Reports
AAPP report on political prisoners April 2020
May 11, 2020587 individuals are oppressed in Burma due to political activity: 50 political prisoners are serving sentences, 137 are awaiting trial inside prison, 400 are awaiting trial outside prison. During April, 24,896 prisoners, including 26 political prisoners were released in the…
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Aung San Suu Kyi’s Forgotten Political Prisoners
April 18, 2020Four years into the five-year term of the NLD-led government, the issue of political prisoners remains one of the main problems in the country. Almost all the repressive laws that the military dictatorship used to jail activists remain in place….
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AAPP report on political prisoners March 2020
April 10, 2020615 individuals are oppressed in Burma due to political activity: 92 political prisoners are serving sentences, 124 are awaiting trial inside prison, 399 are awaiting trial outside prison. The report concludes that the prevalence of human rights violations in Burma…
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AAPP report on political prisoners February 2020
March 13, 2020642 individuals are oppressed in Burma due to political activity: 74 political prisoners are serving sentences, 139 are awaiting trial inside prison, 429 are awaiting trial outside prison. In February, 12 students were sued for exercising their freedom of speech…
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AAPP report on political prisoners January 2020
February 10, 2020There are 647 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activity. 73 are currently serving prison sentences, 141 are awaiting trial inside prison, 433 are awaiting trial outside prison. In January, 37 people were sentenced, 2 people were arrested, 8…
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Stop Dam Projects in Burma’s Western War Zone
January 27, 2020A briefing from Chin Rivers Watch. In 2007, the Burmese military government reached an agreement to provide electricity to Bangladesh through construction of a hydropower project comprising two large dams on the Lemro river in western Burma. Since the beginning, the…
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AAPP report on political prisoners December 2019
January 14, 2020There are 631 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activity. 74 are currently serving prison sentences, 171 are awaiting trial inside prison, 386 are awaiting trial outside prison. In December, 8 people were sentenced, 16 arrested, 18 charged and…
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The Boycott List
January 14, 2020‘The Boycott List’, lists products and brands produced by Burmese military-owned companies. 149 products and brands are listed, covering a wide range of sectors from construction, media, entertainment, agricultural products and trade. The purpose of the briefing paper is to…
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No justice for Burma Army crimes in northern Shan State – KWAT
January 7, 2020In the State Counsellor’s speech at the International Court of Justice on December 11, 2019, Aung San Suu Kyi unequivocally defended Burma’s justice system, and stated: “If war crimes have been committed by members of Myanmar’s Defence Services, they will…
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AAPP report on political prisoners November 2019
December 16, 2019There are 633 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activity. 80 are currently serving prison sentences, 180 are awaiting trial inside prison, 373 are awaiting trial outside prison. In November, 38 people were sentenced, 41 arrested, 35 charged and…
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