Rohingya Crisis and Risk of Atrocities in Myanmar
April 18, 2015A report by ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) In April 2015, ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR), an organization of members of parliament from several ASEAN countries, conducted a fact-finding mission in Myanmar. APHR is deeply …
The Rohingya, the Citizenship Law, temporary registration, and implementation of the Rakhine State Action Plan
April 12, 2015Report by the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK This briefing paper reveals the escalation of repression of the Rohingya by President Thein Sein by withdrawing their right to vote. On February 11th 2015, President Thein Sein announced that all Temporary …
AAPP report on Political Prisoners March 2015
April 9, 2015Summary of the Current Situation As of the end of March 173 political prisoners remain incarcerated in Burma, with 316 activists currently awaiting trial for political actions. The government continues to disregard its responsibility to adhere to inter …
AAPP report on Political Prisoners February 2015
March 25, 2015As of the end of February, there are 170 political prisoners incarcerated in Burma, with 238 activists currently awaiting trial for political actions. The government continues to silence its critics through the use of several laws aimed at preventing a …
The Long Road To Recovery
February 19, 2015This report summarizes the results of a large-scale, population-based health survey, which covered 64 townships, 6,620 households, and a target population of 456,786 people. The survey was jointly conducted by members of the Health Information System W …
AAPP report on Political Prisoners January 2015
February 16, 2015As of the end of January, there are 159 political prisoners incarcerated in Burma, with 213 activists currently awaiting trial for political actions. The Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Act continues to be used in an attempt to silence those …
Yearning to be Heard: Mon Farmers’ Continued Struggle for Acknowledgement and Protection of their Rights
February 12, 2015A report by the Human Rights Foundation of Monland – Burma (HURFOM) Land conflict is one of the most pressing issues facing Burma today. In this report, HURFOM has documented evidence regarding abuses perpetrated against Mon landowners’ rights and thei …
Open for Business? Corporate Crime and Abuses at Myanmar Copper Mine
February 10, 2015A report by Amnesty International This report describes how Canadian and Chinese mining interests have profited from, and in some cases colluded with the Myanmar authorities in serious human rights abuses and illegal activity around the Monywa copper m …
International investigation urgently needed into human rights abuses against the Rohingya
January 28, 2015Report by the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK. This report compiles evidence from the United Nations, Human Rights Watch and others detailing violations of international law against the Rohingya in Burma. The briefing paper concludes that the overwhel …
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 Suu K …