AAPP report on political prisoners May 2017
June 16, 2017The second amnesty of 2017 on May 24 saw the release of 89 political prisoners, leaving 40 still serving prison sentences, 87 people awaiting trial inside prison, and 122 awaiting trial outside prison – a total of 249 individuals oppressed in Burma due …
AAPP report on political prisoners April 2017
May 23, 2017There are 305 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activities. 99 are currently serving prison sentences, 91 are awaiting trial inside prison, 115 are awaiting trial outside prison. This month, 23 people were arrested, seven people were char …
Burned, Stabbed and Shot – Physical Evidence of Atrocities Committed against the Rohingya
May 16, 2017A report by the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK This report documents physical evidence of atrocities committed against the Rohingya by the Burmese Army. On October 9th, 2016, the long saga of oppression endured by Myanmar’s Rohingya minority entered …
Ten Questions for Aung San Suu Kyi (and myths debunked)
May 4, 2017Burma State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi arrives in the UK on Friday 5th May as part of a week-long visit to Europe, having also visited Belgium and Italy. This briefing has ten questions that British government ministers and officials and politicia …
AAPP report on political prisoners March 2017
April 11, 2017There are 299 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activities. 93 are currently serving prison sentences, 85 are awaiting trial inside prison, 121 are awaiting trial outside prison. This month, 420 people were arrested, and 80 people were ch …
AAPP report on political prisoners February 2017
March 16, 2017There are 292 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activities. 86 are currently serving prison sentences, 85 are awaiting trial inside prison, 121 are awaiting trial outside prison. This month, 92 people were arrested, 90 of whom are from et …
AAPP report on political prisoners January 2017
February 14, 2017There are 250 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activities, 86 political prisoners are serving prison sentences, 90 are awaiting trial inside prison, 74 are awaiting trial outside prison. This month, 30 people were arrested, 25 of whom ar …
Devastating cruelty against Rohingya detailed in UN human rights report
February 3, 2017Mass gang-rape, killings – including of babies and young children, brutal beatings, disappearances and other serious human rights violations by Myanmar’s security forces in a sealed-off area north of Maungdaw in northern Rakhine State have been detaile …
AAPP report on political prisoners December 2016
January 19, 2017There are 194 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activities. 86 political prisoners are serving prison sentences. 40 are awaiting trial inside prison. 68 are awaiting trial outside prison. This month, 12 people were arrested, 9 of whom are …
AAPP report on political prisoners November 2016
December 16, 2016There are 195 political prisoners in Burma. 87 are currently serving prison sentences, 24 are awaiting trial inside prison, 84 are awaiting trial outside prison. This month, 85 people were arrested, 84 of whom are from ethnic areas. 18 people were char …