AAPP report on Political Prisoners June 2015
July 8, 2015Summary of the Current Situation As of the end of June, there are 169 political prisoners incarcerated in Burma, with 446 activists currently awaiting trial for political actions. This month, 24 political activists were charged in total. One of the 24 …
Caught in the crossfire
June 15, 2015Caught in the crossfire: Chin civilians bear brunt of conflict in Paletwa, Chin State A report by the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) finds both the Arakan Army (AA) and the Burma Army have committed human rights abuses and violations of internat …
Human Rights are called universal for a reason
June 11, 2015Burma Briefing No. 40 Commentary by Mark Farmaner, Director at Burma Campaign UK. The briefing is in English and Burmese.
To Recognize and Repair: Unofficial Truth Projects and the Need for Justice in Burma
June 11, 2015A report by ND-Burma focusing on the need for acknowledgement of human rights violations victims’ experiences and for addressing their needs through reparation policy. The report focuses on the extrajudicial killings, torture and land confiscation by g …
One Year On From Burma Signing Sexual Violence Declaration – No Steps Taken On Implementation
June 5, 2015Burma Briefing No. 39 This briefing paper highlights how Burma has taken no steps to implement the Declaration of Commitment to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, which it signed one year ago today. The Declaration contained twelve commitments to prevent …
AAPP report on Political Prisoners May 2015
June 5, 2015Summary of the Current Situation As of the end of May, there are 163 political prisoners incarcerated in Burma, with 442 activists currently awaiting trial for political actions. MONTH IN REVIEW This month, 49 political activists were charged in total, …
Situation update on Anti-Muslim campaign in Burma
June 1, 2015Report by the Burmese Muslim Association (BMA) The aim of this report is to track the rapidly growing anti Muslim activities in Burma. Summary The marriage law has been amended, reducing the punishment for breach of the law. The Lower House of Parliame …
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 for re …
AAPP report on Political Prisoners April 2015
May 12, 2015Summary of the current situation As of the end of April, there are 157 political prisoners incarcerated in Burma, with 453 activists currently awaiting trial for political actions. The government continues to violate the rights of its citizens, silenci …
Situation update on Anti-Muslim campaign in Burma
May 1, 2015Report by the Burmese Muslim Association (BMA) Summary This report prepared based on the information received from a Burma based monitoring network. The report mainly focused on the activities of anti Muslim Buddhist extremist groups and anti Muslim po …