugees from Burma lie starving in boats off the coasts of Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, this commentary looks at the root causes of the crisis. Attention is rightly focussed on these countries…
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British government defends Burma reforms: Burma Campaign UK responds
January 27, 2015Burma Briefing No. 37 This briefing paper responds in detail to the British government’s misleading claims and the selective use of information that it uses to defend Burma’s reform process and its own trade-led policy. In November 2014, Aung San…
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Recent Reports on Human Rights Violations in Burma
December 4, 2014Burma Briefing No. 36 Burma Campaign UK today published a new briefing paper, Recent Reports On Burma, which summarises key points from some of the most recent reports on Burma. In early November 2014 President Obama visited Burma for the…
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One Month On From Burma Signing Sexual Violence Declaration – No Steps Taken On Implementation
July 7, 2014Burma Briefing No. 35 On 5th June 2014 the government of Burma signed the Declaration of Commitment to End Sexual Violence in Conflict. Burma was the 150th country to sign the Declaration and join the global initiative to combat sexual…
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Rape and Sexual Violence by the Burmese Army
April 16, 2014Burma Briefing No. 34 This briefing details how the Burmese Army has used rape and sexual violence with impunity for decades. Reports of rape and sexual violence have continued since Thein Sein became President and reforms began. Burma Campaign UK…
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Trade, development, and the smokescreen of CSR
April 11, 2014Burma Briefing No. 33 ‘Trade, development, and the smokescreen of CSR’ is a commentary by David Baulk. As states across the world have embraced the idea that markets can work for the poor, CSR has become a crucial part of…
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Downplaying Human Rights Abuses in Burma
March 3, 2014Burma Briefing No. 32 Every quarter, the British Foreign Office publishes updates of ‘countries of concern’ as part of its Human Rights and Democracy report. Burma is included in these updates. Analysis of the most recent British Foreign Office Human…
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Burma’s Census – Not Worth Dying For
February 19, 2014Burma Briefing No. 31 This briefing analyses the many problems surrounding the upcoming census in Burma and calls for the census to be postponed. Burma is due to hold its first census in 30 years from 30th March to 10th…
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Parliamentary Questions – Avoiding Embarrassing Answers
January 30, 2014Burma 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 resorting to avoiding giving a straight and clear answer to…
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Training War Criminals? – British Training of the Burmese Army
January 14, 2014Burma Briefing No. 29 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 international law. Crimes committed by the…
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