Reports

AAPP report on political prisoners December 2018

January 17, 2019

There are 327 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activity. 35 are currently serving prison sentences, 56 are awaiting trial inside prison, 236 are awaiting trial outside prison. This month 9 people were sentenced, including the three Kachin activists…

AAPP report on political prisoners November 2018

December 17, 2018

There are 305 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activity. 36 are currently serving prison sentences, 53 are awaiting trial inside prison, 216 are awaiting trial outside prison. This month 16 people were sentenced, 20 were arrested, 63 were…

Rohingya human rights guide

November 29, 2018

The Rohingya have been described by the UN as Burma’s most persecuted ethnic group. The government of Burma has policies targeting the Rohingya on the basis of their ethnicity and religion, which are applied almost exclusively to them. In 2017,…

AAPP report on political prisoners October 2018

November 14, 2018

There are 290 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activity. 28 are currently serving prison sentences, 54 are awaiting trial inside prison, 208 are awaiting trial outside prison. This month 8 people have been sentenced, 10 arrested, 17 charged and 5…

AAPP report on political prisoners September 2018

October 15, 2018

There are 277 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activity. 27 are currently serving prison sentences, 51 are awaiting trial inside prison, 199 are awaiting trial outside prison. This month 11 people have been sentenced, including the two Reuters reporters,…

Burma Human Rights Guide – in Karen

October 2, 2018

The Karen people have been suffering from systematic human rights violations by the Burmese military for decades. This has taken the form of military attacks and severe repression of Karen rights, history, culture and identity. This human rights guide, by…

Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar – detailed findings

September 18, 2018

The UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar concludes “that gross human rights violations and serious violations of international humanitarian law have been committed since 2011 and that many of these violations undoubtedly amount to the gravest crimes under international…

AAPP report on political prisoners August 2018

September 14, 2018

There are 273 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activity. 19 are currently serving prison sentences, 51 are awaiting trial inside prison, 201 are awaiting trial outside prison. This month’s report highlights the trial and sentencing of the two Reuters…

Report of Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar

August 27, 2018

The report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar (IIFFM Myanmar) to the Human Rights Council, released on 27 August 2018, found that Myanmar’s top military generals, including Commander-in-Chief Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing, must be investigated and prosecuted for…

Rohingya crisis one year on: Q & A

August 23, 2018

Saturday 25th August marks the first anniversary of the beginning of a pre-planned military offensive against the Rohingya population in Burma, using the pretext of attacks by a small armed Rohingya organisation, ARSA. The military offensive drove around 700,000 Rohingya…